6000 children (and a few adults) have broken the current world record for the largest finger painting.The event, organized by NICMA the Childminding Association, took place at Belfast Zoo and saw a giant 2,090 square metre canvas being decorated.
Covered with a central image of a house it beat the the current record a paltry 2,000 square metre painting made in Austria in 2007.
Two adjudicators approved by Guinness World Records watched the messy goings on and organisers are now awaiting official confirmation they have set a new record.
The adjudicators didn't want to get their hands dirty though. Bridget Nodder, of NICMA said: "This world record attempt has taken months of planning and organisation, and involved an immense amount of hard work by staff, volunteers, childminders and children."Although we were reasonably confident that we could succeed, it's still hard to take in the fact that our canvas actually is bigger than the current record."