Berry Painting with Real Fruit

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This is partly an art project with a sensory aspect, as well as a good time for a snack!

If you’ve got some berries in the fridge that may be past their prime but you hate to throw them away, this is such a fun way to use them before they go real bad.

Grab the berries, a bowl, or fork or spoon, some paper and paintbrushes!

Let your child mash up the berries in the bowl. Maybe with the fork or spoon, or maybe with their hands!

While they’re doing that, you can set out the paper and paintbrushes.

Then they can start painting to their hearts desire.

Don’t get be wrong, this isn’t going to be a pretty masterpiece to hang on the fridge.

This is all about the process and fun. There’s no wrong way!

Spice it up a bit and bring out some other utensils to paint with. What about the baster brush, or the potato masher? Those might be fun!

Or literally, spice it up! Grab some cinnamon, parsley, or whatever spices you have excess of or might be expiring. Sprinkle it on like glitter!

Bonus, add in a couple of fruits to the berry mix that your child has never tried before, or maybe has turned down in the past. They might just want to explore the food and try it in this context.

If you don’t have berries that can be mashed, you can blend up other fruits in the blender. Or use baby food. There’s no one right way, this is an exploration!

This can get messy though, so prep ahead of time with a tablecloth, a tray, or do this outside on the sidewalk or deck. Then you can just hose it off (the sidewalk too *wink*)