Article · The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Fingerpainting with Toddlers: Debunking My Own Myths
By Carle Museum art studio staff
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2012
About this lesson
An educator revisits her worries about fingerpainting with toddlers and explains what actually happened when children had paint on their hands, covering setup and mess.
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