The children were so amazed I let them step in paint that they behaved very well. This fun activity works best on a hard floor surface.Supplies needed:A roll of fax paper or any type of cheap paper on a roll.Washable finger-paint, any color.Old clothes for your child to wear.
Tape to use to hang the paper to dryPainting Sheets When the weather is nice go to garage sales and buy a cheap white sheet that fits your child’s bed. (New sheet or colored sheets will work, just that garage sale sheets are cheaper.) Wash sheet and then hang on the line. At a craft store buy paint that will NOT wash out and is non-toxic. Dress your child in painting clothes. Give your child a paintbrush and allow him or her to paint on the sheet freely. After the sheet has dried, rewash and dry it.
The child will love having sheets they painted themselves to sleep on at night. And Mom, you can paint, too!Years from now your child will remember the day he or she painted sheets with Mommy (and here’s a sentimental idea: save the painted sheets for when your child has his or her first child, include the painted sheet in a shower gift for the mother-to-be!)A few tips:Do not allow the child to paint heavily on the sheet or it will be scratchy after it is washed.When rewashing the sheet let them soak in fabric softener to help soften the sheet.Different uses for the painted sheets:If you do not like the idea of the child sleeping on a painted sheet, you can hang the sheet over a table for a playhouse.
Mark on the sheet what each side of the sheet will be in terms of front, back, side, side, and top. Then lay the sheet out and let the child paint doors, windows, flowerbeds, etc., to make a playhouse cover (or a fort, or fire station, or barn, or a fairy princess castle). Then when the child wants a playhouse simply set up the table and cover with the sheet. Remember it does not matter if the flowers look like flowers. All that matters is what the child sees flowers where the glob of paint is.Supplies needed:Sheet to fit your child’s bed or over table depending on how you choose to use it.Paint that will NOT wash out and is non-toxic.Paint brush.
Hopscotch There is always the lost art of hopscotch! With some simple sidewalk chalk you can spend the day at a park or at home teaching your child the fun of a hop, skip, and a jump. But watch out because one day when I did this in front of the apartments I lived in and half the Mothers on my street ended up playing-we all giggled like little girls and WE ended up having fun, too!Supplies needed:Sidewalk chalk and a sidewalk to hop and have fun on? Copyright 2004 All rights reserved.About The Author Kimberly Hargis owns and operates Mom’s Break PMS. Printables Madness Syndrome . a chronic condition characterized by an uncontrollable urge to find Free Printables on the Internet: sometimes known as PMS.