Fun with paint!

This week we had fun with paints! They helped cook it, mix the colors, then got creative on paper, and then themselves!!!

Homemade finger paints
Ingredients:
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 cups water
liquid food coloring

Directions: Mix cornstarch and water in a saucepan and boil until the mixture thickens. Allow to cool and then add food coloring.

Then you can separate into different bowls and dye each a different color. We like this recipe because it has a similar consistency to store-bought finger paint. It dries without being sticky and is just fun to play with, though it can be a little gloppy (for lack of a better adjective). The colors are vibrant too.
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