In just 3 steps, your kids will be busy painting and having a blast. And cleaning up the paint happens with the snap of your fingers.
Looking for another activity to keep busy on Sundays and days off? Most kids love to paint but most moms don’t love the mess. So here’s the way we set it up for cleanup that takes a minute.
1. Start with a disposable plastic tablecloth (similar to the trick to keeping your kitchen clean when making babka) over your table. (I don’t know about you, but painting only happens outdoors at my house.)

2. Then lay a long strip of aluminum foil down the middle. Squirt some of each color of paint all along the foil. (Crayola makes these great washable paints that come in many exciting color sets like metallic and glitter.)

3. And here’s the brilliant part: use a separate brush for each color!

No washing between colors means no spilled dirty water! Just buy cheap bulk paintbrushes and foam brushes so you have plenty to go around.

And when all the painting fun is done, line up the brushes, roll up the foil and throw it all out. Done!

** Kids of All Ages Will Love Creating Name Art and Sophisticated Dot Art for preteens and teens. Here’s what I used for this project:
GENIUS! I always use a plastic tablecloth but love the separate paintbrush idea! Thank you!
This idea is amazing!! Thank you.
There is a new hit here in the UK. Its called paint sticks.
Its like glue sticks and its absolutely fantastic! I always leave painting for school and this holidays my kids loved the sticks!! It cleans and drys very easy and fast. Well recommended
The many paintbrushes is a great idea, but no need to throw them out. Especially if your kids will want to do this often, it will be quite costly and wasteful. Just rinse off the paintbrushes after use, which will be easy since it’s washable paint. Do it while they’re wet still and it will be even easier. Let them dry, then start again the next time.