Crepe paper printing craft ideas. Crepe paper and water make for great craft. It’s not exactly mess free but almost. You will have lots of soggy crepe paper at the end so you do need to have some newspaper and a tray to put your used crepe paper out of the way. Paper towels and some wipes are useful too as hands can get dye on them. But don’t let any of that put you off this lovely creative activity that really is suitable for all ages.
All you need
- Water and some spray bottles (that have only ever been used for plain water)
- Crepe paper cut into strips
- Sugar paper (2 sheets for each picture)
- Cover your table with newspaper
- Have something on hand to put the wet crepe paper in to
- Wipes and paper towels for hands
To make –
- Take a sheet of sugar paper
- Lay on crepe paper – let the children choose the colours they would like. They can layer them if they wish. They don’t have to cover the paper.
- Spay with water (you’ll see the colours start to run. Experiment with just how wet you want the picture to be – too dry isn’t great but neither is too wet!
- Place the second sheet of paper on top (like making a paper sandwich with crepe filling)
- Pat down
- Peel apart
- Take the crepe paper off and throw away
Crepe paper printing in pictures
This is a great craft for toddlers. It doesn’t matter if they can’t operate the water bottle as the main point is to experiment with the colours and see how they mix and change
You can also develop the basic craft into an Easter themed craft by using egg shaped paper.
You can also add the symbol of the cross using black crepe paper.
Older children can experiment with how they want the colours to look – like in the picture above with rays of light coming from the centre of the cross.
Enjoy being creative with colour with this craft. The pictures will need some time to dry so keep that in mind. But it is really fun so have a go at some crepe paper printing craft!
Here’s another Easter craft idea with a free printable – you could make both!
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