This handprint hedgehog was a lovely messy activity and had lots of different tasks! 🦔 Did you know hedgehogs can sleep for up to 18 hours a day? Jealous! 😒 For our happy hedgehog, we started by making lots of handprints. Then we cut them out and stuck them to our hedgehog body. As aContinue reading “Happy Hands Hedgehog”
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Bird Picture Frame
I’m trying out some different food-based paint recipes (still a few more to try before sharing!), and thought I’d put this blue paint to the test for a simple picture frame design. After making a bird shape, Lila used a spatula, her hands and rose petals to paint and stamp. The petals also stuck nicelyContinue reading “Bird Picture Frame”
Mucky Kitchen
Yesterday we made a healthy edible ‘art-work’. 😂 This is actually based on a Fitness Blender recipe for a flatbread-style lunch and Lila absolutely LOVES it. She’s a big fan of her vegetables! If you want your little one involved in the kitchen, it’s a fun and rewarding reason to make a mess and you canContinue reading “Mucky Kitchen”
Wild and Inspired
We were so excited to visit Dublin Zoo yesterday and were inspired to make this messy giraffe masterpiece! 🦒 Can you guess what we made it with? Answer below… 👇🏻 To scoop, shake and spread out our two ingredients we used a spoon, an egg carton and our hands (which was Lila’s favourite). We also hadContinue reading “Wild and Inspired”
World Book Day: Sealife
What are you reading? We love the story ‘Where Are You Puffling?’ by Erika McGann and Gerry Daly so we decided to make a sea-life scene. We used a selection of petals and leaves to make our sea creatures and plants! To make the jellyfish we folded a sheet of cling film around a leafContinue reading “World Book Day: Sealife”
Mucky Lasagna
My 12 month old had a lot of fun with this activity! Using two uncooked lasagna sheets, I dropped some paint blobs on and just let her go mad. She squashed the paint on the lasagna with her hands, then we turned them upside down onto a piece of card. Great trick for dexterity –Continue reading “Mucky Lasagna”
Spud Bugs
This activity can be done two different ways, using chopped potatoes as stamps. Option 1: Write the name of the bugs first and get your little one to stamp the potatoes to match the names. Option 2: For a more imaginative challenge, make some random and abstract potato stamps together and see what bug patternsContinue reading “Spud Bugs”
Playdough and Pegs
We made some simple homemade play dough a couple of weeks back. It was Lila’s first time using it so at first she was a bit confused and tried to eat it! Play dough is an old classic though and so easy to make at home! If you have older toddlers they can also helpContinue reading “Playdough and Pegs”
Musical Mess
I love to mix up different activities and for this one, we had lots of fun with painting, dancing and music! My little girl is almost one and on the brink of walking, so she loves any excuse to stand up and play on her feet. She is also a huge fan of music andContinue reading “Musical Mess”
Covid and Classes
Like everyone I am really looking forward to the end of this pandemic! As soon as we can paint and play safely together, and restrictions have lifted, I’ll be available for messy paint and art classes. I am brainstorming some ideas down the Zoom-class route which might be possible, though with strict restrictions easing off,Continue reading “Covid and Classes”
Mucky Picnic 