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finger painting

British  

noun

  1. the process or art of painting with finger paints of starch, glycerine, and pigments, using the fingers, hand, or arm

  2. a painting made in this way

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"Let's give the kids their finger painting and let's get on with life."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025

She could draft a student progress report in her mind while supervising finger painting.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2023

I don't mean to sound flip when I say that I like for recording to feel like finger painting, but I really do think that, especially with bands.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2022

So for Peter, on one recent morning, that meant moving from the airplanes to a table where classmates were finger painting with shaving cream on little mirrors.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2018

Shanti had been setting goals since she was four and won her preschool’s finger painting contest.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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