Now that Baby Chuck and I've already tried one
finger paint recipe, I figured we'd give another a try. We found a nice and easy recipe for finger paints from
Easie Peasie and then we learned of a great mess free trick from
Housing a forest Here's what we did:
Ingredients:
- 3 T sugar
- 1/2 t salt
- 1/2 C cornstarch
- 2 C water
Materials:
- saucepan
- fork
- measuring cups and spoons
- Ziploc bags
- masking tape
Directions:
1. Combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan. Warm until you get a thick goop.
2. Once thickened, remove saucepan from the heat and let it cool. Then, pour your sticky goo into different containers. Add food coloring into each container and stir until you get your desired color. (Don't taste the goo. It's gross. Just thought I'd put that out there...)
3. Pour your paint into the Ziploc bags. Squeeze out the air from the bags and seal them shut with masking tape. Then, let your child squish to his heart's delight!
Disclaimer: Baby Chuck enjoyed squishing the paint around for a couple of minutes... and then he moved onto something else. But not to worry, Hubby and I then had a go at the bags. It was quite relaxing to squish the colors around.
Have a great weekend!
