DIY Canvas Finger Painting

My oldest daughter has recently become quite interested in doing crafts.  I guess I could be biased, but she is becoming quite the crayon artist!  I love watching her drawings get better each day.  Her sidewalk chalk drawings are also pretty good, and she really loves to paint.  I have to admit the painting doesn't happen as much as she'd like {it's a big mess that I don't want to deal with everyday}, but I try to provide occasional opportunities for that outlet.

We've been working on re-doing the kids' bathroom and I knew that I wanted them to have a part in the decision-making and decorating.  They each picked out a towel in their favorite color {I gave them some options}, and we worked together to make this canvas finger painting.

I had a lot of paint samples in the garage, different colors, so we poured a little of each into some bowls and got our fingers dirty swirling circles onto the canvas.

I helped them to place the circles in a sort of random pattern, using all the different colors.  Then, I went back over it and using green paint, put stems and grass on the canvas.  The girls told me what to do, so I just followed their instructions putting the grass on the bottom and then they really wanted a sun at the top.  I don't consider myself an artist by any means, but finger painting is pretty fun!  And, since the kids commissioned this work of art, I like it even more!  It was an inexpensive way to bring some color into their bathroom and they love it!