We used acrylic paints for this, but if you would rather not commit to dots all over the kids' clothing, just yet feel free to use a less permanent paint. You will get the same results.

I added the first few dots myself and waited for little eyes to perk up. I love to get my children interested and engaged without saying a word. It shows me they love this just as much as I do.

We had a Q-tip for each color so we kept nice bright colors and didn't end up with any muddy browns.

I left this out, and the kids added dots to the board here and there. Emma stopped by while I was preparing meals. Grayson added some more splashes of color while I was doing dishes.

It went from a few dots to a blanket of beautiful colors.

It was the perfect place to display beautiful art by my little artists.