The event was organised by the Northern Ireland Childminding Association to mark its 25th anniversary and held at Belfast Zoo. Almost 6,000 children and adults contributed to the painting, which measured 2,090 square metres. The current record for the largest finger painting stands at 2,025 square metres, created by 350 children in Austria in September 2007.
Two adjudicators approved by the Guinness Book of Records were satisfied the record attempt met all the required criteria. The NICMA will hear in a couple of weeks whether it has managed to set a new world record.
The record attempt finger painting, dubbed The Big Picture, comprised more than 2,000 pieces of canvas which were painted and sewn together. The canvases featured an image of a house to symbolise the home-based care offered by childminders.
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