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Bubble wrap stomp painting

Bubble wrap taped to little feet, a dip in paint, and a page covered in dotted footprints.

Bubble wrap stomp painting
LevelBeginner
AgesAges 18 months to 3
Time15 minutes
Cost$0 to $3

What you'll need

Materials

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Tools

How to make it

Safety

Bubble wrap is a suffocation and choking risk. Throw it away when you're done and keep it off faces.

  1. Step 1: Wrap the feet
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    Wrap the feet

    Tape bubble wrap around each foot, bubbles out, like little shoes.

  2. Step 2: Pour the paint
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    Pour the paint

    Spread paint thin on a baking sheet.

  3. Step 3: Step in
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    Step in

    Hold their hands and help them step in the paint.

  4. Step 4: Stomp across
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    Stomp across

    Walk them across the paper. Listen for the pops.

  5. Step 5: Unwrap
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    Unwrap

    Pull off the bubble wrap and wash feet in the tub.

Edie's tip

Hold both hands the whole time. Painted bubble wrap is slippery.

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