Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Finger Paint

So I live in a VERY SMALL town, by very small I mean one grocery store & over three hours to the nearest Walmart.  You can feel bad for me now ;o)  I love doing fun activities with my kids but living here I often have to get a little more creative or try to find really simple things.

Yesterday, when the kids were bored I decided I would try to make finger paint.  I didn't have a lot of time so I found a simple recipe online here .  I liked it because it only took flour, salt, water and food coloring, Can't get too much easier right?!?

The kids loved it and it didn't turn out too bad.  I was worried when making it as it started to form like play dough but it stayed wet enough when I actually felt it.  It was a little lumpy but got the job done!  This is something I will definitely do again. 


Materials Needed:

2 cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
2 1/2 cups cold water
2 cups boiling water
Food Coloring

Instructions:


Mix the 2 cups of flour with the 2 teaspoons of salt. Add the 2 1/2 cups of cold water; stir until smooth. Gradually add this mixture to the 2 cups of boiling water. Boil until the mixture becomes smooth and thick. Add the food coloring until you get the desired color.

6 comments:

  1. Hey! Thanks for stopping by my blog and following! I'm now following back. I love this fingerpaint idea! I'll have to try it out next time I'm with my niece and nephew!

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  2. Following you back! 3 hours to Walmart???? I don't even know what I'd do. I'm assuming you don't have a local sushi joint then? I don't know if I could do that. :)

    Hope you come back and visit us again soon.

    Lots of yummy love,
    Alex aka Ma What's For Dinner
    www.mawhats4dinner.com

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    Have a great week!!!

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  4. Awesome project! I may try that with my nephew :)

    Following you back :)

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  5. Thanks for following me. I'm a new follower and feel your pain on the small town. I live in a small town, too, although we have a WalMart. We are growing fast because Costco's coming to town! Yay!

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  6. Thanks for the recipe!

    Following you back!

    http://my365toasize5.blogspot.com

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