what can i dress my toddler in for painting?

[kissmummy]

can't seem to find anything good on the internet. i have in mind some kind of plastic apron with sleeves. surely easy to find, but where? also any tips for painting with a toddler to prevent it all ending up on the walls/furniture/everywhere except the paper it's meant to be on?
my DS is 19 months and i think just about ready to have a go but we haven't done anything before. only tried crayons but he still seems to like eating them for some reason.

just a nappy would do lol

How about an old adult t-shirt or shirt (back to front if a shirt)?

My mum has this for when ds or my nephew want to do messy play at her house.

I generally go for stripped down to nappy and then straight into the bath if it's going to be really messy. Also, a squirt of washing up liquid into the paint before you start makes sure it comes off clothes.

Something like this?

My ds is 19m now, we first had a go at paint when he was 10m, we did the hand and foot print thing for dp for father's day. Then, he was just in a nappy, now he'll do it in pj's or a vest, we put a set aside for this purpose. As for floors, sofas etc, can you move bits away to clear a space and just put an old sheet down?

the best way to teach toddlers to do stuff is to do it alongside them, that way they copy what you do

i really can't wait, think it's going to be a lot of messy fun! he loved doing the washing up with me and "helping" me make a cake the other day!

You could also use finger paints to start with - thicker and easier to control.

TBH all the kids paint we've used has washed out fine, and we paint in the kitchen on a lino floor so that's easy too. IME if you put loads of stuff on child/furniture to try to keep it clean, it doesn't work and you just have more stuff to wash!