Burn energyGood for siblings
Snow Paint
Colored water in a spray bottle turns the whole yard into paper.
- Ages
- 2–10 yrs
- Play
- 15–40 min
- Prep
- 5 min
- Mess
- some
- Energy
- lively
- Where
- outside
You’ll need
Things you probably have at home.
- spray bottlesGet it on Amazon
- food coloringGet it on Amazon
- water
Optional
- cookie cutters to stamp shapes in the snowGet it on Amazon
- a bucket for snow castles to paintGet it on Amazon
How to play
Before you start: Fill each spray bottle with water and add ten drops of one color. Shake it.
Before you start: Dress them in clothes and mittens that can take a stain.
Find a clean, flat patch of snow.
Show one squeeze of the trigger, then hand the bottle over.
Let them spray lines, dots and big patches.
Spray two colors on the same spot and watch a new color appear.
Paint a snowman, or stamp shapes with cookie cutters and color them in.
What it helps with
Keep it safe
- Food coloring stains clothes and skin for a day or so.
- Go inside to warm up as soon as hands get cold.
Make it different next time
- No snow? Spray a white sheet pinned to a fence, or the sidewalk on a dry day.
- Small hands that cannot work a trigger can drip color from a cup or a squeeze bottle.
Cleanup: Rinse the bottles. The snow cleans itself up.
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