Toddler Art: bingo dabbers

The first time I observed my 18 month old daughter paint I realized the muli-tasking that is required: not only do you need to dip the brush, but then scoop the right amount of paint, carry it on the brush to the paper, and then place that colour paint where you want it to go before it falls off the brush!  I had heard of children using bingo dabbers and thought we'd give that a try today.

Supplies:

bingo dabbers, a variety of colours

porous paper like watercolour paper

sheet/ tarp/ mat

NOT your favourite shirt!

The disclaimer: Ensure that the child will be fully supervised while painting as the warning label on the dabber says to keep away from children!  The ink is not non-toxic.

Once the ink is dry, spray the paper with matte or gloss shellack to seal the ink.