Valentine’s Day/ Mother’s Day heart handprint- simple Valentine craft idea
Very simple and easy to do. You could cut it out afterwards and turn into a Valentine's Day card. What you need: red, pink or…
Painting ideas for babies ad toddlers
Cotton reel printing: painting with babies
Wheels & tracks - creative babies The children loved experimenting with the paints. Some only used the cotton reels, others used their hands and covered…
Hand and footprint man
Samuel made this when he was about 10 months. It's one of those things we will keep forever. What you need: white card wool or…
Finger painting homemade calendar
Messy, but little ones love it, and there's no preparation! We did the finger painting first, then, when the paint was dry, we added some…
Firework string painting
What you need: brightly coloured paint. We used red, yellow, orange and bronze trays string black A3 paper Preparation: cut string into about 50 cm…
patter made from the rollers
Roller printing
Very messy and great fun! What you need: toilet rolls string stapler bubble wrap glue paint trays aprons Preparation: Stick bubble wrap on some rolls,…
Autumn leaf printing: autumn art ideas
What you need: collection of leaves- not too dry or they are too brittle. I picked an hour or so before the session ready mix…
Rowan got stuck in before I could put an apron on!
Autumn leaf painting
What you need: collection of leaves- not too dry or they are too brittle. I picked an hour or so before the session ready mix…
Firework night painting idea
This is one of those activities where the process of the painting is better than the result! I took the photo while the painting was…
Autumn tree finger print painting
You could either do individual paintings, or create an autumn forest. The first picture was the example we did in the toddler group- photocopied A4…
Handprint hedgehog with black paper body
Handprint hedgehogs: painting with babies
I tried this using 2 methods. One, using the child's hand to create a black body, the other, using black paper. Personally, I thought the…
Autumn leaf sponge painting
What you need: paint in autumnal colours pots paper pen autumn leaf sponges (you could make leaf shapes potato prints or make cardboard leaf stencils)…
Cars in the painting trays
racing car printing – messy & popular
You could either do this as a large group project, or individual pictures. What you need: ready mix paints trays paper old cars and other…
Vegetable printing and pasta collage
I saw this at a local Sure start group, and I have copied it several times! It's messy, but very popular. What you need: fruit…
Sponge painting
This takes very little preparation, but be warned, it is very messy! What you need: plates or flat bottomed bowls paint in various colours (you will…
Strawberry pictures – celebrate Wimbledon!
These were really popular. I was thinking about cutting out a strawberry shape that the children could just colour, but actually they enjoyed painting the…
We added a photo and a message for Daddy.
Decorated cardboard mount- a great Father’s day gift
I made this when Samuel was about 6 months old. It was very messy, but great fun. Daddy still has it on his desk! What…
Canvas handprints- a great gift or keep-sake
I made this with my children when Rowan was 6 weeks old, and Sam was nearly 3. It is one of my favourite things, something…
Father’s Day ties
You can buy fabric versions of this and use fabric paints, but with such young children I decided to use card and collage bits. I…
Pasta necklace
What you need paint string pasta long sleeved apron bowl of water for washing hands and towel Preparation cut the string How to make your…