First Time Finger Painting
One day while we were strolling through Hobby Lobby we decided to pick up some finger paints and paper for an evening of fun, adventure and messiness.
Of course we had the foresight to do it in the basement, and after taping the paper down and getting everything out, we were ready to go.
Not long after we got the supplies out, Izzie started packing them off. Probably because she thinks that the plastic bowls are her toys since we let her play with them in the kitchen all of the time. No fowl there I guess.
After chasing down the bowls we got the paints put in them, and before we even did anything Izzie was reaching for them. It didn't really cross my mind before we put the paint in the bowls, but I did have this thought after we put the paint in the bowls: food usually goes in bowls. She reached for it, but didn't touch it because she's usually apprehensive about new things until she sees mom or dad do it.
Then she stared at them for a few seconds.
Then after mom showed her to put it on her finger, she knew exactly what to do with it. Put it on the finger and...
Eat it! Obviously this was the next logical step for her because it usually goes: bowl, food, food in bowl, food on finger, food and finger in mouth.
We kind of suspected that she would give it a taste test anyways. After all she's a kid and that's what they do. That's why we bought lead based melamine finger paints from China.
It didn't take her long to catch on to what we were doing though and soon enough she was creating her own works of art.
Then we moved on to creative body part stamping. Izzie thought it was great and didn't really care so much about transferring the paint from her foot to the paper as she did about looking at the paint on the bottom of her foot.
So we decided to outsmart her and let her walk around on the paper. YES! Mom and dad win again.
When dad finally decided to join the fun instead of take pictures the whole time, Izzie decided to destroy dad's masterpiece.
So I extended my hand of justice and gave her some revenge in the form of green cheeks.
Her's the monster sitting her finger-painting-euphoric mess.
Then, as the paints were drying and the bowls were running low, she decided to repaint her feet since she noticed that the previous coat had worn off.
Yes it was fun, and yes we made a mess of ourselves. Well, Izzie made a mess of herself, mom made a mess of her hands, and I made a mess of my left index finger so that I could use my right one to take pictures (yes, I was thinking ahead).
Then it was straight off to the tub for a de-leading scrub down.
As I was leaving the bathroom to allow the bathing to finish without distraction, Izzie was waving good bye to me. Such a cute kid.
And that was our first finger painting experience.
Of course we had the foresight to do it in the basement, and after taping the paper down and getting everything out, we were ready to go.
Not long after we got the supplies out, Izzie started packing them off. Probably because she thinks that the plastic bowls are her toys since we let her play with them in the kitchen all of the time. No fowl there I guess.
After chasing down the bowls we got the paints put in them, and before we even did anything Izzie was reaching for them. It didn't really cross my mind before we put the paint in the bowls, but I did have this thought after we put the paint in the bowls: food usually goes in bowls. She reached for it, but didn't touch it because she's usually apprehensive about new things until she sees mom or dad do it.
Then she stared at them for a few seconds.
Then after mom showed her to put it on her finger, she knew exactly what to do with it. Put it on the finger and...
Eat it! Obviously this was the next logical step for her because it usually goes: bowl, food, food in bowl, food on finger, food and finger in mouth.
We kind of suspected that she would give it a taste test anyways. After all she's a kid and that's what they do. That's why we bought lead based melamine finger paints from China.
It didn't take her long to catch on to what we were doing though and soon enough she was creating her own works of art.
Then we moved on to creative body part stamping. Izzie thought it was great and didn't really care so much about transferring the paint from her foot to the paper as she did about looking at the paint on the bottom of her foot.
So we decided to outsmart her and let her walk around on the paper. YES! Mom and dad win again.
When dad finally decided to join the fun instead of take pictures the whole time, Izzie decided to destroy dad's masterpiece.
So I extended my hand of justice and gave her some revenge in the form of green cheeks.
Her's the monster sitting her finger-painting-euphoric mess.
Then, as the paints were drying and the bowls were running low, she decided to repaint her feet since she noticed that the previous coat had worn off.
Yes it was fun, and yes we made a mess of ourselves. Well, Izzie made a mess of herself, mom made a mess of her hands, and I made a mess of my left index finger so that I could use my right one to take pictures (yes, I was thinking ahead).
Then it was straight off to the tub for a de-leading scrub down.
As I was leaving the bathroom to allow the bathing to finish without distraction, Izzie was waving good bye to me. Such a cute kid.
And that was our first finger painting experience.
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