Painting pictures can be messy but Oh So much fun! Here are a few tips to make cleanups easier!
- Use an old shirt for a painting smock. Be sure that it isn't too long. Trim the bottom of the shirt off for those toddlers so they don't trip. - If you can, get an easel! This, I have found, is the greatest thing going! It keeps the child's painting eye level, the elbows and forearms stay cleaner and they just tend to think it's so COOL! - If you have a playroom or a rec. room where this is possible, mount a ½ sheet of corkboard on the wall. Tack the paper up for painting. The paint that hits the corkboard will make an interesting conversation piece for visitors! - Place old newspaper on the floor in the painting area. - Hang out with your child and paint with them! This keeps more paint on the picture and less all over! - In the summer, set up the paint station out side. - Paint right before bath time!
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Use
empty egg cartons as little cups for the paint. Cut the bottom into two
or three sections and fill each cup with a different color. Use the top
half of the carton to hold brushes.
Another
environmentally friendly activity!
Double Easel by Little Tikes
