finger paint
noun
: paint with a jelly-like consistency meant to be applied with fingers or hands instead of a brush
finger paints for the kindergarten classroom
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This assortment of vivid finger paints will satisfy your toddler’s penchant for painting.
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
These bright, bold finger paints lets 2-year-olds get hands-on and creative, while easily washing off the paint when the fun is done.
—Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
The celebrity makeup artist used Addiction Tokyo Intense Mascara, Addiction Tokyo Gel Eyeliner, and finger paint to create an ombre look and intensify the fake lashes.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 10 Sep. 2024
Outerwear had a cave man hairiness and mini dresses were covered in finger paint swirls.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
These bright, bold finger paints lets 2-year-olds get hands-on and creative, while easily washing off the paint when the fun is done.
—Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2024
The celebrity makeup artist used Addiction Tokyo Intense Mascara, Addiction Tokyo Gel Eyeliner, and finger paint to create an ombre look and intensify the fake lashes.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 10 Sep. 2024
Outerwear had a cave man hairiness and mini dresses were covered in finger paint swirls.
—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
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“Finger paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finger%20paint. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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