finger painting
noun
: a technique of spreading pigment on paper chiefly with the fingers
also
: a picture so produced
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Examples include finger painting, identifying toys in a sandbox, or playing with musical blocks.
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Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
To celebrate the occasion, his parents treated him to a banana oatmeal cake and finger painting.
—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
According to Phillips, finger painting promotes fine motor development.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023
Each theme entry combines a color and a word related to fingers to create a term that is not actually related to finger painting: WHITE KNUCKLE, BLUE PRINTS and GREEN THUMB.
—New York Times, 10 July 2022
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Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2024
To celebrate the occasion, his parents treated him to a banana oatmeal cake and finger painting.
—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
According to Phillips, finger painting promotes fine motor development.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 19 Aug. 2023
Each theme entry combines a color and a word related to fingers to create a term that is not actually related to finger painting: WHITE KNUCKLE, BLUE PRINTS and GREEN THUMB.
—New York Times, 10 July 2022
See all Example Sentences for finger painting
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“Finger painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finger%20painting. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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