Art Class #1

I have been searching for a while... No paint found in HK are suitable for kids below 3 years old. Crayola has one product that is advised for 3 years old. There are not many art supplies online stores that import the completely safe paint for toddlers. I felt defeated. 

It's quite a bad news as I need to make it as I am so busy. To take the first step, I will need to buy the food coloring as these bakery shops are not centrally located nor on my way back to work everyday. 

Since I am seeing a Chinese doctor to heal my inflammatory tendons near my hip bone in Lok Fu (due to carrying heavy Megan), I finally went to the bakery shop in the wet market there. $8 per bottle, great!! 

There are so many recipes in making natural paint online. I picked the easiest one, flour, salt and water. 

I am using the ice cube tray (used for making her food ice cubes) for this activity. Great paint palette. 

She loved blue in the beginning. She was exploring the thick paint one by one. 

She tried to put the paint into the mouth, I stopped two times but she was so fast that she succeeded in her third time putting some over her lips. She showed a disgusting look as the paint is salty. Haha. After that, no more attempts. 

It kept her busy for at least 20mins. After using the fingers, I let her to use a wooden spoon. This is to provide Her tools to explore the possibilities. 

Towards the end, she used both hands to do finger painting. She even poured all colors into the paper. That's the true definition of messy play. 

In theory, she's quite clean. I just need to wash her hands only... She's not touching her face or clothes. Good job Megan.