Bag Painting on a Rainy Day

So how did y'all like the painted sugar cookies post??  I'm telling you, my 2 year old had a blast learning and eating as we went through the colors and tastes.  Well here is another activity I did with her, one rainy day.  It's basically "finger painting", minus the mess...because at this time I was big and pregnant, and having extreme back pain.  The last thing I wanted to do was hold my toddler up to a sink to wash her hands after finger painting.  So here's what we did!!

I got a zip lock bag.  Added a few squirts of different color paints - any paints will do because they don't get their hands messy!

Once your paint is in the bag, zip it up and TAPE THE TOP!!  Because believe me, toddlers know how to open ziplock bags.  ;)  I used regular Scotch tape, but would have been more comfortable using packing tape. 

Next, I put her in her portable high chair and handed her the bag. She went to town squishing it with her fingers...and of course we talked about the colors and about how we were mixing them together.

This was her finished product.  Maybe not too pretty after all is said and done, but she had a blast.  She wanted to do more bags, but this was the last I had in the whole house!  So we'll be doing this again very soon! 

You could cut open the bag, down one of the sides, and lay it out to dry.  But I'm not sure how well the paint would adhere to the plastic bag...I guess it depends on what type of paint you choose!! 

Also, for older toddlers and children, you can just use TWO colors of paint and have them mix them together to learn what color is made out of the combination of paints! 

Y'all let me know what you think.  And if you would change anything!!

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