Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tail (FSPDT): Hotwheels and Paint

Hotwheels and Paint

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 I was inspired by this great post at Hands on: as we grow for using trucks to make paint tracks.  I set my son up with paint and brushes and hot wheels.  I showed him how he could make "skid marks"  ,something we had talked about the day before in the car after seeing a car accident, on his paper.  Of course like most kids they have their own ideas of what works for them with what they have.  My son went with the lets paint the hot wheels approach.  So our activity turned into him painting all the vehicles he has set out.  I love watching his little mind work.  Little brother woke up while he was playing and wanted to get into it so bad.  I chose not to let him.  My oldest 3 yr had a lot of fun with this activity and we have done it a few more times this week already:-) 
Here is our day.




Our set up.  We used crayola finger paint.  A few of the bottles were almost out so I just added some water to them:-)  They still worked!

Started out with a skid mark.


And then he was off to painting the car!

He was having soooooo much fun!



He got the whole car!  This did wash off with warm soapy water.


On to the next car.


Now he is painting his hand.


Look who woke up, little brother!

He wanted to get up there and paint and get messy so bad:-(  We had to go out so I was in a hurry to wash big brother up.  I hope to make some flour paint for little brother and let him play next time too.  Hope you and your kids can have some paint fun too.


This past post on a car wash bucket could be great for clean up.

 Pudding Paint In The Tub is a most you may like.



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  1. ElizabethJuly 11, 2012 at 10:58 AM

    That is exactly how we came to start painting cars in our house! I set up the exact same activity and my boy took it and made it his own. Great minds think alike! It is the activity he requests to do the most.

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    1. JaimeJuly 11, 2012 at 9:06 PM

      Love to hear that. My son has done this activity a few times and I left the pan covered with press n seal bc I know he will do it again:-) Thanks for stopping by!

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  2. Malia.hollowellJuly 12, 2012 at 8:58 PM

    My 2.5 year old is a Matchbox car fanatic. I CANNOT wait to try this with him. Thank you!!

    Malia {Playdough to Plato}

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    1. JaimeJuly 15, 2012 at 9:44 PM

      thanks for stopping by and glad you found something for your child:-)

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  3. Coombe Mill - FionaJuly 13, 2012 at 5:19 PM

    Cars and paint, an awesome combo for any boy!

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  4. SuzanneJuly 13, 2012 at 5:43 PM

    This is one of the things that I want to do everytime I see it, and then I forget about it. I have to make up a "must do" list and put this on there!

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    1. JaimeJuly 15, 2012 at 9:45 PM

      you sound like me,lol. Happy to remind you, thanks for stopping by

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  5. jennifischer.blogspot.comJuly 14, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    Must do at our house! My toddler would absolutely love it. He is a vehicle fanatic.

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  6. UnknownJuly 15, 2012 at 7:43 AM

    I love that he is actually painting the whole car! and that pic of little bro is just priceless!!!

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  7. Boy Mama Teacher MamaJuly 15, 2012 at 8:01 AM

    This is one of my sons' favorites! Love your pics.

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    1. JaimeJuly 15, 2012 at 9:47 PM

      one of my sons now:-) thanks for stopping by.

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  8. UnknownJuly 15, 2012 at 10:14 AM

    This is popular at our house too, my son loves checking out the different tracks.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 10:36 AM

    My older son loves this- I like the idea of using fingerprint, that probably washes off even more easily.

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    1. AnonymousJuly 15, 2012 at 9:49 PM

      the finger paint washed off well for me. So glad you came by

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  10. shannyJuly 17, 2012 at 2:47 PM

    You should end the whole thing with a "car wash" activity - dunking the cars into soapy water, making clean-up part of the fun! =) Awesome idea, love your pictures!

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    1. JaimeJuly 18, 2012 at 8:57 AM

      we have a post for a car wash bucket, I added it to the end of this post. Thanks for stopping by-FSPDT

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  11. Science SparksJuly 18, 2012 at 6:09 AM

    We have done this recently too! Such a great idea! Thanks for linking up. xx

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  12. triciaJuly 20, 2012 at 10:35 PM

    My son loves to use his monster truck wheels to do this- he actually uses his monster truck with any medium...play dough, shaving cream....he just loves his trucks! Boys are so funny!

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  13. MackenzieJuly 21, 2012 at 3:36 PM

    Great ideas! My little guys would love this! We'd love to invite you to join us at Saturday Show & Tell on Cheerios and Lattes! I know everyone will love your great kid-friendly ideas! Have a great weekend!
    Mackenzie :)
    http://www.cheeriosandlattes.com/saturday-show-tell-20/

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  14. Rachel @ The Philosophers WifeJuly 24, 2012 at 9:23 PM

    Oh my gosh. This is awesome.



    If you're interested I'd love for you to link up at my Toddler Linky!

    http://philwife.blogspot.com/2012/07/teaching-time-for-toddlers.html

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