FINGER PAINTING
When you hear the words finger painting you would most probably immediately think of apron- wearing preschoolers with paint- stained finger tips creating multiple mess-terpieces to be placed under alphabet shaped magnets as parent proud refrigerator art. You probably have childhood memories of sitting at a little table, dipping your fingers into thick brightly coloured paint and nodding your way around a sheet of smooth, shiny paper. These paintings were usually formless squiggles, blobs and lines created from a child's carefree lack of inhibition. This creative art form has been used with both children and adults for artistic expression, therapeutic and developmental purposes and has been around for centuries. Finger painting is painting done with the hands and fingers instead of a brush. The paint is thick and tends to be a bit greasy and works best when applied to a smooth, slick surface, or glossy paper. Children of all ages love to paint. Finger Painting allows even