Ever since I did this activity with the children in nursery's, I've been wanting to do it with Lily. It is the best creative outdoor activity to do with very little mess. Quick and easy to set up and can be done almost anywhere!
Water Painting!!
The activity really is as simple as it sounds. You get a tub of water, and a paintbrush and you paint.
This activity can be done in the garden, the streets, on walls, in parks and the great thing is that they can go mark making crazy without leaving any permanent damage.
Of corse you need a dry day and from recent experience with the activity I find one that isn't to hot better than one that is because over wise the water your painting dries up to fast.
We headed out recently to do some water painting and this was Lily's first time doing so.
Firstly we don't have a garden so we had to head out and about to find some areas to paint. First I found an area outside the library that had a decent smooth stone floor which looked great for painting. We did one stone slab there and then I decided to move on as there was a little to much chewing gum on the floor for my liking. Gross.
After this we headed to the playground part of the park. The Playground has loads of boards up that have pirate themed symbols on them and so I encouraged Lily to give them a good paint.
I love this activity so much and so if you do head out with your little ones and do some paintings I would love to see them! Please do tweet them to @lilyslearners and I will Retweet them for all to see :)
Have you or do you think you will give this activity a go?
Sounds perfect for my nephew
ReplyDeleteI've not heard of this before
Fun and no mess
Sounds perfect for my nephew
ReplyDeleteI've not heard of this before
Fun and no mess
I've done this sometimes at work. I really want to try it with my daughter.
ReplyDeleteWe've had a go at this
ReplyDeleteFabulous fun and cheap too
We've had a go at this
ReplyDeleteFabulous fun and cheap too
My little one loves Water Painting too! So much fun and it doesn't cost anything!
ReplyDeleteWhy have I never thought of this!!! What a great idea!! :-)
ReplyDeleteeasy to do and no mess, great idea
ReplyDeleteCan't believe I've never thought of this! What a good idea, looking forward to some nicer weather now to give this a go with the kids
ReplyDeleteNice idea. Seems particularly good for toddlers etc.
ReplyDeleteRachel Craig
Great idea ,clean wet fun ,brilliant in the summer when the littles ones get fed up and bored easily ,thanks for sharing .
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic simple idea for a summer day
ReplyDeleteWill be giving this ago when the weather is a bit warmer :)
ReplyDeleteI've never even thought about doing this yet it looks like such an obvious thing to do. Gonna try this out next time we've got a dry day.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like so much fun
ReplyDeleteWe do this. Lots of fun without the mess
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. My twins love playing on their Aquadoodle pad, but the problem is that they soon run out of space. We're going to try this next summer because they can paint as long as they want without the tears when they fill up their mat.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like good fun and no mess.
ReplyDeleteThis is an excellent idea- hopefully the weather warms up soon and me and mine can try this :D
ReplyDeleteLooks good fun x
ReplyDeleteWow this looks like a fun and no mess sort of activity!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great my grandchildren would love this
ReplyDeletenever ever thought of this what a great idea
ReplyDeleteI might do this with my nephew the next time he comes over to visit!
ReplyDeleteNever thought of this before, what a fab fun idea
ReplyDeleteShe looks like she is enjoying it so much! Everything is fun at that age!
ReplyDeleteSometimes I wonder why I didn’t think of this!! It’s practically free and mess free (well sort of)
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