You are looking for an art activity to go with your toddler winter theme. There’s lots of cutesy crafts out there, but you know they aren’t necessarily realistic. Plus they take so much time to prepare! You want simple process art. You want something your toddlers will enjoy. Well, I’ve got an activity that is all of that and more. And you most likely won’t need to purchase anything new. (We love that, right?) Grab a muffin tin from your kitchen and in seconds you will have a snowball art activity ready to go.
Super Easy Snowball Art that Toddlers Love
I guess it had been on my mind! Seriously, this was such a simple thought, and yet I knew toddlers would love it. Why? Because it involves painting. And painting. And painting. What I know about toddlers is that they just want to paint. They don’t care what they are painting on, really. They just love to move their arms and hands and fingers. So, I knew we could tie8 this in with our winter theme. And, ahem, I am certain I am not the only one to come up with this idea. It’s just that it came to me at 4 in the morning. I’m sure others have tried it, too!
Setting Up the Snowball Art Activity
Pour paint into a container and place at a table along with a paint brush. Place the muffin tin upside down on the table and have the blue paper nearby.
It’s Time to Paint!
Tell the children they will be painting the tops of the muffin tins. Because these are toddlers, some might only have the attention spans to paint a few of the circles. Others might want to paint the other parts of the muffin tin. Because, why not? (Note: toddlers tend to want to wipe any paint off their hands immediately. Even the smallest amount. We now keep a pack of baby wipes on the table for this reason.)
And it will vary from child to child. When they start showing signs of slowing down, hand them a sheet of the blue paper and tell them to rest it on top of the muffin tin.
You might want to stop and lift the paper a bit, letting them peek to see what is happening. That tends to get them excited to pat the paper again.
They love seeing those white circles on their papers!
A super simple snowball art activity that is all about the process!
You can find more winter activities on my pin board!
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