Not sure how new this is, but I'm really excited! I've seen the Crayola Wonder Mess Free Markers before, but yesterday at TRU I discovered they have a Finger Painting Kit out, too! As with the markers, the finger paint only comes out on the special paper, and there is no water needed to use the paint. Arielle had a blast with it this morning, and it's so much easier than dragging out her easel and setting up paint and smocks, etc. I still like the idea of using real paint so she can experiment with the texture and use large pieces of paper (the Color Wonder is only standard printer paper size). But it's great for a quick activity with no clean up (except for a good hand washing).
The only downside is that we've gone though a good portion of the finger paint already. You don't need to use much at all to make the color appear...but that concept was a bit lost on her. :)
Here's what the package looks like:
http://a62.g.akamai.net/7/62/10424/5...ery/131_lo.jpg
(Edited to fix link)
-Rachel
Mom to Arielle, 10/30/01
and Daliya, 10/27/03