Age for fingerpainting??
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Topic: Age for fingerpainting??
Posted By: lovingmummyhood
Subject: Age for fingerpainting??
Date Posted: 15 March 2010 at 4:29pm
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Instead of threadjacking Leah'smummy's thread... It got me thinking... how old to play with fingerpaints?? I think DS might try and eat a lot now but at the same time I also think he'd have a ball.
I remember seeing photos a while ago (Daizy maybe???) of two girls painting, and the little one wasn't that old and it looked like heaps of fun. Anyone else remember or is my baby brain making things up now? What kind of paints?? Just any non toxic?? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: sarahm
Date Posted: 15 March 2010 at 4:46pm
I work in an under two's daycare centre and we do finger painting with the babies as soon as the can sit pretty much. We often do it sitting in the highchairs so its 'contained' so to speak!! We watch closely to make sure not to much goes in thier mouths but usually some does - leads to interesting coloured poos at times  We use a variety of paints, all of which are non toxic.------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">  
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Posted By: thunderwolves
Date Posted: 15 March 2010 at 8:15pm
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I also work in an under 2's centre, we make our fingerpaint from cornflour and water, with food colouring ,so it is completly safe and non toxic, the kids love it, and if they eat some, it is really okay.. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: freckle
Date Posted: 15 March 2010 at 9:32pm
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I started finger painting with my girl about 9 months... ------------- mum to 3 lovely girls :D |
Posted By: fallen
Date Posted: 15 March 2010 at 9:35pm
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My son did his first fingerpainting at daycare last week at 6 months old. ------------- |
Posted By: Mrs_B
Date Posted: 15 March 2010 at 9:58pm
Finger painting is great fun! and taste great too apparently 
Here's my boy at Playcentre aged 9mths  -------------  
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Posted By: lovingmummyhood
Date Posted: 16 March 2010 at 7:16am
Awesome, thanks ladies!! Great photo Mrs B 
Thunderwolves - how does that homemade fingerpaint dry?? Is it likely to flake off? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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