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Need a fun and easy art project for the summer? Turn this little craft into a card or use it as a cute way to keep track of baby’s footprint!
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Supplies:
- White paper
- Non-toxic pink, black and green paints
- Black marker
- Paintbrush
- Paint bowl
- Baby’s foot
- Baby’s finger
- Baby wipes/cloth
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Directions:
- Have Baby sit in highchair or have a partner hold Baby.
- Paint bottom of Baby’s foot pink and stamp footprint onto center of white paper. Clean Baby’s foot.
- Once pink paint has dried, use Baby’s finger to make watermelon seed-prints with black paint. Clean Baby’s finger.
- Paint green of watermelon around bottom of footprint.
- Let all paint dry.
- With black marker write “You are one in a melon” around painting. Add the date and year, if wanted.
Janelle Cumro-Sultzer lives in Overland Park with her husband, son and two dogs. Janelle is a former health care executive director and is a mediator in Kansas, helping families in conflict. Janelle loves to focus on learning through play and getting messy with crafts.