I love painting with rollers. I have these in my craft box, but you can buy them from most craft or dollar stores quite cheaply.
10 Toddler Painting Ideas WITHOUT using a paint brush
Think you need a paintbrush to paint with a toddler? Why not try these 10 fun ways to paint WITHOUT using a paintbrush!
Toddler painting ideas WITHOUT using a paintbrush!
Do you struggle for toddler painting ideas? With painting being an activity that almost all toddlers love to do, it can often be tricky to try to vary the activity.
This month we ditched the paint brushes and experimented with 10 different toddler painting ideas – all of them looked great, were lots of fun and you should have most of these items at home.
The take home lesson from this week was to be creative and don’t be afraid to experiment. For all of these paintings I used a large roll of butchers paper which has been a great investment. At the end of the month we ended up with a LOT of paintings so I put these away to use as wrapping paper (add a ribbon and it looks amazing).
If you’re new to painting why not join our 10 Day Toddler Painting Challenge – a great FREE challenge.
1.Apple painting
Apple stamping is a great toddler painting activity – an old fashioned favorite that toddlers still love to do.
We decided to paint with apples after reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar and it worked really well. Cut the apples in half and off you go!
Shake It Up! No Mess Painting Activity for Preschoolers
We love to paint, so I am really excited to be part of Emma Owl’s Paint-A-Thon , featuring 101 painting ideas for kids! Our project is a really fun one that my preschoolers enjoy, but can easily be done by younger toddlers too. It’s no mess, which is awesome, and kids love it because they can shake, wiggle, and make noise too!
Love this idea? Check out how we used it to paint pumpkins for Halloween here!
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Shake It Up: No Mess Painting Activity
- Clean, empty jar (a peanut butter jar works great!)
- Washable paint (we used neon paint)
- Dried beans (we used black beans)
- White card stock or heavy paper
Start by cutting your card stock to fit into your jar. I used a large peanut butter jar and cut my paper in half to fit perfectly.
Carefully add a couple of drops of paint to the bottom of your jar. I used three colors, and just a small amount of each.
Drop a few handfuls of dried beans into your jar on top of the paint, enough to cover the bottom. Carefully put your paper inside the jar so that it wraps around the sides. Close the lid tightly.
Now for the fun part. Shake It Up! Let your child go nuts shaking, rolling, and moving the jar around. This part is super fun and they love the noise the dried beans make in the jar.
When you’re done, carefully remove your painting. Pick off any beans that may be stuck to the paper and allow to dry. That’s it! If you use washable paint, you can then easily dump out the beans, rinse, and try again.
You can experiment with different color combinations and make it a great lesson for kids on color mixing too. So fun!
