Valentine’s Day is coming up, it’s time to start the LOVEY art projects 🙂 Today’s episode is with Hads and we’re learning how to finger paint swans for our Valentine’s cards. This project is cool because it explains symmetry in a fun way! Here’s a list of the art materials you’ll need for this project: […]
How To Finger Paint A Seahorse (For Super Young Artists)
How to finger paint a seahorse! My other two kids loved Chucker’s seahorse drawing so much we had to do another seahorse activity. Finger painting is so much fun and I’ve found that it can be a lot less messy than what you may expect. All you need is a project to give them a […]
Finger Painting A Jellyfish
Here’s another fun activity you can do with your young artists, finger painting a jellyfish! You may notice in the video, that I control my son’s hand a lot. I love giving structured instructions, and then (off camera) I let them loose. I would highly recommend using this pattern at home with your own kids. […]
How To Finger Paint A Fish
How to finger paint a fish is just one of many on Hadley’s long list of finger painting activities. She is so cute, everyday I come home from work she has a new finger painting idea. These activities are meant to be extremely easy and super fast, perfect for those little young artists. So, just a […]
How To Finger Paint A Unicorn
Few things make me truly happy, seeing my little girl’s face after showing her how to finger paint a unicorn is one of them. I think she was also in love with the idea of painting white on construction paper. This is a must activity for any little girl that loves all things cute and […]
How To Finger Paint A Giraffe – For Really Young Artists
My little Austin helped us with our how to finger paint a giraffe video! He’s only one (but almost two), and hasn’t stop asking to “paint ‘gain?” With that said this video is for the really (really really) young artists. We meant to keep this as simple as possible, but also include a small color […]
Finger Paint A Turkey
Now your kids know how to draw a turkey, but do they know how to finger paint a turkey? This is super easy for kids, even my little one-year-old got in on the fun! Materials Paint (you could even try our homemade paint) Paper Plates to hold the paint Paper towels for clean up And […]
Homemade Finger Paint
This homemade finger paint recipe has been flying around Pinterest, like mad! So, we thought we’d give it a try and see if we like it. Homemade Finger Paint Ingredients 3 tablespoons sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup corn starch 2 cups of water food coloring marbles (for mixing) Containers It almost sounds good enough […]
Finger Paint A Fall Tree
You know it’s time to finger paint an autumn tree when the leaves start changing outside! Have they started changing where you live? We’re planning to take a trip up the canyon this weekend. Usually, the leaves change sooner up there before they do in the valley. Man, I can’t believe it’s already that time […]
Finger Painting A Spider
Finger painting a spider was a lot of fun, we also had a surprise guest! I’ve also noticed we’ve really been on a finger painting kick…haven’t we? Well, the kids are loving it so I’m not complaining. One of the things I’ve learned about kids and finger painting (I think I’ve mentioned it before, but […]
Finger Painting A Snail
Finger painting a snail is a really simple art activity. Focus with your kids on making a good circle, and show them how mixing two primary colors makes a different secondary color. After you paint one, do another using different colors. Have your kids also make them different sizes, see if they can make a […]
Finger Painting A Hedgehog
Finger painting a hedgehog for fun! This activity is meant to be very simple, starting off with an easy shape and mixing only two colors.
Finger Painting Activity – Tree Leaves
If you need a little activity to get the kids focused and calm, try this finger painting activity! Actually any time we get the paints out and leave the brushes in the cupboard, they drop everything and run to the table.