Sometimes we know that wee ones like to use every drip of paint out the bottle and it just keeps getting thicker until it pours off the paper. We want to find a way for them to explore the thick, drippy paint without it getting too chaotic. So if you find painting with your wee ones gets more messy than you can handle, try this. Paint into the lid of a box. You can use the lid of a shoe box or cut one side off a cereal box, or whatever you have to hand. It will let little ones make the paint as thick and satisfyingly drippy as they like but it will all be nicely contained in the lid. They look really nice afterwards too and you could extend the activity later by using them as a set for toys or puppets. Several clustered together can make a wee village of houses.
