finger painting

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Recent Examples of finger painting For toddlers and preschoolers, focus on tactile or sensory exploration activities like finger painting with mud, stamping with leaves, or drawing in the dirt with sticks. Dr. Pooja Sarin Tandon, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025 Rosewood Explorers is a clubhouse with supervised activities, such as sandcastle building, kite flying, pizza making, finger painting, and marching in a Junkanoo parade. Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025 Do something fun and silly—like finger painting or completing a puzzle. Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 This finger painting does not resemble me. Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for finger painting
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Noun
  • Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
    Jay Cannon, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Did anyone win the last Powerball drawing?
    Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Uzbek artist Feruza Kholkhujaeva filled courtyards with potted plants that will slowly die, a portrait of grief.
    Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Wolitzer’s debut novel, about a trio of college students each obsessed with a different dead poet, is both a striking coming-of-age story and a compelling portrait of grief.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The work was also funded from the proceeds of the historical society’s 2023 upscale tag sale of The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe furnishings and watercolor paintings.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • As a counterpoint to the cleaner vibe, there were numerous decorative trends — painterly watercolor prints; florals, both printed and appliquéd; fly-away feathers, and a whimsical use of shimmer and shine.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Both are based on cute-but-slight comedy sketches.
    Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to pictures of the tour, the book also includes photos of designer sketches, costumes, instruments, and set pieces, and there are even reflections of the tour written by Taylor Swift.
    Jessica Comstock, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Vivaia’s square-toe, ankle Chelsea boots give the classic shoe a modern upgrade with a sleek silhouette and all-day comfort.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The color, the silhouette, the daringly low drop waist—this is definitely a first!
    Glamour, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Utilizing a variety of tools that allow for shading, etching, and peeling creates a layered effect and transforms pumpkins into detailed pieces of multi-dimensional art.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Drake isn’t the only rapper in recent months to deny abdominal etching.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • If the talent agency signing comes to pass, Norwood will be one of the first AI generated actresses to get representation with a talent agency, traditionally working with real-life stars.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The film’s chilling representation of American politics may be an unintentional departure from the novel’s more whimsical energy.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025

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