Easy to make fingerpaints using ingredients around the house.

Edible paint: safe, sensory art for babies and toddlers that encourages creativity, fine motor skills, and joyful early learning experiences.

Puffy Paint is a fun preschool art activity, perfect for sensory play, STEM exploration, and creative learning with fluffy textured paint.

In early childhood settings, one of the most popular experiences that a child enjoys is painting. As soon as the painting area is set up, there always seems to be a “charge” for the smocks and arguing about who is having the first turn. Painting is inviting, simple and engaging for a child and supports their overall learning and development. The following article provides a list of the different types of materials and items children can paint with.

Create a spider web painting using string.

Use simple kitchen ingredient 'Table Salt' as part of your Art n Craft experience. Add water colour or food colouring to the salt to create a new medium for children to experience and paint with or to create a work of art.

Use ice to paint with in this activity.

Jelly art: a sensory play activity for babies 6–12 months that builds fine motor skills, creativity, and early communication through messy fun.

Recycle roll on deodorant bottles for this art activity.