A rainy afternoon and no desire to watch the same cartoon for the hundredth time?
Why not offer your toddlers a painting activity?
Discover my three favorite tips for painting… without a brush!
“Painting with a brush sucks! “Have you ever heard of this superior-tongued phrase?
Rather than giving up and scratching the paint from the schedule of manual activities to set up with your children, use some tricks!
Offer to cut up old sponges (just the cutting part of the sponge will please them!), which they can dip in paint. With these bits of sponge soaked in paint, they can then stamp their sheet of paper, but also make streaks or mix colors.
A potato can be transformed into a perfect support for painting:cut your potato into fairly thick slices, which you will use as a stamp. To vary, do not hesitate to dare different shapes:cut your slices into hearts, triangles or squares.
This will make it easy to compose original "paintings".
Finally, the bottom of a plastic bottle can be an ultra-complete accessory. For this, you need a bottle of soda, or sparkling water, whose bottom is not flat. Thanks to these bumps, you hold an infallible support.
By affixing the bottom of the bottle covered with paint on a sheet, you will obtain a decoration like flower petals. The result is really original and the method should seduce your children!
And you, what are your techniques for getting your children to paint without brushes? Leave me your tips in the comments.
These three painting techniques do not require expensive accessories, such as can be found in children's stores. Your painting activity will only cost you the price of the paint, and absolutely nothing else.
That is a saving of 3 to 8 euros depending on the number of children around the table (yes, a child is rarely satisfied with just one brush, think about it!).
