Cupcake School Art Smock

Cupcake school painting smock in pink gingham with lime green edging and buttons, so finger paint stays on the smock and not on the clothes underneath. Half of the front is a printed panel with pink stripes, a red-haired girl with her cupcake, and green-iced cupcakes with cherries; the other half features pink and white gingham with the green pocket.

Art classes can get messy, and that is what the smock is for: it covers the entire front and full-length sleeves, with elasticated cuffs that stay in place when little hands go into the pot of poster paint.

• Small-check gingham fabric in pink and white, designed to be worn over clothes all morning.
• Lime green buttons down the front, easy to see and fasten.
• Matching pocket for a tissue or a playground treasure.

With an optional embroidered name on the chest, the smock comes home from school in the right backpack.