Painting

Painting with 5th graders is a scary thought....that's why I don't usually do it.  However, I found a cute writing idea on Pinterest that I wanted to do.  My students were to draw a strand of lights with their pencil, then they would use paint to make the light bulbs with their fingertips.  After that they were to draw a picture and from it, create a story.  The easiest way to do this without making a mess was to pull a few students at a time to the table while the others worked on something else....or so I thought!  One of the paint containers was brand new, so I had to unscrew the lid to open it...which I did....and then the top lid needed to be closed...which I did NOT!  As I attempted to shake up the bottle, the top lid came open and paint went flying everywhere!  I just froze!  The students immediately started getting paper towels to clean up the mess, and then one student very loudly screamed, "It's in your HAIR"!  It was true....paint was all over my shirt and pants and lots of it was in my hair.  Good thing it was washable.  I managed to clean myself up, and we finished our papers, but I probably won't be painting for a VERY long time.