ChildCare.Net Tip


Materials:

Construction paper in a variety of colours
Tempera paint mixed with dish soap
Shaving cream
Food colouring
Boxes of all sizes
Straws
Plastic spoons

Directions:
Children of all ages like to paint. This craft tip involves painting fun.

Straw Painting
Put a plastic spoon in each colour of paint. Allow the children to take spoonfuls of the paint and put it on their paper. Have them take their straws and gently blow the paint around.

Shaving Cream Painting
What could be more fun than playing with shaving cream? Simply let the children spray the shaving cream on their coloured paper and either use their finger or a plastic spoon to make a picture from the mound of fluff. Add a few drops of food colour and watch the fun begin. Best of all, cleaning up is a breeze.

Finger Painting
This timeless fun activity will have the children laughing as they use their hands and fingers to paint pictures on paper. They can even paint their hand and make a hand print to work around.

Window Painting
Who said you have to wait for a special occasion to paint the windows? Simply mix detergent with the paint so it will wash off easily, and let the children finger-paint their own section of window.

Box Painting
Boxes to make great boats, buildings, bricks, mailboxes, just about anything you can imagine. Gather up as many different size boxes as you can and let the children paint and decorate them to make a village, a windmill, whatever suits their fancy.