This is a really great project for the afternoon and for childrenPainting cups. It's easy, incredibly fun, and you get a useful item that's simply unique. No matter whether you keep the cup for your own use or give it as a gift - the craft project will definitely be worth it. For this reason, today we will show you the best way to paint cups with children and give you a few suggestions for motifs and techniques (although we are sure that your little ones are bursting with ideas and creativity).
Coloring cups with children using porcelain pens
If you want to paint cups with children, one of the easiest techniques is to use special porcelain pens. In principle, these are no different from normal felt-tip pens, so children can use them without any problems. This allows you to paint precise pictures or even write down lettering.
White tea or coffee cups are best suited, as the white color is an ideal surface. However, you can of course also choose other light colors such as light blue, light green, cream, beige, pink and similar.
After you paint the cups with children, it is best to let the colors dry for a few hours or even overnight before using them as described by the manufacturer.fix in the oven. You can also trace the motifs a second time to make the colors even more durable. Then you should let them dry again for a few hours and only then fix them in the oven.
Also, place the cups in the oven before it is heated. This allows the material to gradually get used to the increasing heat and prevents the colors from cracking. Also, leave the cup in the oven while it cools down. You are welcome to repeat this process a second time to make the painting even more resistant. Although the cups are considered dishwasher safe, we recommend that you always wash them gently by hand.
Paint the cup with children using porcelain paint
Would you like to paint a cup with children andHandprint or fingerprint, porcelain paint is more suitable. This can also be applied with a brush, so the little ones can get really creative again. Simply put a little paint on a paint palette, pick up a little paint with your finger or brush and start painting - just like you would on normal paper ora canvaswould do. Then, as in the case of pens, the colors are fixed in the oven and remain there after the “baking time” until the oven and the cup have cooled down.
Use stickers to design
You can use stickers to create designs when you paint the cups with children and color them completely. The stickers are simply removed again after painting and after the paint has dried a little. What remains is the motif (or the lettering). This variant is well suited if you are painting a cup with smaller children who are not yet very good at drawing.
Or how about creating patterns on the cup using simple adhesive tape? Simply stick the strips on the surface in any direction and paint the free spaces around them as you like. Allow the paint to dry again and carefully remove the tape.
You can also use adhesive tape to create any lettering yourself if you can't find suitable stickers. For the example aboveImage was acrylic paintsand sponge brushes used to create an interesting pattern around the lettering. Then you remove the adhesive tape and the design is finished. To fix the color, bake the cup again at 175 degreesnotPreheated oven for 30 minutes as described above.
Painting marble cups with children - instructions with nail polish
A nice and creative idea for older children are these marble cupsNail polish usedbecomes. And although the design looks complicated at first glance, you'll be amazed at how easy it is to implement. You can paint such cups with children in the following way:
- white cups
- Nail polish
- Wooden shish kebab skewers or toothpicks
- warm water
- Aluminum tray or other container
- nail polish remover
- Cotton balls or cotton pads
- dishwasher safe Mod Podge or napkin glue
- Paint brush
Fill the bowl with warm water. 5 to 7.5 cm should be enough, depending on where you would like the paint to go on your cup. Then pour nail polish onto the surface of the water. You choose the amount depending on how much of the white of the cup you would like to show through. Now you should continue working quickly before the nail polish solidifies in the water: Use a toothpick or kebab skewer to stir the nail polish carefullycreate the marble effect.
Now dip the cup into the water and take it out again. The nail polish remains stuck to the outside of the cup. Then place the cup on a suitable surface to dry overnight. If you then want to create a different colored cup, you will have to discard the water and start again. Once the polish has dried, apply a thin coat of Mod Podge.
Feel free to experiment by combining several colors in the water for one cup. But even then you should work quickly!
How you can transfer motifs or lettering
If theChildren painting on their ownIf you have a hard time or just want a more complicated motif on the cups, you can also transfer a printed one to the surface and then paint it with pens or paints. This works easier than you might think. You need:
- any motif, printed on white paper
- Pencil
- tape
Take your motif and use the pencil to scribble all over the back in the area of the motif. Then stick the paper to the cup with the tape (the pencil side rests on the surface of the cup). Now trace the motif or lettering with a pencil or a ballpoint pen. If you now remove the paper again, the motif is transferred thanks to the pencil doodle and you can paint it with the porcelain pencils or porcelain paint and in this way quickly and easily paint cups with children.
Painting cups – ideas to imitate
No matter whether you paint cupsfor a child's birthdayor have planned a simple craft afternoon, a few suggestions for motifs are certainly welcome. Simply show the little ones a few of the following ideas for motifs for painting cups with children so that they can choose something and then get creative themselves.
Children paint cups – ideas for motifs
Colorful frog
Pink dot pattern
Gift for father with lettering
Design children's handprints
Dino and piggy for a playful motif
Heart with child's name
Marbled cups in different colors
Paint a Christmas tree
Father's Day or birthday gift for dad with a heart motif
Neon colors for tea cups and plates
