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Sensory Fun: Bubble Wrap Finger Painting

Sensory activities: Bubble Wrap Finger Painting

When I recently discovered the contents of a parcel protected in bubble wrap my first thought was, “Oooh, this could be fun!’ Then I thought about using it as the surface for some tabletop finger painting and I thought, “Oooh, this could be lots of fun!!”

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And it was! I took one of our low play tables outside and taped the long strips of bubble wrap to the tabletop with masking tape. I then squirted some child friendly acrylic paints (we use Crayola Washable Paint) on top and AJ was straight in – mixing the paints with her hands…

Sensory activities: Finger Painting on bubble wrap

…and looking for unpainted surfaces to create hand prints on. She loved rubbing her hands in the paint and then banging them on the table

Sensory activities: Bubble Wrap Finger Painting via Childhood 101

There was also lots of exploration with fingertips, feeling the paint and feeling the knobbly surface of the bubble wrap.

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AJ explored the paint and the fun, bumpy, bubbly surface for ages. And when it came time to clean up, I had a wet cloth ready for wiping off hands and the table was a cinch – all I had to do was take off the bubble wrap!

Do you have any fun ideas for playing with bubble wrap?

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Christie Burnett is a teacher, presenter, writer and the mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to access engaging, high quality learning ideas.

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  1. Sarah Richard-Preston says

    June 9, 2014 at 2:31 PM

    I love how this idea incorporates sensory exploration! You could also make prints from the bubble wrap by pressing a piece of paper gently on top. I recently posted a similar activity painting on bubble wrap with paintbrushes and tempera paint http://www.thebubblebox.com.au/blog/bubble-wrap-dancing-printing/. Another great way to explore bubble wrap is to put on some music for your child and dance around. Pause the music and jump up and down on the bubble wrap (see if you can make some pop!). Alternate between dancing to the music and stopping to jump on the bubble wrap. It's lots of fun!

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