Hi there,
DD is 2 and a clue of months and is starting to be interested in Mark making etc and has decentish fine motor now. She has an easel with a whiteboard on one side and a chalk board on the other and loves scribbling on these, and I tape paper to a small table so that she can scribble with crayons. It's bee not rather a godsend that she seems to like this as I was starting to find the winter weather a real killer!
She's asked to do painting a couple of times (she's done it before at nursery). I know I sound ridiculous, but how do I do this without paint going everywhere? We have carpet except in the kitchen.
Also some general tips about how you approach crafty stuff with toddlers would be really helpful. Pinterest etc has so many amazing craft projects, but I'm a hopeless beginning and just don't get how you do these things without the house getting totally trashed!
(Assume I'm clueless and incompetent 
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