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March 10, 2016

Painting for Kids that Makes No MESS!

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This No Mess Painting is a breeze to set up and the kids will love it!

Do your kids love to paint but you hate all the mess of it? Then this has to be something you try. It takes just a few minutes to prep and your kids will feel like they are really painting and the best part, there is NO MESS! Can you imagine a no-mess painting activity for kids?

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No Mess painting for kids is fun and easy for parents to put together!

Set Up the No-Mess Painting Activity

What you Need:

Gallon size Bags

Paints of your color choices

Thick packing tape or painters tape

White paper


Place a piece of white paper inside a gallon sized bag. Have your child tell you what colors they want and carefully add a dollop inside the bag. Seal the bag and tape it down. Let your kids go to town painting! They will have a blast and there is literally NO MESS! When they are done you simply lift up the bag from the tape and carefully take the paper out.

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If you are in a preschool setting you can easily send home the entire bag for parents to see the full activity, or you could easily take out the white paper and allow it to dry fully then send home the painting.

My kids did this today during our rainy spring break and they both had a great time. It did occupy the almost 3-year-old but he doesn’t sit still very long for much these days. The 8-year-old loved it and did several masterpieces.

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Shannon is a Mommy to 2 adorable kids, Teacher, and Wife. She loves her family, Texas, and Baylor Bears. Other favorites include taking pictures, HGTV, and Dallas. Her motto is to not sweat the small stuff, and enjoy each and every day :)

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  1. Christina Ackermann says

    March 15, 2016 at 3:37 am

    Love your no mess painting idea. Thanks!!!

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    • Shannon says

      March 15, 2016 at 9:21 am

      Thanks! My kids loved it!!

      Reply
  2. The Little Tourist says

    March 15, 2016 at 12:48 pm

    I love the no – mess thing! What a great idea! Thanks for sharing 🙂

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  3. The Little Tourist says

    March 15, 2016 at 12:50 pm

    What a great idea! And I love the no-mess theme. Perfect!
    Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  4. Mariah Leeson says

    March 21, 2016 at 4:14 pm

    Great idea, this is my kind of painting!

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    • Shannon says

      March 21, 2016 at 8:49 pm

      Oh good, me too! Super easy and an easy clean up 🙂

      Reply
  5. Up Run For Life says

    March 23, 2016 at 10:34 pm

    I love this idea. I will have to buy some gallon sized bags next time I’m at the store. Plus, need new paint I’m sure mine has dried up at this point. It would be a fun activity for my 4 year old.

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    • Shannon says

      March 24, 2016 at 8:13 am

      Yes! The 4 year old will love it! I had to get some new paints too before we did this 🙂 It was worth it!

      Reply
  6. Morgan @ Morgan Manages Mommyhood says

    April 2, 2016 at 8:46 pm

    Love this! I need to try this – my toddler would love to paint, but I’ve been avoiding due to mess!

    Reply
    • Shannon says

      April 2, 2016 at 8:50 pm

      Oh you need to try! Perfect for toddlers 🙂

      Reply
  7. Echo says

    April 3, 2016 at 9:51 am

    This is such a cool idea! I am always trying new art ideas with the kids, so we will definitely try this one. Thank you for co-hosting the #SmallVictoriesSundayLinkup with me!

    Reply
  8. Trista says

    May 9, 2016 at 3:03 pm

    Yeah, well that’s pretty genius! *bows down to the blogger with the clean table*

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    • Shannon says

      May 9, 2016 at 7:43 pm

      Well the table was probably dirty, just not from any paint :)!!

      Reply
  9. Crystal says

    May 10, 2016 at 6:51 pm

    Genius!! I love Trista’s comment! We’d love for you to come link up at #HomeMattersParty every Friday. Hope to see you there!

    Reply
  10. Maggie says

    August 4, 2016 at 10:23 am

    Hello! Quick question, do you let the paint dry completely before taking the paper out? It doesn’t stick to the bag when it dries?

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    • Shannon says

      August 4, 2016 at 10:55 am

      Hi Maggie! I did take the paper out before it dried, very carefully! Sometimes my kids didn’t to keep it and I threw it all away 🙂 Hope this helps!

      Reply
  11. Vicky says

    September 19, 2017 at 5:51 pm

    Do you have a picture of what it will look like after it is dried? I’m thinking this for my preschoolers and I’m wondering if I’ll be able to have them take their work home.

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    • Shannon says

      September 20, 2017 at 2:47 pm

      I don’t! It did take awhile for it to dry! You could either: Send it home in the baggie or take the paper out of the baggie right away and let it dry for a few hours? This would be so fun for preschool!!!

      Reply
  12. celeb networth says

    July 26, 2021 at 3:46 am

    Oh that’s a brilliant idea! 😮

    Reply

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