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jburke322
LIF Adolescent
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Jessica
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finger paint
At what age did you brave finger paint?
And do you have any cute activities to do with it?
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Posted 11/6/08 10:14 AM  |
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pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
Member since 9/05 32436 total posts
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Stephanie
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Re: finger paint
we have not tried this yet and dd is 20 months old 
I plan to buy some soon and let her try though
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| Posted 11/6/08 10:15 AM |
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pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
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Stephanie
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Re: finger paint
HEY, I just realized that our dd's have the same name, spelled the same way and ALMOST the same birthday 
Message edited 11/6/2008 10:17:05 AM.
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| Posted 11/6/08 10:16 AM |
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CrankyPants
I'm cranky
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Re: finger paint
DD is 14 months and she's been finger painting for about 1 month.
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| Posted 11/6/08 10:25 AM |
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pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
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Stephanie
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Re: finger paint
Posted by CrankyPants
DD is 14 months and she's been finger painting for about 1 month.
what kind of paint do you use, how do you set it up. where does she sit while doing this. and most importantly, how messy is it
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| Posted 11/6/08 10:26 AM |
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nferrandi
too excited for words
Member since 10/05 18538 total posts
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Nicole
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Re: finger paint
We did it for the first time recently, right before his 2nd bday. We did it outside, I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to do it inside. I also limit PlayDoh because it makes a mess and gets into the carpet.
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| Posted 11/6/08 10:27 AM |
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LuvMy2Girls
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Re: finger paint
Posted by CrankyPants
DD is 14 months and she's been finger painting for about 1 month.
That's when i started both my girls!!! They love it!
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| Posted 11/6/08 10:31 AM |
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LuvMy2Girls
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Re: finger paint
Posted by Mikismom
Posted by CrankyPants
DD is 14 months and she's been finger painting for about 1 month.
what kind of paint do you use, how do you set it up. where does she sit while doing this. and most importantly, how messy is it
I use crayola finger paint or I use food coloring in vanilla pudding...
I start them in their high chair with a smock, or in the summer in just a diaper..
Now they both do it on their "craft" table (my old table and chair set). I bought them crayola kid smocks.
It's not that messy, the older they are the less messy it gets..at least for my girls..
The hardest part is letting go as a parent and letting them have fun and not worry about the mess!
Crayola cleans up very easily and washes out with no problems!
Both girls use the crayola kid paint too, really easy to clean up.
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| Posted 11/6/08 10:33 AM |
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pinkandblue
Our family is complete, maybe
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Stephanie
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Re: finger paint
Posted by LuvMy2Girls
Posted by Mikismom
Posted by CrankyPants
DD is 14 months and she's been finger painting for about 1 month.
what kind of paint do you use, how do you set it up. where does she sit while doing this. and most importantly, how messy is it
I use crayola finger paint or I use food coloring in vanilla pudding...
I start them in their high chair with a smock, or in the summer in just a diaper..
Now they both do it on their "craft" table (my old table and chair set). I bought them crayola kid smocks.
It's not that messy, the older they are the less messy it gets..at least for my girls..
The hardest part is letting go as a parent and letting them have fun and not worry about the mess!
Crayola cleans up very easily and washes out with no problems!
Both girls use the crayola kid paint too, really easy to clean up.
perfect....this will be added to her Christmas list
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| Posted 11/6/08 10:36 AM |
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dm24angel
Happiness
Member since 5/05 34581 total posts
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Donna
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Re: finger paint
I use food colored pudding and Noah is 17 months old. He loves it....although its messy.
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| Posted 11/6/08 10:40 AM |
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armeewife0514
LIF Infant
Member since 7/06 366 total posts
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Tiffany
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Re: finger paint
The day of my sons actual frst birthday we put him in his high chair and let him go to town he had soooooo much fun. I didn't care about the mess. His face was unforgettable. He was screaming watching it go on the paper. Also you may want to tape the paper to the suface she is working on it makes it easier for them with out the paper moving everywhere. I used crayola as well. Put a drop cloth under just in case of spills. I got a vinyl one at Babiesrus but my aunt just uses an old sheet. Good Luck!!!
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| Posted 11/6/08 11:02 AM |
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CrankyPants
I'm cranky
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Mama Cranky
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Re: finger paint
Posted by Mikismom
Posted by CrankyPants
DD is 14 months and she's been finger painting for about 1 month.
what kind of paint do you use, how do you set it up. where does she sit while doing this. and most importantly, how messy is it
Crayola has washable finger paints. You can set her up in her high-chair or throw a vinyl table cloth down on the floor. She will love it!
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| Posted 11/6/08 12:04 PM |
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ABCiverson
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Amanda
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Re: finger paint
we started at 5 months old with both girls. I put them in the tub and let the go wild with it. Then its easy to clean up!
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| Posted 11/6/08 12:12 PM |
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Janice
Sweet Jessie Quinn
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Janice
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Re: finger paint
I think we started at 1. So much preparation...
I saran wrap the table first, towels on the floor, big t-shirts go on the boys...high chair up to table...
20 minutes of getting ready
10 minutes of painting, then they get bored...
then the cleanup.
not worth it...only on rainy days.
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| Posted 11/6/08 12:33 PM |
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Lisa
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Re: finger paint
I started Ella around 2. I have Melissa and Doug washable paints, which are very gelatinous, so they don't get everywhere. (she had bathtime finger paints much earlier)
I sit her down at the kitchen table with a big piece of paper taped down (no other prep). She generally gets it on her clothes (it washes out, but I want to get a smock), and sometimes requires a bath. The only part I hate is that it gets under her nails and turns them green/blue for a few days.
She's all about putting all the colors together and smearing.
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| Posted 11/6/08 1:46 PM |
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Juliet
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Juliet
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Re: finger paint
I started Sabrina with the magic ones that Crayola makes (they only work on special paper) around 16 months. Then we got real stuff around 18 months.
We don't do it at home, we leave it at Grandma and Grandpa's as they have a real play area for her.
Not too messy so far.
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| Posted 11/6/08 1:52 PM |
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EmmaNick
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Re: finger paint
Posted by ABCiverson
we started at 5 months old with both girls. I put them in the tub and let the go wild with it. Then its easy to clean up!
5 months? Wow, impressive. My kids didn't even sit up on their own at 5 months 
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| Posted 11/6/08 2:11 PM |
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dawnygirl25
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Dawn
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Re: finger paint
DD started at 2 - she loves it!! crayola washables are good - they clean up easy. she wears a crayola smock I got her at TRU
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| Posted 11/6/08 2:16 PM |
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ABCiverson
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Amanda
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Re: finger paint
Posted by Summerrluvv
Posted by ABCiverson
we started at 5 months old with both girls. I put them in the tub and let the go wild with it. Then its easy to clean up!
5 months? Wow, impressive. My kids didn't even sit up on their own at 5 months
Both my girls could sit up before 5 months old.
Here was Brooke's first time finger painting:
She rubbed her eyes (and Kaitee painted her):
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| Posted 11/6/08 3:53 PM |
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