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Car Ramp Painting

June 27, 2014 by Emma Gadsby 11 Comments

I opted to do the activity outside and used a MDF board as our ramp.  I covered it in large paper and used our Tuff Spot Tray to catch the cars at the bottom.

Adventures of Adam car ramp painting

I squirted paint on to two plates and found a variety of cars from Adam’s vast collection that would be easy to clean.  Battery operated cars can’t be thrown into a bowl of water as we realised when we last painted with cars.

Adam saw the ramp and wanted to push cars down it straight away.  It took a little while for him to understand why I was rolling the cars along the paint but he soon realised the benefit of the tracks going down the paper.

Adventures of Adam car ramp painting

Adam loved getting a car, pushing it through the paint, rolling it down the ramp and looking at the paint tracks left behind.  He kept telling me the colour of the car and the colour of the car tracks.  He soon went through all of the cars I had put in a bowl.

Adventures of Adam toddler car ramp painting

This is where Adam decided we needed more paint, despite having plenty left on the plate.  He thought that as the cars had all been used then he needed more paint and clean cars to start the activity again.  Trying to explain to a 2 year old that there was enough paint left was a little tricky but he eventually carried on with the activity using the same paint and the same cars!

Adventures of Adam toddler car ramp painting

Cleaning up the activity was easy.  I left the painting to dry outside, washed the paint from the Tuff Spot and placed the cars in a washing up bowl.  Adam spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning his cars in his Mud Kitchen.

Adventures of Adam cleaning cars

Filed Under: Creative Activities, Independent Play Activity, Play Activities, Some time required Tagged With: Book themed play, Colours, Gross Motor Skills, Messy activity, Outdoor Play Activities, Painting Activities, Transport activity, Tuff Spot/ Builders Tray

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  1. Susanne Remic (@Ghostwritermumm) says

    June 30, 2014 at 6:18 am

    Love this. I have a feeling Bella and Luka will too. Thank you! You just inspired my afternoon! x x

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      June 30, 2014 at 9:33 pm

      Hope the afternoon of play went well x

      Reply
  2. Rosie Hill (@EcoGitesLenault) says

    July 1, 2014 at 11:21 pm

    My boys are much older but I reckon they’d still really love doing this! #letkidsbekids

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      July 3, 2014 at 9:24 pm

      I don’t think you are ever too old to push cars down a ramp!

      Reply
  3. ~Merlinda~ (@pixiedusk) says

    July 2, 2014 at 9:27 am

    Nice artwork with that car ramp! Hes always having fun creating =) #LetKidsBeKids

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      July 3, 2014 at 9:25 pm

      I am still undecided what to do with the finished artwork. Decisions decisions!

      Reply
  4. Let kids be kids says

    July 2, 2014 at 1:24 pm

    Great idea! I think my kids would love that!
    The painting at the end looked fab too.
    Thanks for linking #LetKidsbeKids

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      July 3, 2014 at 9:26 pm

      It certainly was a hit for Adam (and me!)

      Reply
  5. Loving life with little ones says

    July 4, 2014 at 2:25 pm

    Looks like great fun, we have done something similar before. #letkidsbekids

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      July 5, 2014 at 7:40 am

      Super activity to do over and over again.

      Reply
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