Magic Heart Painting Craft

Create beautiful heart prints with this simple Magic Heart Painting Craft. Regular school paints turn into swirling designs when dropped into milk, and with one simple toothpick motion, you can transform colorful blobs into sweet heart shapes. Every print is completely unique. Sometimes the colors blend into new shades, and sometimes they stay bold and bright. Kids love watching the magic happen right before their eyes, and it is one of those easy crafts for kids that they ask to do again and again.

Fun Facts

The oldest known prehistoric art was not created inside a cave. It was drawn on a rock face in South Africa about 73,000 years ago. While many famous paintings are found in caves, the caves helped preserve the artwork over thousands of years. Source: History – What Prehistoric Cave Paintings Reveal About Early Human Life

Supplies

• Milk (Homogenized milk works great, but you can experiment with other kinds)
• School paints or liquid food coloring
• White paper
• Toothpick
• Disposable pan large enough to hold your paper

Optional: Paper towels for easy cleanup

Instructions

1. Pour milk into your disposable pan until you have a shallow pool that covers the bottom.
2. Drop small amounts of paint or a few drops of food coloring onto the surface of the milk. Try one color or several for fun designs.
3. Use a toothpick to gently swirl the colors together. To create a heart shape, drag the toothpick from the top center of a round color blob straight down through the middle to the bottom.
4. Carefully lay a piece of white paper flat onto the surface of the design in one smooth motion. Make sure all parts of the paper touch the milk.
5. Lift the paper straight up to prevent streaking.
6. Lay the paper flat to dry.
7. Once dry, use your print to make Valentine cards, gift wrap, or colorful artwork to frame.

Rinse out the pan between color combinations and try again. Each design will look a little different, which makes this craft extra fun.

If you enjoyed this craft, be sure to check out our Marbleized Frame Craft for another fun painting idea kids will love.

Print Pin Recipe

Magic Heart Painting Craft

Create beautiful heart prints with this simple Magic Heart Painting Craft.

Equipment

• Milk (Homogenized milk works great, but you can experiment with other kinds)
• School paints or liquid food coloring
• White paper
• Toothpick
• Disposable pan large enough to hold your paper
• Optional: Paper towels for easy cleanup

Instructions

• Pour milk into your disposable pan until you have a shallow pool that covers the bottom.
• Drop small amounts of paint or a few drops of food coloring onto the surface of the milk. Try one color or several for fun designs.
• Use a toothpick to gently swirl the colors together. To create a heart shape, drag the toothpick from the top center of a round color blob straight down through the middle to the bottom.
• Carefully lay a piece of white paper flat onto the surface of the design in one smooth motion. Make sure all parts of the paper touch the milk.
• Lift the paper straight up to prevent streaking.
• Lay the paper flat to dry.
• Once dry, use your print to make Valentine cards, gift wrap, or colorful artwork to frame.

Notes

Rinse out the pan between color combinations and try again. Each design will look a little different, which makes this craft extra fun.