Other Activities
Cling Film Painting

Resources needed
- Flat surface
- Cling film
- Squeezy bottles of paint , variety of colours ( safe for children )
Description of activity
- Cover the surface with one layer of cling film, pulled tight and wrapped underneath the surface
- Squeeze a variety of paint colours onto the cling film
- Cover the paint with another layer of cling film
Babies can then explore the surface by patting, rubbing, their hands over the cling film surface, watching the paints mix into one another without any mess
Learning opportunities for the children
Gives your baby the opportunity to be interested in making marks by spreading the paint across the cling film, by using their hands or other objects.
Extensions for the activity
Provide your baby with other resources to hold such as animals that they can use to make marks across the surface.