feet painting!

Feet Painting has become a tradition for the last Monets (ages 2.5 – 4 years) class of our Spring session. We tape paper down on the floor, remove the children’s shoes, add trays of paint, and away they go!

We ask caregivers to hold the childrenʼs hands as they circle the room since their feet can be slippery from the paint. Teachers and assistants are available to help any children that need it, as some caregivers have more than one child in the class.

Super fun, super sensory, and super messy!

Sometimes we provide extra, separate sheets of paper alongside the path, so kids can make a print of their feet to take home. We have parents guide them in stepping onto the paper to make the footprints, and then write their names on in sharpie. We set them aside to dry and they are usually done by the time the kids are cleaned up and we do our story time.

We provide basins of water for washing up afterwards but we suggest the kids (and caregivers) wear shorts and sandals, preferably ones that can get messy.

The foot-painted paper is a temporary artwork, removed before class is over. Itʼs a memorable process-oriented project that signifies the arrival of warm weather at The Messy Artist. Welcome, summer!

The Messy Artist

356 Route 10 West

East Hanover, NJ 07936

themessyartist.com

973.378.2425