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Teaching Tuesday: Football Painting for Kids!

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 As soon as the air turns crisper you can feel it coming…football season! The sights and sounds of a big game are always a fun way to gather the family, whip up some yummy food, and have some fun. But now that we have kids, trying to get them involved in our Sunday Funday tradition isn’t always easy. That’s why I love this football painting project for kids of all ages!

Looking for a fun way to introduce football to your little ones? Try this football painting activity for kids! It's a fun art project that teaches about football in a fun and unique way.My daughter’s art teacher, Miss Jo at Nova Southeastern University’s Parenting Place, always shared fun projects each week in art class. She introduced this cute and simple football painting activity which is perfect for girls or boys. Everyone loves football right? And what’s interesting is the kids don’t need paintbrushes. She uses mediums like faux grass and footballs to paint, so fun!

Looking for a fun way to introduce football to your little ones? Try this football painting activity for kids! It's a fun art project that teaches about football in a fun and unique way.

STEP 1:
First things first you need some grass and green paint.  No faux turf?  No problem, you can use a carpet square, or even a wide paintbrush.  And then your little one paints the field!  Let them choose, horizontal or vertical. I find that taping it to a wall, easel, or even a sliding glass door makes for easy clean up.

Looking for a fun way to introduce football to your little ones? Try this football painting activity for kids! It's a fun art project that teaches about football in a fun and unique way.
My little Emy totally dug this painting activity!

STEP 2: 
How about some white lines for the football field?  You can use rulers for longer lines, and popsicle sticks for shorter.  Make sure to encourage your little one to use both hands, that was our biggest challenge in the twos and threes!

Looking for a fun way to introduce football to your little ones? Try this football painting activity for kids! It's a fun art project that teaches about football in a fun and unique way.
 
Looking for a fun way to introduce football to your little ones? Try this football painting activity for kids! It's a fun art project that teaches about football in a fun and unique way.
Miss Joe showing kids some different techniques.
Looking for a fun way to introduce football to your little ones? Try this football painting activity for kids! It's a fun art project that teaches about football in a fun and unique way.
Emy loves the ruler painting. 

STEP 3:
Paint with footballs!  You can press down and make imprints, or use the tips.  Or you can allow the kids to freestyle like we did!

Looking for a fun way to introduce football to your little ones? Try this football painting activity for kids! It's a fun art project that teaches about football in a fun and unique way.
Looking for a fun way to introduce football to your little ones? Try this football painting activity for kids! It's a fun art project that teaches about football in a fun and unique way.
As Emy would say “ta da!”  A lovely green football field ready to use as a decoration for your Super Bowl party.
Looking for a fun way to introduce football to your little ones? Try this football painting activity for kids! It's a fun art project that teaches about football in a fun and unique way.
Or you can just let them have a field day…finger painting fun for Em!

 

Try this football painting activity for kids!

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And there you have it!  A fun and messy football art activity.  I know what you’re thinking, it’s A LOT of cleanup. We will definitely do this one on the back porch, or cover our table with contractors paper.  Even though it’s a bit of work, the kids had a blast!  And if it involves sports…you know we endorse it.

Hope you enjoy your Sunday Funday and your kids have fun with this!  And if you do decide to tackle this one with your kids (pardon the pun), send me a pic on my Facebook page please!

Did you like this post, check out some of my other TEACHING TUESDAY art projects like this Paleo Painting!
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Comments

  12. Lauren says

    This is so great! We’re totally doing it before the big game. I love using different media to paint with. One of our favorite ways is to put a paper in a cake pan, add a squirt of paint, throw in various sized balls (marbles, golf balls, etc) and start rolling. The best part(well, for me) is, it’s mess-free!

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  13. Anne Marie says

    That is so fun!! My kids really love Creative Galaxy on Amazon and have starting trying new methods of creating art. When we went the Pittsburgh Children’s Museum my son wanted to test his “action painting” skills and was flinging paint at the paper…it was so cool!

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  17. Amber says

    This looks like so much fun! I never would have thought of painting with plastic footballs but that is actually pretty perfect! My 3 year old is obsessed with sports right now so we may just have to try this 🙂

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