Spin Art Leaves Mobile

This salad spinner art activity is such a fun an easy painting craft and is perfect for making a beautiful leaf mobile to display in your home during Autumn.

Skill Level

Beginner

Time to Make

30 mins

Adult Supervision

Yes

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Spin Art Leaves Mobile
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Alternate the pattern of the leaves and beads on each strand of jute twine so that the leaves fall together nicely when hung.

How to Make

Spin Art Leaves Mobile
Spin Art Leaves Mobile
Spin Art Leaves Mobile
  1. Firstly, draw and cut out 6 circles from white card. You can trace around the bottom of the salad spinner to make sure the circle is small enough to fit inside the salad spinner.
  2. Using a glue dot, temporarily stick one of the white circles inside the salad spinner.
  3. Squirt various autumnal colours of acrylic paint onto the white circle and then secure the lid on top and spin the handle.
  4. When you remove the lid, you will be left with an abstract design on the white circle.
  5. When the paint is dry, use the template cut out various leaf shapes.
  6. Next, outline the leaf shapes with woodland deco pens.
  7. Cut five strands of jute twine the same length and one strand slightly longer.
  8. Tape a leaf to one of the jute twines, then thread three beads onto the twine. Tie a knot underneath so that the beads do not slide down. Repeat and stick another leaf onto the same strand and thread three more beads.
  9. For each strand, alternate the pattern of leaf and beads.
  10. Tie each strand to a stick.
  11. To finish, tie the long strand to each end of the stick so it can be hung.