Mess Free Painting in a zip Lock Freezer Bag

Mess free painting in zip-lock freezer bags is a perfect painting idea for babies and toddlers as it's totally mess free! Babies can put their painting in their mouth without you worrying and older children will love the effects created by squeezing the paint around the bag. 

mess free painting in a ziplock freezer bag

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Freezer Bag Mess Free Painting


Mess-free painting supplies:


  • Paint
  • Cardstock (red)
  • Ziplock freezer bags
  • tape (optional)


Painting in a Freezer Bag


Squeeze some kids paint onto a piece of cardstock and carefully place it into a zip-lock freezer bag.  Seal the bag.  You may wish to put some tape across the top to make it extra secure. 

mess free painting

Let your baby or toddler explore the bag and paints. 

painting for babies

Daisy loved being given her painting-in-a-bag activity and thought it was a great new toy, but she loved it even more when her big brother got involved. 

ziplock bag painting for babies and toddlers

I wanted to keep Daisy's painting so I carefully removed it from the bag and left it to dry. 

easy painting for babies

I used her painting to make a flower greeting card and a piece of wall art.

mess free baby painting in a zip lock bag

Daisy: 6 months
Harry: Age 3


Check out our list of baby painting ideas for more ideas to try with your baby. 

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