Who knew painting with marshmallows could be so much fun! Its really easy to set up and a great activity to help toddlers and preschoolers develop their fine motor skills.
Who knew painting with marshmallows could be so much fun!
It’s really easy to set up and a great activity to help toddlers and preschoolers develop their fine motor skills.
Painting with marshmallows
What you’ll need
Paints in different colours (homemade paints or paints you have to hand)
Small pots or old muffin trays for the paints
Bag of marshmallows (different sizes or all the same)
Toothpicks (optional)
Paper or card for painting on
What you need to do
1. Firstly pour each of your paint colours into small pots or an old muffin tray.
2. Attach the marshmallows to the toothpicks to form mini paint brushes. This is optional as kids can also use their fingers to pick up the marshmallows.
3. Hold onto the end of the toothpicks and dip the marshmallows into the paints and start painting onto the card or paper. It's as easy as that!
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It’s really easy to set up and a great activity to help toddlers and preschoolers develop their fine motor skills.
Painting with marshmallows
What you’ll need
What you need to do
1. Firstly pour each of your paint colours into small pots or an old muffin tray.
2. Attach the marshmallows to the toothpicks to form mini paint brushes. This is optional as kids can also use their fingers to pick up the marshmallows.
3. Hold onto the end of the toothpicks and dip the marshmallows into the paints and start painting onto the card or paper. It's as easy as that!
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