Finger Paint added
3-12-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need: 1/4
cup cornstarch, 2 cups water, food coloring
Mix ingredients in saucepan. Boil until
mixture thickens. Allow to cool, then pour into jars or other storage
containers and color with food coloring.
Condensed Milk Paint added
1-24-00 Original Author Unknown
Need: 1
cup condensed milk, Food coloring
Mix one cup condensed milk with a few drops of food coloring. This makes a
very bright, glossy colored paint.
Sparkle paint added
1-24-00 Original Author Unknown
Need: 1/2
cup flour, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup salt.
Mix everything together. I also added silver glitter into the mixture to
really give the mixture some pizzazz! When it dried (we painted
snowflakes to hand from the ceiling), it really sparkled!
Finger Paint added
3-06-01 Original Author Unknown
Need: 3
cups water, 1 cup corn starch, food coloring
Boil water, remove from heat. Make a paste with the corn starch and a
little cold water, and add this to the hot water, stirring constantly.
Boil until thick and clear (about one minute). Add coloring. Use this
paint while it is still warm, it feels great!
Another Finger Paint added
3-06-01 Original Author Unknown
Need: 2
cups flour, 2 teaspoons salt, 2 1/2 cups cold water, 2 cups boiling water,
Food Coloring
Mix 2 cups flour with 2 teaspoons salt. Add 2 1/2 cups cold water. Stir
until smooth. Gradually add this mixture to 2 cups boiling water. Boil
until smooth and thick. Add food coloring, then stir until smooth.
Yet Another Finger
Paint added
3-06-01 Original Author Unknown
Need: 1
cup liquid starch, 1/2 cup soap chips, 6 cups warm water, Dry tempera or
food coloring
Dissolve soap chips with enough water and stir until all lumps have disappeared.
Add to starch and remaining water. Keep covered in plastic jar. Color may
be added as children paint, or in the mix. A few drops of oil of clove
prevents bad odors. Be sure to keep mixtures in covered jars in a cool
location.
And Another Finger
Paint added
3-06-01 Original Author Unknown
Need: 1/2
cup of cornstarch, 3/4 cup cold water, 2 cups hot water, 2 tsp. Listerine
as a preservative, 1 Tbs glycerin, screw top jars
In the saucepan, mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup of cold water to make a
smooth paste. Add the hot water, stirring to prevent lumps. Cook over low
heat until mixture begins to boil. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup
cold water and Listerine. Divide and pour into jars. Add food coloring to
tint
Puffy Paint
added
12-10-01 Original Author Unknown
Submitted by: Christina KLambt
Need: 1
part white glue, 1 part shaving cream, electric beater
Things to extant play
Glitter
Squeeze bottles
Objects to hide
food coloring
Directions: Mix equal parts of the shaving
cream then glue in a bowl. Mix with an electric beater for a minute
or two. Now you can add what you choose- food coloring or glitter.
If using it for art I suggest pouring it into squeeze bottles. If
you use it in the sensory table hide objects in it. (I usually use acorns,
plastic toys- anything that will surprise the children when they wash it
off.)
The children will love the feel, texture, and the uses. The surprise
after it has dried can be surprising for children too.
Bubble Bath Finger
Paints added
1-26-02 Original Author Unknown
Need: 2
cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, food coloring, bubble bath (not the foamy
type), water
Directions: Mix
water with the flour until you get a paste. Add food coloring and bubble
bath until you get the thickness you like. This works well in the bath
tub. They can paint themselves or the walls and it washes right off. It
may turn the water the color of the food coloring but it wont stain the
child.
Snow Paint added
2-02-02 Original Author Unknown
Need: Elmers
School glue, shaving cream
Directions: Mixed equal parts of white
Elmers school glue and shaving cream. It made a marshmallow like
substance that was great fun and a lot of mess.
Watercolor Paint
added 4-02-02
Submitted by: Renee
Andrews
Need: paper, watercolor paints, water, craft
stick, Styrofoam meat try, shaving cream
Directions: If you have seen the new
watercolor paint and the fun things you can do with it, there is a less
expensive way to make it. Pop out two of the paint tablets in Crayola
Watercolor paint kits and put in a jar with a good sealing lid with some
water and let dissolve. Takes about 15 minutes. Next, take a sterilized Styrofoam
meat tray and fill it with shaving cream (not gel). Take an eyedropper and
drop several drops of one or several different colors over the shaving
cream. You can use either the side of a craft stick or texture paint
paddles to swirl the colors. Take a sheet of regular typing paper and lay
on top of the colored shaving cream. Pat it until the shaving cream
adheres to the paper. Lift straight up and turn shaving cream side up.
Next take a ruler or other straight edge and scrap the excess shaving
cream from the paper. The result will be a beautiful pastel blending of
the colors you put on the shaving cream.
Cornstarch Fingerpaint added
5-5-02 Original Author Unknown
Need: 3 Tbsp.
sugar, 1/2 C. cornstarch, Medium saucepan, 2 C. cold water, Muffin tin or
small cups, Food coloring, Soap flakes or liquid dishwashing detergent
Directions: Mix
sugar and cornstarch in a 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.
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