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No-Touch Painting with Toddlers

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No-touch painting is perfect with toddlers who don’t like to touch paint. This is a fun sensory activity because even though their hands aren’t actually touching the paint, they can still feel the paint underneath the waxed paper. They can slide their hands around, moving the paint, mixing the colors. And when they lift the waxed paper to see what they created, they want to do another one. Even our toddlers than love the feel of paint directly on their hands enjoyed this activity.

 

No-Touch Painting with Toddlers
 

 

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What you will need:

Tempera paint

We placed our paint in squeeze bottles, but it’s optional. We purchased some, but also reused old paint bottles.

Wax paper

Paper

 

Getting started:

Squeeze at least 2 colors on a sheet of paper.

No-Touch Painting with Toddlers

 

No-Touch Painting with Toddlers

 

 Place the wax paper (or plastic wrap) on top. Rub hands on top, moving the paint around.

 

No-Touch Painting with Toddlers

 

No-Touch Painting with Toddlers

 

Lift the wax paper off and let the paint completely dry. That’s all there is to this simple, fun activity!

 

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More ideas for young children:

Preschool Painting with Rolling Pins     Easy Kids Art with Freezer Bags

 

Favorite books of activities for kids:

 

         

 

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Haha – you make me laugh Sheryl! I bet they loved squeezing out their own paint. I have done lots of projects where I break out into a sweat too! Too funny. This is an idea I will use every year:)

  2. I see in one of your photos in the background there is a bottle of watercolor paints, did you use these as well or just used these bottles with the tempra paint in it instead of the liquid watercolors?

  4. Hi I’m a childminder from England and look forward to your fb links daily! All your ideas and activities are so inspirational! I love this idea but before I begin just need to check – do I leave the wax paper stuck together to dry or pull apart? Xxx

  5. My kids actually wanted to rip off the wax paper and get their hands into it….i was surprised because usually they want to run to the sink after fingerpainting….oh well it was worth a try and maybe i’ll try it again soon. Thanks for this fun activity….i enjoyed not having a huge mess haha.