Table top activities for 1-year-olds?

[apples and bananas]

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.

[jec]

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.

They are not always in their highchair and when they are, my little ones don't always think food as we do so many crafts in their chair as well as snacks/lunch. When using paints, most time I strip them down into their diaper and put a paint cover on. The little ones put EVERYTHING in their mouth but I wouldn't let that stop them from exploring new things. I will take their hand out of their mouth with the crayon and show them how to put it on paper. they don't get it right away and a little crayon isn't going to hurt them as I use Crayola non toxic. I have one little one who has been here for a few weeks now and is banging the crayon on the paper - having fun and laughing. I recently had the kids do a painting of different types of paint with different types of ingredients mixed in for different textures to feel ....if you leave them alone, then yes they will chow down but helping them by putting the paint in their hands- giving them sponges to smack down on the paper- all exploring and learning and fun! Of course you have some little ones that aren't interested and I never push the kids into doing crafts as I want it to become a fun time but, when I get a little one who is into it and having fun- you bet they are doing crafts with us !