Foot Painting

By Stephanie Boyle



For foot painting you will need,

• sheets of thick paper


• towels


• bucket of soapy water


• large shallow pan (approx 13x12) with small amount of paint


• child size chair


• adult supervision for walking/dancing method

Remove shoes and socks, sit on a low chair. Place paint in front of child, spread paper in front or around child's chair. once child has stepped in the paint, have the child walk to the other end of the paper where there is warm water there to proceed with cleanup.

Variations of this activity include:

• Painting with toes only while child sits on chair


• If there is enough supervision ask child if they want to dance on the paper to see what type of pattern they can create.
  

Educational method:

• Ask child how the paint feels (warm? cold?) Don't pressure child, ask nicely some children want to talk about it while others only want to experience it for themselves.