Check out this easy tutorial of how to make a crown painting using masking tape on canvas. So easy even a preschooler can make a work of art!
I was in charge of a little homeschool preschool co op class for a month, and I was asked to be in charge of the letter P. Usually during the preschool class, there is some kind of craft involved, so I thought this was perfect. We had to do a Painting for letter P!
And it would be even better if the painting involved something else with the letter P. I had seen people use the masking tape style for stripes, and I wondered if I could use it somehow.
I wanted to use Prince and Princess in the class, so I decided that a crown, reminding them that they should always act like the royalty that they are (a little self-worth lesson), was perfect.
Crowns can have straight lines, and are perfect for masking tape.
Here are the different versions I tried out on my preschool apprentices.
Supplies Needed For Crown Painting
- Acrylic Paint – I LOVE LOVE LOVE this painting kit for preschoolers. It is easy for them to use, and has lids to keep the paint wet and no waste! (If it does dry out a bit, a little water, and bam, perfect paint again).
- Medium/Small Canvas
- Brushes
- Masking Tape
- Paint Marker to write name
Directions on how to make the preschool crown paintings:
- Take a canvas, use the masking tape and make an outline of a crown. (optional crown templates). You can use round stickers at the top of the crown’s points to look like jewels.
- Press the tape down firmly to minimize leaking.
- Using whatever color paint you’d like, paint all over the canvas.
- Let it dry completely
- Carefully peel the masking tape and stickers off.
- Take the paint marker and write underneath the crown “prince/princess_______” or just the name of the person.
Things I learned.
The blue masking tape I had was too fickle. most of the preschoolers were very generous with their tape, and so the paint bled through to the canvas. Despite this, the tape still left a distinct line that you can see in their finished paintings.
Because of this, I would recommend the higher quality tape that I linked to in the supply list instead.
If you have thick tape, you can cut it length wise so that it is thinner.