Outside is the perfect venue for painting. Finger paint, poster paint or tempura paint are all non toxic and (mostly) wash out. Wear old clothes and lay out sheets of paper around the painting area.
I've used mini muffin tins to keep the paint separate as well as a small commercial paint pan, but you know what? The colours all get smushed together in the end anyway and there's no point in trying to establish rigid rules in play for this age group.
The best paint holder so far has been a large plastic plate that helped Gwen to swish it all around, with fingers and brush. Merely applying paint to the paper was a distraction. the main work was created "in the moment" on the plate, eventually mixing it all up into a greenish sort of mud. As with many modern day artists the "work" was in the creating not the finished product, and it was wonderfully fun!
The painting pages are hung on the line and provided a good chance to reflect, snuggle in the sun and talk about the activity. I let her know I loved the way she mixed the colours, swished the brush and stamped her foot into the final product.
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