Am I the only one who hates cleaning up fingerpainting messes??? Even setting up the event is a process. The table needs to be covered with plastic, the floor needs a drop cloth, the child needs a smock...nevermind cleanup!
Which is why mess-less fingerpainting is such a breeze! No mess, no handwashing, no clothes stains...but cute paintings, and a great sensory experience!
Process:
1) Take a gallon ziplock bag. Place an 8x11 sheet of paper inside the bag, and put generous blobs of paint scattered on top of the paper (inside the bag).
2) Zip the bag, taking care to push out most of the air, without smearing any of the paint.
3) Let your child go to town, spreading the paint through the plastic all over the paper.
4) When he/she is finished, carefully pull the plastic bag away from the paper and pull the paper out to dry.
In addition to creating a cool art project, this is a great sensory experience. Feeling the "squish" of paint underneath the plastic is a unique texture to explore. The activity also lends itself to finger-isolation practice, as the pointer finger can be used in isolation to spread the paint.
And once again, it's messless! A fun sensory activity, with zero clean-up!
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