Finger paint canvas free#

Finger paint canvas free#

When their hands are covered in paint you don’t want them free to roam. If you use a booster seat for meals use that same chair for the activity. These tips will help! These are old pictures of my now four and a half year old daughter, she was just under two when we did this activity.ġ. If we are going to let them be creative we need to find ways to make it work for all of us so we aren’t stepping in constantly. When we break up their play with wipes and cleaning up under them what we are saying is ” What you are doing is wrong, let me fix that.” or ” This is annoying me, let me make it right.” Sure this won’t register with every kid but most pick up on it and by nature most children want to please us. Over the years these have been my go to ways to make messy art like finger painting a wonderfully creative experience for my kids without me budding in every two minutes with a wipe interrupting their play. If you are just nervous but eager to try it than these tips are for you. We all have our limits and not allowing messy art in your house doesn’t make you a bad parent. If you will spend the whole time cleaning up after them, telling them to not do this or that it’s not worth it as an activity at your house. Of all the questions I get one of the most common is “How do you deal with the mess?” This is often followed by “I just can’t do messy stuff with my kids.” If messy things really honestly upsets you I am here to tell you that it’s not worth the upset.