Make bath time extra fun with foam painting

HOMEMADE bath paints are easy to make using a simple two-ingredient recipe, says Messy Little Monster blogger Louise.

Painting in the bath is a great art activity as there are no expectations, its just about having fun. Kids will love painting on the bath, the walls and on themselves!

YOU WILL NEED:

A muffin tray (or pots) Shaving foam

Gel food colouring Paint brushes

HOW TO MAKE AND PLAY WITH HOMEMADE BATH PAINTS

My son Harry really enjoyed this painting activity, I just cant believe we haven’t done it sooner! I mixed up some bath paints using two simple ingredients: shaving foam and food colouring. I squirted shaving foam into a muffin tray and then mixed in a tiny bit of gel food colouring into each section. I love using our wilton colour gel as the colours are so vibrant.

I set the paints up in the bath along with a few brushes (rollers might be fun too!) and then invited Harry to get painting! The first thing he did was paint his toys and then his feet! He painted the bath, the tiles and himself using the brushes – and loved squelching and spreading the paint with his hands.

Older children might enjoy painting pictures, patterns or letters, but Harry didn’t seem interested in doing this.

Another great thing about these bath paints is that they wash away really easily. We just rinsed the bath down using the shower head and most of it was gone. The only place were I had to scrub a little bit was in the grouting, so if you are worried about your bathroom tiles maybe stick to painting the bath. I have heard that adding a drop of washing up liquid can help prevent having to scrub the grouting but I haven’t tried this (let me know if it works for you).

The bath did get slippery after a while so Harry had to sit down to do the rest of his painting. If your child has sensitive skin you also might want to think about covering their skin or using a sensitive shaving foam.

Harry totally loved painting in the bath and can’t wait to do it again, and like I said before, I can’t believe it has taken me until Harry is 3 to give it a go. – www.messylittlemonster.com

PICTURE: SUPPLIED Make bathtime more fun for children with bath paints.