Last week it was too hot to play in the garden. After biking to the local splash park for two days in a row, I needed a break. So, on Friday we stayed home. It seemed like the perfect excuse to try out a craft idea I found on BabyCenter’s website: finger painting.
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp and 1 tsp water
food coloring
Mix the water and flour together using a fork or mini whisk. If necessary add additional water, a teaspoon at a time, until you reach a good consistency for painting. Dye the flour-paint in your child’s favorite colors via food coloring.
Expect a mess.
I draped our dining room table with an outdoor plastic tablecloth. Then, I taped waxed paper to the cloth. I strapped Elly into her booster seat. To save her outfit, I hunted down Dan’s old apron. Finally, I stepped back and let the magic happen.
When she stopped painting on the wax paper and started painting the arms of the chair, I called a stop to the festivities.
Later in the day, Dan and I discussed setting up a craft area for Elly in the basement so that our dining room set might survive her youth.
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I love this idea (even more the craft area for future endeavors)! This week my boys are 17 months and 3 years old… this would be perfect for the heat waves I fear are in our future for this summer! Thanks!
She is so cute!!