No Mess Finger Paint

This is AWESOME. I found this on the blog, Lovesome and fell in love with the idea instantly. Even if you aren't a clean freak, this can be such a great idea for kids who may still be in the "eating everything" phase or are just too little to get their fingers in on the fun. Here is what you need, but really, no reading necessary, the pictures speak for themselves.

• Bottles of bright colored paint: I had some neon poster paint lying around and this worked perfectly.
• Ziploc bags: I seriously don't know what I would do without Ziploc. I am trying to be more green in other aspects of my life, but the double lock guarantee and ease of use is just too great to give up. Plus they even have a user submitted tip section on their site. I'm a nerd, I know.
• Fingers or popsicle sticks or feet or leaves... you can get creative.

Because this was our first time experimenting with the project, we decided to do it outside, but there was not one single spill! Granted, Audette still struggles with opening Ziploc bags, but the paint was so fascinating that she didn't even try to open them.

The activity didn't last for hours, but we played for at least 20 minutes. I will definitely go back to this one when we are looking for something fun and out of the ordinary, but don't have time to strip down for a bath or orchestrate a major clean up session. And my little secret: I ended up playing with the bags of paint for a long time after Audette went down for her nap that day. I love simple entertainment!