I thought it would be fun for The Boy to experiment with some finger painting. OK, no, that’s not quite the truth. I was feeling sick as dog, home alone for multiple days with The Boy, and too tired to keep playing cars and lego. So I threw him in the bathtub, gave him a canvas and some finger paints and let him have at it.
You know what? It was messy. Duh. But it was messy fun. It was the best 40 minutes ( READ THAT AGAIN MOMS OF REALLY ACTIVE TODDLERS!!! He was in there for FOURTY MINUTES painting!!!)
I sat on the floor of the bathroom, watching him discover and paint and enjoy and just have fun. It was really great. And even in my gottakeepmyhousespotlessbecauseitsgoingonthemarket&Iwantittosell mindset, I was able to have fun because the best thing about these finger paints? They were 100% washable. My kind of fun!
Great idea!!
We used to let them “paint” with pudding. Fun and tasty!!
Ya, it really was great- and, I mean, I just showered him off afterward. Which he loved almost as much as the finger painting. Cheap too- I think the finger paints cost about $5 (crayola, washable).
WHOA!!!!!!!!! LOVE – LOVE – LOVE
I’m so getting me some of these washable finger paints – you are SO SMART!
Fourty minutes? glorious!
duh, me! in the bathtub! i papered my floor every time! slap in my head….you’re brilliant! i love this…. i am going to tell every mom i see now. i have missed out on this but i will not let my young nephews lose out on the fun. (his mom will pop a nut but his dad will love this!)
What a great idea! Also a lovely original painting for Grandma to cherish!