Bubbling Cauldrons Process Art

Please note - I have done a free printable download for you too that you can print and use to have a go at doing this activity.

We end up doing this activity a few times over the lead up to Halloween so I have two alternatives to share with you today. One is individual art and collaborative art. You may want to have a go at doing one over the other or both of them like we always do. 

A bowl

Paint

Washing up Liquid

Cardboard Roll Tubes

Paint Brush

Something that crops up when I do activities with recycled cardboard rolls is that some settings have banned them due to hygiene. You can use a kitchen roll cut into two which we do or you can purchase cardboard rolls from the craft shop. So there are alternative options if you want to give this a try. 

Take your bowl and add some ready-mixed childrens paint to it. Squirt in some washing up liquid and mix well. I would advise having a piece of card to hand to test out the paint to make sure it bubbles up. If it doesn't you know to add a little more washing up liquid. 

You can use any colour combinations. We did one that was two different shades of green and yellow. And another where we did purple, orange and green. When we did the collaborative art I had saved all these colours as we have lots left over so all these colours were used together then and it looked great!

If like us you have some left over and want to look at saving it for another day, just cover the tops of the bowls with foil. Make sure the foil is pressed in all the way around your bowl to make sure the air can't get to your paint. When you come to use it again you will just need to remix the ingredients together as they can separate, using a paintbrush.

Simply submerge the cardboard rolls into the paint and lift to reveal your coloured rings and bubbles. The children can have a go at popping them with their hands, using a paintbrush if they would prefer not to touch or leave them to pop naturally. 

If you wanted to look at a collaborative art options all you will need that is different is a roll of paper. I get our rolls from either The Works or IKEA. Roll it out and secure in place on the table with some tape. 

I printed out cauldrons to stick down along the paper and the children absolutely loved having several to do alongside one another. It meant that the activity just naturally flowed. I also popped some paint brushed out which they were drawn to. Making swirls from the potion overflows. 

We did so many incredible activities again for Halloween this year but I by far this was our most successful and fun! I really loved seeing all the tags across social media too, so if you do happen to give it a go - tag us so we can see!

Such a fun process art activity. Give it a try!