Scented Marbled Candy Canes Craft
We love the shaving cream marbling technique so much that we use it for decorations for all seasons and occasions all the time, and we try to come up with variations each time. Our latest project was a scented marbled candy canes craft for Christmas – and it worked out great!
(E was 3 years and 1 month old.)
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Material for Scented Marbled Candy Canes
- Red tempera paint.
- Shaving cream.
- White construction paper or heavier paper.
- Tray or shallow plastic box.
- Peppermint oil or extract.
This project was a bit different in that we didn’t swirl the paint around after squirting it on top of the shaving cream. I actually didn’t expect E to go for it, since she’s so used to doing the swirling but she didn’t mind. The paint still got pushed around a bit while making the prints but I was amazed at how many striped sheets we ended up with.
If you prefer, you can still swirl the paint around, it looks great either way.
As usual, E put the shaving cream on the tray
then added stripes of paint.
The rest of the process was the usual: Push down.
Wait. {This sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t – but it’s fine if your kid just pulls the paper right back up.}
Pull it away from the shaving cream and paint.
And admire the pretty print. {Shaving cream should totally dry like this, it would be so awesome!}
After the first two sheets, I remembered something… From the first time I’d thought of making a marbled candy canes craft, I’d always imagined it would be scented with peppermint. And now I had forgotten all about it!
I did have the peppermint oil on hand but since the shaving cream and paint were already in place, I was reluctant to mix it in. I ended up putting a few drops right on top of the shaving cream, just to see how it would work.
Unfortunately, the oil showed up as grease stains on the next sheets.
I touched up the spots I’d put the peppermint oil on with some shaving cream, and it worked fine after that. The grease stains also disappeared once the paper was dry.
Still, I strongly recommend adding the peppermint oil or extract to the paint before you get started. You could add it to the shaving cream but you’d have to make sure not to stir too hard and flatten the shaving cream too much – you wouldn’t have that concern if you mixed it into the paint. I’d also prefer the paint because unlike the shaving cream, it actually stays on the paper – your candy canes craft will be smelling great a lot longer!
Here’s a small selection of our prints – E didn’t want to stop and went through a LOT of sheets.
And of course, they smelled delicious!
Every time we use this technique, I’m amazed by how each print is one of a kind!
Have you tried adding scent to the shaving cream marbling technique? What’s your favorite candy canes craft? Tell me in the comments!
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