Supervise as you have children follow these steps:
Wet finger paint paper on the glossy side.
Sprinkle 2 to 3 tablespoons of dry gelatin on the wet paper.
Use as a finger paint.
Mix the cornstarch with the cold water first, until you have a smooth paste.
Stir in the boiling water.
Add a squirt of liquid detergent to make the paint easy to claen off things.
Color it with vegetable dye or tempra paint.
The dye will color your hands a little and could stain clothes too.
Let the finger paint cool before you use it.
Shelving paper, sunny side up, makes good finger paint paper.
Mix flour, salt and cold water in a saucepan to make a smooth paste.
Add hot water and cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and changes from white to a darker color.
Remove from heat.
Add food coloring or Tempera.
(Wintergreen or vanilla flavoring may be added to reduce the flour odor).
To create interesting textures, add sand, saw dust or coffee grounds.
The finger paint is usable for 1 week.
It will mold if kept longer.
PUDDING PAINT: Prepare the pudding according to
f the cakes. Paint the letters with edible gold paint. When completely dry
Combine laundry starch and boiling water.
Add glycerin and coloring.
Mix well.
Cook and stir until smooth.
Tint with coloring to make small amounts of different colors.
Baby food jars are ideal to store paint in.
Mix well to make a textured finger paint.
Add tempera paint to the water to provide coloring.
Mix dry ingredients in a bowl, adding hot water.
Stir until smooth.
Put in a small container with cover and add a very small amount of coloring.
Mix well and cover for storage.
Finger paints may be used in several colors to make beautiful gift wrapping paper.
Glazed shelf paper or white freezer wrapping paper may be used for finger paint projects.
Mix detergent and starch together till mixture is soft and damp throughout.
Add enough food coloring or paint to get the color you want.
If you put this paint on too thick, the paint chunks will fall off when dry.
When picture is dry, it may be sprayed with hair spray to keep paint from chipping.
Mix starch with enough cold water to make a smooth paste.
Add boiling water slowly, stirring constantly.
Cook until glossy over a low flame.
Stir in dry soap flakes while still warm.
When cool, add glycerine.
Add paint.
Store in fridge.
Paint on wet paper.
Heavy glazed white shelf paper.
Mix together dry tempra with either liquid detergent or liquid starch and use as finger paint.
Mix together; use as you would any other finger paint.
Dries glossy.
Add tempera paint to liquid starch and stir.
Paint on glossy shelf paper or butcher paper.
Mix all ingredients together and paint.
Mix flour and water with liquid detergent.
Add desired color food coloring.
Finger paint to create a masterpiece.
Mix sugar, cornstarch and flour.
If using food color, add color to water and then to mix.
If using powdered paint, add to dry mix, then add water.
Mix starch with cold water to form a creamy paste.
Add boiling water and cook until mixture becomes transparent or glossy looking.
Stir constantly.
Let mixture cool a bit, then add soap flakes, stirring until evenly distributed.
Let cool and pour into 8 jars with screw tops.
Stir into each jar 1/2 tablespoon powdered poster paint.
Add starch to water.
Stir over heat until thick.
Add detergent and stir well.
Divide into small jars.
Color with tempera paint or food coloring.
Keeps in refrigerator.
Mix cornstarch with 3/4 cup water to make a smooth paste in a saucepan.
Soak gelatine in 1/4 cup cold water; set aside.
Pour boiling water slowly into cornstarch mixture, stirring as you pour.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and is clear.
Remove from heat; stir in gelatine.
Add tempera paint to color desired.
Cool.