Pudding Painting

I am sure all of you mothers out there have heard of pudding painting...but have you ever really tried it? We invited our sweet friend Caleb over to play in the water and paint with pudding - everyone had a blast!

Elizabeth and Caleb jumped right in and started to 'paint'; Tom was a bit more apprehensive about the entire ordeal, but it did not take him long. Continue to scroll down

I wish I would have done things in this order...

1 - Make the kids run around outside a little as I set everything up

2 - Then dish out the pudding and next time use paint brushes (mine had fun without them, but I have a feeling they are not going to know what to do when it is time to use non-edible paint)

3 - After painting go swimming - I actually did this first and by the time I needed to rinse them off in the baby pool, there was no more water (due to intense splashing) and I had to use the cold hose pipe

...and maybe next time add some food coloring to add some different colors

Tom supervising while the other two rebels lick their toes...yes, you read it correctly

Needless to say the event was a huge success and we will definitely paint again!

Of course I have not forgotten about their birthday...stay tuned for the pictures from the birthday week!