{"id":5941,"date":"2016-07-13T16:19:32","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T15:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/?p=5941"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:06:32","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:06:32","slug":"dinosaur-painting-foil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/dinosaur-painting-foil\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinosaur Painting on Foil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Combine a love of dinosaurs and art in this fun<strong> Dinosaur Painting<\/strong> Activity on Foil.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5942\" src=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-Painting-600.jpg\" alt=\"Dinosaur Painting on Foil\" width=\"600\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-Painting-600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-Painting-600-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had Bella&#8217;s Dinosaur mad and green obsessed friend over to play and I had just the activity to keep them both busy. A spot of<strong> Dinosaur Painting<\/strong> on some tinfoil out of the kitchen cupboard, along with lots and lots of green paint.<\/p>\n<p>Quick and simple to set up. It&#8217;s just the kind of activity that works well <a href=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/2016\/04\/play-date-activities-jelly-play-dough.html\">for a playdate<\/a>\u00a0or for siblings to do together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5943\" src=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-Stomp-on-Foil-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dinosaur Painting on Foil Action Shot\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-Stomp-on-Foil-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-Stomp-on-Foil-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Dinosaur Painting Supplies<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Toy Dinosaurs<\/li>\n<li>Tin Foil<\/li>\n<li>Green Paint<\/li>\n<li>Paper Plates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ahead of the Activity<\/h2>\n<p><em>This post contains affiliate links for your convenience and at no extra cost to you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Preparation is key when you are planning a play date activity. \u00a0I cut out sheets of tin foil and gathered together a herd of toy dinosaurs. (Do dinosaurs even travel in herds?)<\/p>\n<p>I then just had to load up paper plates with lots of green paint, when they were both ready to sit down together for the activity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5944\" src=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-stomp-on-foil-2.jpg\" alt=\"Dinosaur Painting on Foil Action Shot\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-stomp-on-foil-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-stomp-on-foil-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I laid out the supplies. And before too long the pair of them were stomping their chosen dinosaurs into the green paint and stamping it all over the shiny foil sheets.<\/p>\n<p>When you have a pair of 4 year olds and a plateful of green paint, then I suppose it would be odd if they didn&#8217;t eventually plunge their hands into? And this is just what this pair of monkey&#8217;s did!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5945\" src=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-Stomp-painting-on-foil-3.jpg\" alt=\"Dinosaur Stomp painting messy green hands\" width=\"600\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-Stomp-painting-on-foil-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-Stomp-painting-on-foil-3-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Luckily I had a plan. To extend the activity and keep their paint covered hands away from my walls, I brought over a washing up bowl full of warm soapy water for them to wash the dinosaurs (and their hands) in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5946\" src=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-Stomp-Painting-on-Foil-4.jpg\" alt=\"Dinosaur Stomp painting washing up\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-Stomp-Painting-on-Foil-4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dinosaur-Stomp-Painting-on-Foil-4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A messy play date is a happy play date.<\/p>\n<h3>You might also like:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/easy-painting-projects-kids\/\">Easy Painting Projects for Kids<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/2016\/03\/playdate-survival-guide.html\">The Ultimate Play Date Survival Guide<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ < ![CDATA[ amzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\"; amzn_assoc_search_bar = \"true\"; amzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"crakid0c-20\"; amzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\"; amzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\"; amzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\"; amzn_assoc_region = \"US\"; amzn_assoc_title = \"My Amazon Picks\"; amzn_assoc_linkid = \"67f80102f8db3ccb873c5c99c106f675\"; amzn_assoc_asins = \"B000GZED8O,B000W4RJRQ,B000BN8XQO,B0031MUO6O,B00004UBH3,B00HTWO1K2,B00LQJGLCU,B002JCS5JA\"; \/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/bfB1Rb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5087\" src=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Free-Kids-Activity-Planner-2.jpg\" alt=\"Free Kids Activity Planner Arts Crafts Sensory Play\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Free-Kids-Activity-Planner-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Free-Kids-Activity-Planner-2-300x50.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/farm-animal-arts-crafts-for-kids\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5615 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/farm-arts-and-crafts-square.jpg\" alt=\"farm arts and crafts square\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/farm-arts-and-crafts-square.jpg 300w, https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/farm-arts-and-crafts-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/farm-arts-and-crafts-square-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Combine a love of dinosaurs and art in this fun Dinosaur Painting Activity on Foil. 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