{"id":11496,"date":"2016-08-15T10:15:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T14:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/?p=11496"},"modified":"2023-09-09T16:34:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T20:34:45","slug":"mural-painting-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/15\/mural-painting-with-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Mural Painting with Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like any kids, mine love to paint. Given the choice, they would probably paint all day, every day. Unfortunately, they have a stressed out mommy who doesn&#8217;t like extra messes and so, arts and crafts are sadly not a regular occurrence in our home (which is heartbreaking because art projects and experiences were always my favorite as a preschool teacher!) But the easiest and least messy art project I&#8217;ve found is mural painting with kids.<\/p>\n<p>What is so great about mural painting with kids is that it&#8217;s super flexible, all you need is a large canvas (aka paper) and some paint. Add\u00a0some paintbrushes or whatever other items you have around the house for applying the paint (little hands work too!) and watch the mural happen!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/15\/mural-painting-with-kids\/mural-painting-with-kids-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11499\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting-with-kids.png\" alt=\"Tips for mural painting with kids\" width=\"748\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting-with-kids.png 748w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting-with-kids-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting-with-kids-600x385.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting-with-kids-390x250.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Usually I just throw down a large piece of butcher paper or white rolled paper and\u00a0let the kids take inspiration from their surroundings and paint whatever inspires them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/7_b44UNvql\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A beautiful sunset tonight for a little outdoor painting inspiration. #fallishere #FallinFlorida #painting #outdoorkids #sunset<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Melissa Roy (@beyondmommying) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-09-23T23:15:07+00:00\">Sep 23, 2015 at 4:15pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And other times we do a themed project like the fireworks mural painting we did for 4th of July.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHNMO-7BcC5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Painting 4th of July fireworks. #4thofjuly #kidsart #summer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by Melissa Roy (@beyondmommying) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-06-28T17:13:02+00:00\">Jun 28, 2016 at 10:13am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>If you want to do a more authentic, in-depth mural painting with kids, though, here&#8217;s a few ideas:<\/h2>\n<p>Tape or hook the paper to a wall or fence to allow kids to practice working upright rather than on a flat surface.<\/p>\n<p>Have the kids plan their mural by sketching it on printer paper first to get an idea of what they want to create.<\/p>\n<p>Using the original plan, have the kids scale up their idea and sketch on the larger paper.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/15\/mural-painting-with-kids\/sony-dsc-1549\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11501\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-drawing-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"mural drawing\" width=\"806\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-drawing-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-drawing-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-drawing-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-drawing-376x250.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-drawing-390x259.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With older kids, talk about creating layered scenes and painting from the back forward.<\/p>\n<p>Encourage kids to work together to create a cohesive piece using similar colors and brush strokes when working on different parts of the mural.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/15\/mural-painting-with-kids\/sony-dsc-1550\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11503\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting2-wm-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tips for mural painting with kids\" width=\"806\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting2-wm-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting2-wm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting2-wm-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting2-wm-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting2-wm-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting2-wm-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting2-wm-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting2-wm.jpg 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Their finished\u00a0Under the Sea inspired Mural:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/15\/mural-painting-with-kids\/sony-dsc-1548\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11500\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-wm-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Tips for mural painting with kids\" width=\"806\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-wm-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-wm-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-wm-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-wm-376x250.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-wm-390x259.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 806px) 100vw, 806px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>This post is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emmaowl.com\/200-painting-ideas-for-children\/\">2016 Paint-A-Thon hosted by Emma Owl<\/a> where you can find more than 200 kids painting ideas by more than 50 bloggers!<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.emmaowl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2016-Paintathon-a-collection-of-200-painting-ideas-for-children-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/532269249694252410\/\">Pin it!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/532269249694252410\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11502\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11502 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting-with-kids-pin-418x1024.png\" alt=\"Tips for mural painting with kids\" width=\"418\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting-with-kids-pin-418x1024.png 418w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting-with-kids-pin-300x735.png 300w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting-with-kids-pin-600x1471.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting-with-kids-pin-102x250.png 102w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting-with-kids-pin-122x300.png 122w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting-with-kids-pin-390x956.png 390w, https:\/\/www.beyondmommying.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/mural-painting-with-kids-pin.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Get the supplies for making a mural painting with kids:<\/h3>\n<p><em>Note: Below are affiliate links meaning if you click and make a purchase, Beyond Mommying may receive a small commission which is used for the upkeep of the website.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LgG7Ck\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Butcher Paper<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45HkXph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Washable Paint<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45LDO2c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Paint 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