Tried yogurt painting

Easy activity that takes little planning, and some extra clean up. 

Well. I tried. I'll keep trying. It was a complete failure, but it was pretty much just a big mess.

First, I took a paper plate and taped it to his high chair tray. I scooped out a 3 dollops of plain yogurt and squirted 1 (swear 1) drop of red, blue, and yellow food coloring in each.

I thought letting him stir in the color and mix them would be fun, but he started with blue and it stuck to his finger right away and he instantly placed them in his mouth, which then turned a bright shade of blue as well.

I then mixed the color into the yogurt more, so it wasn't so potent. That helped a little. Calan liked using a spoon to stir them up a little, but he wasn't completely interested in the activity. He watched me mix them and play with the yogurt.

I then thought that maybe flipping the plate and stamping it on to the tray would get him a little more interested. He did play with it for a little longer, but he was ready for a wash down.

The whole activity lasted about 10 minutes. This would be why i don't put too much planning into activities. He is just not quick into them yet, but hopefully if I keep trying he will one day craft for hours. (Well at least for 30 minutes.)

(After a long teeth brush and his evening bath, all blue food coloring is gone.)