I was watching one of the programmes Louis likes this morning and they were showing how a ball point pen works. One of the demonstrations made me want to post it straight on here.
It's a Chunky ball point paint pen! Simple enough to make and it lets kids paint without the mess of water cups, paint pots and brushes.
You get an empty roll-on deodorant bottle, pop out the ball, fill with
slightly watered down poster paint, put the ball back in and voilĂ !
Use it like you would a pen and it's a good size for less dexterous hands.
It would take a while to build up a decent amount of roll-on's for a good selection of colours but, having seen the results on the programme, it's well worth it and kids can use them at any age.