Craft Time - No Mess Painting

Finger painting seems to be one of the only crafts Jake can do right now, but it's just so messy.  Recently, I wanted to do something with Jake, but I didn't want to deal with the mess and fingers with paint going into the mouth.  That's when I thought about putting the paints inside a plastic bag, hence, 'No Mess Painting'.  See instructions below. 

One: You'll need paper (I used white card stock), craft paint, painters tap, large ziplock bag, scissors, and a cute baby

Two: Insert paper into plastic bag.  Put dots of paint on paper. Seal the bag, remove most of air.  Tape bag to a table.

Three: Let baby have fun mashing paint around.  Take some pictures!

Four:  Remove baby.  Remove painters tap.  

Five: Cut the the bottom and side of the plastic bag to remove painting.  Let dry.

Finally, make the painting into something or just leave it be.  I turned Jake's painting into a Valentine.  {You could also save the plastic bag and make something to put in the window.}

Jake really enjoyed it and I look forward to making some Easter eggs soon!