What do you get when you throw three rowdy toddlers, a roll of bubble wrap, copious amounts of finger paint, and a couple of arty mamas in the backyard on a summer morning?
Toddler Art: Rainbow Bubble Wrap Tree
How about a psychedelic rainbow bubble wrap tree?
We used our plastic art table as a giant palette for our paints.
The kids had just as much fun with the table as they did painting the tree!
Yup. That’s my boy. Body surfing on the paint table.
Did I mention there was a jolly baby in the mix? He had his very own paint bag and all the dirt his little heart desired!
Things got a tad messy.
Our clean up tub didn’t stand a chance.
But our tree sure looks fancy now!
This was a fun process art activity that combined art, sensory play, and nature in one awesome experience. If you have little ones, it’s totally worth a try!
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This is so cool!
Thanks, Allison!
I have one year old twin boys who were born 10 weeks early and could really benefit from all of your amazing activities!!!! Is it possible somewhere on your site to look back to see all the activities you did when your little ones were one so I can get ideas that more age appropriate for my little guys??? Any help would be greatly, greatly appreciated!!!!!!!
How old are your twins, Stacy?
They turned one on June 18th but their due date was suppose to be August 26th. So they are almost at their one year corrected age. They currently receive early intervention with the help of a developmental interventionist, physical therapist for one of the boys and phenomenal occupational therapist who directed me to your site. I follow your blog and am WOWED constantly buy your knowledge and creativity! I love your ideas! Unfortunately they are not applicable to my little guys developmentally. Any guidance to would be greatly, greatly appreciated!
This looks soooo pretty! I especially liked the child who rubbed his belly on the painted table!
That’s my boy 😉
My littles would ADORE this. So much fun. We are really into decorating trees at the moment
This would be so fun….oh and I have a picture of Jack body surfing in paint too 
Such fun.
Thanks, Kate! Awesome to hear you say that…I think the first place I ever saw bubble wrap painting was your gorgeous site!
Yup that’s for sure what my grad kids would do
So fun, right Faigie?
These photos make me smile. What fun!!
Me too, Ann! Me, too 😉
What a fantastic project! Did the kids ever start popping the bubble wrap? We did a collage here last week using bubble wrap and a lot of the kids spent quite a bit of time popping the bubble wrap!
Truly messy and they all look so happy
Looks like loads of messy, messy fun! Thanks for adding this to the outdoor play party this week.
Love the pretty colors and the gooey little hands. What fun!
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