This is a super-duper-easy-peasy fun activity for the tub! I grabbed a bunch of muffin tins from the dollar store a while back knowing that they would provide me with something useful in the future. Now what kid wouldn’t want to color on the walls and have their mama be okay with it?!
This provides the kiddos with creative freedom while they get their clean on…and it is an amazing, easy clean-up – just take the shower head off & spray it down…done, done, & done!
Now after you’ve done the clean-up, don’t freak out, because I am warning you now, if the little Picasso colored outside of the lines (which I advocate – who needs lines anyway)?! :), it WILL stain your white grout. Not to worry, it will go away…you can either put some elbow grease into it, and rub it down after they go to bed…or…wait for it…you could relax and let it fade on its own. I always choose the latter – if something provides me one less thing to clean, I say “YES”, where do I sign up?!
This activity only requires four tools:
- a muffin tin
- shaving cream (I use the unscented, sensitive skin brand…I believe it works best for this…it’s more delicate on their skin and your children don’t come out of the bath smelling like a grown man ;)
- food coloring (the gel type works best for arts & crafts projects…it leaves less color on the skin (& on the wall in this case!) – Just add a couple of drops for each color.
- a paintbrush
Then let them go to town…and you know what…I bet they will love it!
V loves it! Every time I pull out that muffin tin she starts dancing in her funny little V dancing way…and that alone makes me want to do it every night for bath time :)
Have fun & paint on!
