Photo of a small toy dinosaur on top of a piece of white paper that has been decorated with blue, green and purple paint, sitting next to two dishes containing the paint

Eco-Friendly Art Activity with Bear Cubs Nature Play

Bear Cubs Nature Play recently shared their brilliant kids activity idea- mark making with Natural Earth Paints! This activity is great for children's fine motor skill development (which later helps with writing and coordination) while being a fun sensory experience.

Photo of a small toy dinosaur on top of a piece of white paper that has been decorated with blue, green and purple paint, sitting next to two dishes containing the paint

What you'll need:

Multiple different shapes of small toy dinosaurs with their feet dipped in the containers holding the green, blue and purple paint

Mix up your Natural Earth Paints in containers that are large enough to dip your toys in. You should mix enough paint so that the feet, wheels, or other toy parts will accumulate enough paint to make marks with, but not enough to dip too much of the toy into the paint (too much paint will make this activity quite messy for the little hands!).

Overhead view of a child holding the toy dinosaur with it's feet dipped in paint and using it to create marks on the white piece of paper

Go ahead and mark away! Children can get as creative as they'd like with their mark patterns; be sure to let your little one's imagination lead this activity, and enjoy!

Another child using the toy dinosaur with paint on its feet to create a painting on the white paper using Natural Earth Paint

Interested in more activities featuring Natural Earth Paint products? Visit our Nature Craft DIYs page!
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