Toddler Finger Painting

The idea of putting a toddler and paint together at home is a scary scary thought.

But I went ahead and tried it.

Mind you, my home isn't really fancy. I don't have expensive stuff. I had the landlord cover the couch with a stain resistant fabric that can be washed easily.

Best of all, our dinning table is well treated with some sort of varnish that makes it easy to clean.

BUT still, I was scared to unleash Buchela's inner artist!

So, I got prepared.

I confined the finger painting to the dinning table where the floor is ceramic tile. I had a wet rag and a roll of toilet paper handy.

Most importantly, once he began painting, I never left his side.



And you know what?

It went well.

He painted away.

I took pictures.

Sure there were some tense times.

I had to object when he wanted to put his fingers in his mouth even though he is teething.

I had to tell him he couldn't wipe his hands on his shirt.

And no, he couldn't hold mama's face when he kissed her.



I was using water colors.

Sure they are water soluble, but they can still stain temporarily.





After three master pieces later (yes, so very proud!), cleaning up was not at all as bad as I expected!

For him, getting his hand washed became a whole other fun activity.

I set him up on the bathroom floor and let him play with some soap and a basin of water until he got tired of it.