http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=cat1763

You should be able to buy the paints from Jo-ann fabrics right off this site.

I'm not sure, they may not ship paint, but it's worth checking.

I used their line for my cane and years ago, we did all the kids's hands on our little picnic table- they have some for every material, ceramic, even glass.

And they'll tell you which to use. And in each line of paint there is a clear coat. They're nice, inexpensive, and a lot safer to use around little kids than the types of paint you'll probably find at Lowe's.

These are made with crafting moms and grandmas in mind.

BTW, I love your idea and I just may steal that, lol.

I used to do a lot of painting on plaster miniature house like for my Christmas village so I would use some kind of craft paint. What I will probabkly do is make one to test it out.

I had another idea and tried it and it failed. I found the idea in a magazine. You took broken tiles and glued them on a plastic easter egg and then put your grout on. I was able to do it OK but it took me about a day to do one. You had to wait for the adhesive to completely dry before turning the egg to put more peices on. My darling little 6 year old grandaughter wouldn't have the patience to do that. Plus I only see her about once every 4 - 6 weeks. So we would never get 15 eggs done.

The firast year I helped her make Christmas presents, I wanted them to look really nice so I redid a lot of her work to make it perfect. Then I realized that it was from a 3 year old!!!! So I learned my lesson and try to keep it easy but yet nice. Plus if we make hand print coasters, the 2 year old can help us! Can't wait to get all messy with them!

I agree that Home Depot or Lowes people will be able to help you. The one thing I keep thinking is that you probably don't want a glazed tile because the paint would just smear. Definitely something unglazed / unsealed.

Here is some info on paint products from Michaels:

http://www.michaels.com/art/online/s...chScope=within

If you have a Color Me Mine nearby, check them out as well. They have everything you need; tiles, paints, and they'll even finish the tiles for you. I know you want to do this yourself, so maybe you can just check out the supplies, the type of paint, whether the tiles are glossy, or matte, etc.

I do this with my grandson (age 4). Last year we took some watercolors and painted large sheets of paper (11 x 17). While it was still wet he jumped into the middle of the wet paper with bare feet, then bent down and added his hands. When we framed these they made the greatest gifts! Great Grandma got one for her birthday, Mom and Dad got one each for Mother's Day and Father's Day. I kept one for me, put one in the cedar chest for grandson when he grows up.

Another thing we did was take some clay, (actually, I like to use Fimo, which you can bake until hard), flatten it out, and press his hand into the center to make a little plaque.

We've decorated flower pots, planted flowers and plants, made sock puppets. We both love to do these things together. It's going to be a drag when he grows up and doesn't want to do it any more.