Pudding + Color = Artsy Dessert

This is just one of the fun things Luke did today, but I am tired so the others will go up later this week. I have a Toddler Activity Book that has some easy and fun ideas in it. Tonight after dinner I used one, and we had a fun time watching Luke experiment with 'finger paints'.

I actually made vanilla pudding, colored it with four different food colors, put some wax paper down in front of Luke, gave him a dollop of each color and let him go to town. He is a really precise kid. I was interested in how he went about experimenting and eating the paints. He doesn't gobble, he doesn't rush and he seems to just enjoy the process (of doing whatever he is doing at the moment).

Here is the progression of this first experience with pudding finger paints. Enjoy!










This picture doesn't look funny, but it is. He was really mad b/c Steve was putting pudding on his finger and letting Luke lick it off. The problem is that our son is eager to get the pudding off of one's finger by biting said finger off of one's hand. Really. When Steve's reaction time was quicker than Luke wanted it to be, he got really upset, really fast. That frown lasted about 12 seconds before he was focused on something else and back to our happy little man.


I am so thankful that I have this blog. Luke is seriously developing, changing, growing at such a rapid pace these days. It is impossible to get everything captured in a picture, but it is sure nice to try! He is a JOY!