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Paint Splat Northern Lights Craft

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Paint Splat Northern Lights - Kid Craft w/free template

Create your own unique masterpiece! Have some fun and channel your inner artist with this colorful Paint Splat Northern Lights craft!

Paint Splat Northern Lights - Kid Craft w/free template

Paint Splatter Northern Lights Craft Idea For Kids

You should know, that I’m very much a “squirrel” person when it comes to my crafts.

The ideas come at random times, with no rhythm or reason. Most of the time they come late at night, when I probably should be sleeping so I can adult the next morning 😉

Anyways – long story short, this Paint Splat Northern Lights kid craft idea is one of those “up late at night” ideas. Although it’s abstract, I hope you are intrigued!

The other night I was cleaning up my craft area when I came across some extra printouts I did from our previous Watercolor Snowy Mountain Scene post. At the same time, I had also stumbled upon some bottles of Glow In The Dark Tulip Puffy Paint that were a hidden gem in my drawers.

In that instant, the wheels starting spinning and this abstract art piece came to life.

At first I was just going for a “night” scene with the mountains but as the glow in the dark colors started to dry and the star glitter came into the mix {all the glitter!!!} I instantly thought “Northern Lights.”

Although it’s not even close to the real thing, I still think our DIY tutorial is a cool {and beautiful} handmade art idea! I hope maybe you see the “vision” in my “squirrel moment” as well and will recreate your own masterpiece with your child today! Maybe afterwards, you can make a goal to see it in person one day {bucket list it!}

Be sure to also share with us your beautiful paper and paint splatter aurora lights craft using #gluedtomycrafts on your various social media sites or on our Facebook page! Happy crafting, my friends!!! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

RELATED —> Popsicle Stick Snowy Mountain

Paint Splat Northern Lights Craft

Create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece with our Paint Splat Northern Lights kid craft idea! We even have a free printable to get you started!

Craft Supplies:

  • Mountain Printable – on our landing page
  • White Cardstock Paper
  • Cardstock Paper
  • Craft Scissors
  • Tulip Glow In The Dark Puffy Paint
  • Stapler
  • Baby Wipe

Directions:

  • Please make sure you have a good working area that can get dirty because paint may squeeze out of the sides of this craft!!!
  • First fold your dark cardstock paper in half {one paper per Northern Lights craft}
  • Unfold and squirt some paint on one side of the paper  {I like the Tulip Puffy Paint for this particular step since it’s in a nice controlled squirt bottle} Be sure to keep the paint inside the paper and not place too much down.
  • Once the paint is down, go ahead and fold/squish your paper together again.
  • Be sure to rub your hand all over the folded piece, so the paint will cover your the inside nicely {paint WILL more than likely squeeze out the sides, so be sure to pay attention to that and clean up with baby wipes!}
  • Now carefully unfold your piece to reveal your colorful Northern Lights design inside. Add glitter on top if desired before the paint dries. Set it aside.
  • Next print out the mountain printable above in color, on some white cardstock.
  • Trim out the mountains with your scissors.
  • To finish the Paint Splat Northern Lights craft, staple your mountain scene to the top of the paint splat piece.
  • Add other embellishments you see fit.
  • Then display proudly!!!

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Paint Splat Northern Lights Craft

If you love today’s paper aurora lights & mountain craft idea, you may also enjoy our popsicle stick mountain tutorial on Glued To My Crafts, as well!

Both of which would pair nicely together – hint hint!

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