If your child loves mermaids, they’re going to love this Mermaid Art activity. Combining painting and fun has never been cooler. Let your children have fun creating their own Mermaid Stencil Art that they can display and enjoy for as long as they want.

Perfect for preschoolers and Kindergarten children and above to get their creative and artistic minds working. Add this art activity to complete your under the sea theme and your child will have a beautiful artwork to display.

Mermaid Stencil Art

Mermaid Art

Creating this Mermaid Art isn’t hard, but it’s so much fun! And get ready…it’s really addictive to create something so unique and beautiful.

Don’t be surprised if your child asks to make this over and over again. As long as you have enough supplies, let them!

What you will need to make your DIY Stencil Art is in this picture below. However, I have it displayed in a recipe list form to print out towards the bottom of the page. Have Fun!

List of Supplies:

Mermaid stencil
Paint
Paintbrush
Sponge foam
Confetti (sparkly ones)
Paint mixing tray

How to Make DIY Stencil Art

Before getting started make sure to cover your work table with old newspaper or a tablecloth. On a paint mixing tray pour all the colors of your choice but do not mix them. Keep the colors separated on the tray.

Cut some sponge foam into small pieces of 1 x 1 inch sizes. You’ll need each sponge foam piece for each color.

Select an art paper for the mermaid stencil art, which should be larger than the mermaid stencil size. Place the mermaid stencil on the prepared art paper.

Dab a sponge foam piece against the colors on the tray. Press against any color, even if 2 or 3 colors get mixed a little, don’t worry about, it’ll create a nice shade.

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Hold the stencil against the art paper tightly and dab the colored sponge on the paper, along the outer side of the stencil.

Continue to dab the sponge on the paper and try tracing the shape of the mermaid stencil by dabbing paint all around the open side of the mermaid pattern.

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Once you are done tracing the open side of the mermaid pattern, you can use paint to fill the other parts of the art paper. Try to fill the whole paper with paint but carefully and tightly hold the stencil against the paper while painting.

Try taking off the stencil while the paint is still wet but be really careful in this step. Clean your hands first and then take the stencil off carefully.

Lovely isn’t it! You can add more decorative items to it such as sparkly confetti or small beads or glitter powder.

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Allow the paint to dry entirely and then frame it.

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Mermaid Art Instructions

Mermaid Art

This Mermaid Art is so cool!

Ingredients

Mermaid stencil
Acrylic paint
Paint brush
Sponge foam
Confetti (sparkly ones)
Paint mixing tray

Instructions

Cut some sponge foam into small pieces of 1 x 1 inch sizes. You’ll need each sponge foam piece for each color.
Select an art paper for the mermaid stencil art, which should be larger than the mermaid stencil size. Place the mermaid stencil on the prepared art paper.
Dab a sponge foam piece against the colors on the tray. Press against any color, even if 2 or 3 colors get mixed a little, don’t worry about, it’ll create a nice shade.
Hold the stencil against the art paper tightly and dab the colored sponge on the paper, along the outer side of the stencil.
Continue to dab the sponge on the paper and try tracing the shape of the mermaid stencil by dabbing paint all around the open side of the mermaid pattern.
Once you are done tracing the open side of the mermaid pattern, you can use paint to fill the other parts of the art paper. Try to fill the whole paper with paint but carefully and tightly hold the stencil against the paper while painting.
Try taking off the stencil while the paint is still wet but be really careful in this step. Clean your hands first and then take the stencil off carefully.
Allow to dry and frame.