Paint with water: a play idea for 12 to 18 months
Painting with water is all the fun of painting with nothing to clean up. It takes about 8 minutes and uses a paintbrush, a cup of water.
Checked October 29, 2026.
How to play
Paint with water12 to 18 months · about 8 minutes
You need: a paintbrush, a cup of water.
- Go outside with a brush and a cup of water.
- Paint a stripe on the sidewalk, a fence or a wall.
- Hand your toddler the brush and let them paint.
- Watch the marks dry and disappear, then paint again.
Builds: moving and using hands and thinking and problem solving. Painting with water is all the fun of painting with nothing to clean up.
Safety: Stay within arm's length the whole time. Young children can drown in an inch or two of water, so pour the water out as soon as you finish.
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