I have been trying to help the boy to get over his fear of painting and we had some success last week using toilet rolls to do some printing.
After posting this I received a lovely comment from Shaunna on Google Plus who has the most wonderful blog, Fantastic Fun and Learning. Her site is full of fantastic ideas for children ranging in age from babies right through to kindergarten kids. If you are ever stuck for inspiration I highly recommend that you pop over and have a look.
She suggested, since W does not like to get his hands dirty, to try painting with clothes pegs and pom poms as this is something her little ones had enjoyed, so this week we decided to give it a go.
First we pinched a pom pom with the end of a clothes peg.
Next I squirted a few blobs of coloured paint into an old plastic food tray.
Then the boy got painting. As you can see by the smile he finally appears to be having some fun with paints!
And here is the final masterpiece!
So even if your child, like mine, is not keen on getting messy, they can still have fun with arts and crafts.
Huge thanks to Shaunna for this great idea. We will definitely be doing this again.
For more crafty ideas for your toddler why not check out my Pinterest board, Kiddy-crafty-craftiness, and my Crafty Toddler Fun page here.
We are also linking up to The Sunday Showcase and Tuesday Tots with Rainy Day Mum.
This looks like great fun and what an amazing picture at the end. I am adding this to our to do list x Thank you x
Am glad that you liked it. Hope you have fun 🙂
Oh look at his face! And I love the finished effect so much! I will definitely give this a go, I think Luka will really like this one. Thanks so much for linking up 🙂
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You are welcome. Do let us know how you get on. We had great fun!
I love your little ones facial expression, just gorgeous!
Ha ha, it was a well-timed shot! I am so glad he seems to be getting over his fear of painting!
That is brilliant – even if they like mess, the different texture and effect on the paper is a great one to try – love the finished art work 🙂 #MessyPlay
Thanks Sara. He is not keen on getting his hands dirty but at least this way he can still give it a go!
That precious little smile says it all! I am so glad that you were able to try out this activity, and I am even more happy that your son enjoyed it! Thanks so much for the kind words you said about my blog. I really hope it becomes a great resource for others, and I appreciate you sharing it.
Thanks so much for the suggestion! We had so much fun 🙂
This is a great way to paint. Kids who don’t like to get their hand dirty will love holding the clothes pins.
Oh that’s a fab idea! My oldest hated getting his hands dirty when he was a toddler.I love his little face, he looks like he had lots of fun.
Oh I am so glad you gave it a go! Hope they enjoyed it. Am popping over for a nosey now 🙂