Mix and knead until well blended.
If mixture is too dry, add a drop or two of glue.
If too moist, sprinkle with flour and cornstarch.
After making the desired art project, allow to dry for 24 hours, turning several times.
To paint, use Elmer's glue paint recipe.
Face painting done in creative shapes and designs is a nice alternative to wearing a mask on Halloween night (masks can be very frightening to preschoolers and they obscure vision when a child is walking up and down steps or when crossing the street).
In addition to using face paint to complete a Halloween costume, kids will enjoy this recipe for birthday parties, staging a backyard play and for dress-up on a rainy day.
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.
I have a little recipe that isn't hard to make.
But you must always start as you awake.
Take a great big mixing bowl.
Fill it with a smile.
Mix half a cup of sunshine with good deeds all the while.
Add a pinch of work and play, a pinch of thoughtfulness and care, but don't bake it in the oven, just spread it everywhere!
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 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.
ame color for a darker paint or by adding a different
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.
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.
Add tempera paint to liquid starch and stir.
Paint on glossy shelf paper or butcher paper.
Mix all ingredients together and paint.
Mix equal parts of flour, salt and water in a bowl; add tempera.
Pour mixture into plastic squeeze bottles.
Show the children how to squeeze the puffy paint onto paper in lines or dots.
Encourage to experiment with different designs and patterns.
Puffy paint hardens when it dries, approximately 24 hours.
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.
Combine all ingredients and stir well.
Put in old mustard, catsup or glue bottles with a needle nose.
Squeeze paint out on heavy paper for a puffy design.
Mix cornstarch with cold water to make a smooth thick paste. Stir in boiling water to a desired consistency.
The mixture should immediately become thick, lose its white appearance and turn fairly clear.
Spoon the mixture into paint cups or jars. Add liquid tempera and stir.
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 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.
Mix dry starch and 1/2 cup water.
Add boiling water.
Stir rapidly.
Pour in soap powder and stir until smooth.
Add tempera paint and food coloring for color.
Store in tight lidded container.
Makes 2 cups.