finger painting

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Recent Examples of finger painting Examples include finger painting, identifying toys in a sandbox, or playing with musical blocks. Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2025 Her collection features millions of childhood artworks across developmental milestones — from scribbles to finger paintings and pictorial works — and has served as a major source of inspiration for Belott’s own artistic practice. Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 27 June 2025 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 Cloud Paint Courtesy of brand 8/25 Glossier Cloud Paint $20 $15 Glossier A little goes a long way with this gel-cream blush that will remind you of finger painting from back in the day. Malia Griggs, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for finger painting
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Noun
  • The winning numbers for Tuesday’s Mega Millions lottery drawing are 9, 30, 36, 38 and 40.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • Paired with the print is a letter from a young woman named Harriet Bailey to her uncle on the front lines of the Civil War, containing seeds delicately etched with drawings of a ship, facesand a dog.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • David Hockney, the British artist most famous for his 1960s paintings of Los Angeles swimming pools and double portraits rendered in vivid acrylic paints, died at his London home on Thursday, June 11, at age 88.
    Constance W. Glenn, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
  • That year also saw Hockney’s first appearance in Vogue, a group portrait with fellow painters Howard Hodgkin, John Howlin, and Ian Stephenson.
    Robin Muir, Vogue, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • To its right is a watercolor painting of the Gila River War Relocation Center in Arizona, where many members of the family were forcibly transported to and imprisoned during World War II.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • In that same spirit, VF worked with Muñoz to create artistic portraits in pencil, watercolor, and acrylic at the dinner.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • Especially because what a sketch wants, to be really funny, can sometimes scale.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 June 2026
  • These sketches are all hand-drawn.
    Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • The stars burn brightly here, shielded from light pollution and city glare, and the rock formations are eerily beautiful in silhouette.
    Tamara Gane, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2026
  • Phoebe Philo’s version, a backless white tank with a dramatic ruffle that curves across the waist and up the shoulder blades transforms the silhouette into an avant-garde sculpture.
    Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • There’s also programming planned across the weekend, including a cosplay catwalk for people to show off their work, an X-Men improv show, and panels where people can learn to draw Star Wars characters or hear discussions about disability representation in comics.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
  • Unlike venture capital firms that often seek significant ownership stakes and board representation, crowdfunding investors typically take much smaller positions, allowing founders to preserve more equity and autonomy.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • In Dish Jockey, an etching from 1993, a harried woman in a bandanna (shades of Rosie the Riveter) scrubs dishes while an ensemble of Tinkerbell-like housekeepers complete other chores nearby.
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Some examples from Myers include the subtle etching in marble, the soft wear of limestone, the lived-in texture of linen, or the subtle fading and marks that form in hardwood floors.
    Lacey Ramburger, The Spruce, 2 June 2026

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“Finger painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/finger%20painting. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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