Quote Originally Posted by jec View Post
If my one year old's aren't napping, they are doing crafts too!
They are in their high chair with some paper and paint ~ they try different things to paint with. Sponges, paint brushes, corks, I'll give them a toy that can get paint on it and they just explore. I'll put some paint with salt in it for a different texture ~ yes, it goes in their mouth but I don't let them sit and eat it. It's non toxic paint. Or I'll put down a sensory bin and let them go to town with different things in them for them to investigate.
My little ones are doing things too
When I give my little ones paint they put it on their fingers and then directly into their mouth. I wonder if anyone else has that issue. The high chair = food. So everything that's on it goes into their mouth. I tend to stay away from daily crafts for the little ones until they are mature enough to not put things like crayons and paint directly into their mouth. I often do crafts with the big kids while the little ones are sleeping.