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Conker roll painting

Tip, tilt, roll! Let conkers do the painting as they roll through blobs of colour.

  • 15 min total
  • Messy fun
  • Ages 2–5*
  • Indoors
  • Autumn
Let's do this

*Illustrative age guidance. Your child's development and circumstances matter more than a number.

A tiny plan for your day

Estimated time: 3 min to prepare · 10 min to explore · 2 min to tidy. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • A shallow tray or washing-up bowl
  • A sheet of paper that fits inside
  • Washable paint
  • Four or five conkers

Let's begin

Five simple steps

That's the whole activity. Tick each step off as you go, and stop whenever you like.

  1. Pop the paper in the tray.

  2. Little one leads

    Your child squeezes a few blobs of paint on the paper.

  3. Drop in the conkers.

  4. Tip and tilt the tray to roll the conkers around. Watch the patterns appear.

  5. Lift out the paper and try another colour.

All done!

That's every step. However it went, you made a little moment together.

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