Baby Basics Picasso's - Cactus Footprint Craft

Once a month at our momstown Milton Baby Basics Program we get a little messy creating keepsake Picasso masterpieces with our infants. This month our theme is the desert so cactuses were the first thing that crossed my mind. Typically the infants are the only ones who participate in the creations but not today - I decided to get the mamas involved as well. After all leading by example the best way to teach your child.

The moms were game and wasted no time painting their feet to get the project started. We worked in pairs so while one mom was painting her foot, the other mom would keep the babies occupied.

Once we worked our way through the assembly line we started bringing up the infants for their turn. Again working in pairs, each person helped to paint, stamp and wipe up the mess. We matched the "seasoned" moms with the newbies to help keep down the stress levels. Words of encouragement could be heard if the little ones began to cry. Remember that crying IS a normal reaction to something that is new and not to let it prevent you from introducing it again and again to familiarize!

After putting on some floral embellishments our little masterpieces were complete. The moms were so proud of how great they turned out and appreciated that BOTH their prints were incorporated in the final product. Some even chatted about how to go about getting them framed!

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