Finger Paint Canvas

So I have been missing for a little bit. My husbands mother came to visit and boy am I grateful that she came when she did! Corey had to go back to the states for school and Morgan got sick.. and stayed sick. Kim, my mother in law, was kind enough to watch baby brother while big sister was lugged back and forth to the hospital. So if you are reading this Kim, I seriously can't thank you enough for making those two weeks that much easier for me!

Now on to the fun stuff. I especially liked this craft today because my 5 month old son took part in it. And boy did he have fun. I'd say more fun than my two year old. However, she is a neat freak and paint all over her hands- yeah, not gonna happen.

I love how different they look. Sam just went for it, couldn't get enough paint between his fingers. Morgan just wanted to stay in one spot. I had to keep turning her canvas to get her to leave a corner. As if she was scared to get dirty.

You will need a canvas (I used 12x12), acrylic paint, sticker paper and painters tape. If you can find the sticker letters that are in a font that you like, then please, go for it. It will save you loads of time.

For Morgan's I used the painter's tape for her initial. For Sam's I picked a font on Word and printed out an 'S' on the sticker paper then cut the letter out. I printed out their names on the sticker paper as well and cut it out. That is when the letter stickers would have come in handy!

I decided to do the first layer of paint. I dipped a crumpled up paper towel and dabbed the canvas. I also wanted to make sure each layer dried before adding the next color. I wanted the three colors I chose to actually look like those colors and not a splatter of brownish/gray.

Then I just let the kids go for it. Feel free to "oooh" and "ahhh" over their undeniable cuteness.

Make sure the paints dry completely before moving on to the next step.

Peel the stickers off carefully. Sometimes the acryclic paint wants to come with, especially if it isn't dry all the way.