Finger Paint Recipes
Cooked
Finger Paint
Ingredients:
1
cup flour
2 tsp salt
3 cups cold
water
2 cups boiling
water food coloring --
as desired
Directions:
Mix
the flour and salt in an electric skillet, add the cold water
and stir until smooth. Add the hot water and stir
until boiling. Boil
until clear, then add desired food coloring. Mix until
smooth.
Uncooked
Finger Paint
Ingredients:
1
cup flour
1 1/2 tsp
salt
1 cup water
food
coloring -- as desired
Directions:
Mix
flour and salt, add water. Mixture will be grainy.
Cornstarch
Finger Paint
Ingredients:
3
Tbsp. sugar
½ C.
cornstarch
2 C. cold
water
Food
coloring
Soap flakes or
liquid dishwashing detergent
Directions:
Mix
sugar and cornstarch in medium saucepan. Turn heat on
low, add cold water, and stir until mixture is thick.
Remove from heat. Divide mixture into four or five
portions, spooning into muffin tin sections or small
cups. Add a few drops of food coloring and a pinch of
soap flakes or a drop of liquid dishwashing detergent to each
portion. Stir and let cool before use. Store
covered.
After my little guy's artwork dried with this one, the colors
had turned from bright to very dull pastel. He didn't care a
bit, I think he liked mixing it up best.
Soap
Flake Finger Paints
Ingredients:
1 cup Ivory Soap
Flakes
enough water to
give a consistency to that of whipped
cream
Directions:
Mix the water and
soap flakes; beat with a rotary beater until creamy. Add food
coloring for different colors.
Whichever recipe
you use, be sure to include the kids when making it, and
especially when mixing up the colors...
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any of these recipes yourself, please send me a photo of
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