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
  • Architect Shalom Baranes shows elevation drawings for a new $400 million ballroom at the White House to members of the National Capital Planning Commission on January 08, 2026 in Washington, DC.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • When are the Hoosier Lottery drawings held?
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • In this intimate portrait of life during the exhilarating early days of the women’s liberation movement in Scandinavia in the 1970s, Pernille Ipsen tells the stories of the seven women who raised her, who were all part of the women’s movement in Denmark.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Elizabeth was often photographed wearing them to galas and other royal occasions, and sat for a portrait with the jewels in the 1950s.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Bring your own artwork and supplies (acrylic, oil, or watercolor) to work with Alex and fellow artists.
    Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
  • This month, Davis painted the Christmas tree inside the Union Station and included a watercolor sticker of the Shuttlecock at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The Ghostbusters actress discussed a sketch that made SNL head honcho Lorne Michaels unexpectedly lose it during an interview with the Good One podcast.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
  • He’s previously worked with them on sketches and sampled their work on his album More Life.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The little black dress also has chiffon bell sleeves that show a subtle amount of skin and add movement to the striking silhouette.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The look also included a sleek black skirt with a streamlined silhouette.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The Orange Is the New Black alum stressed the importance of trans and non-binary representation in the mainstream theater world.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Without stretching their budget, travelers can enjoy 22 miles of pristine coastline or cross the bridge to hop on a shuttle with Explore Jax Core Tours, where the city’s history, culture, and future unfold through vivid storytelling and physical representation.
    Essence, Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In 1948, an etching of them celebrating with their family around the evergreen was published in the Illustrated London News.
    Rachel Burchfield, PEOPLE, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Designed by Tiffany and Co., each medallion features an etching of the center on one side with rainbow colors running through it.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025

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“Finger painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger%20painting. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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