Finger Painting!

Well for all of you who are as obsessed with Pinterest as I am and love all of the kid activities that have been shared, here is a review of one that I decided to tackle.... The edible finger paint, originally posted here.

 

Once I mixed the corn starch, cold water, and then hot water, as instructed, my mixture seemed watery still. I was wondering since it involved corn starch if it would thicken over time, so I proceeded to the next step.

 

I divided it up into 3 small Tupperware containers...

 

... added food coloring: green, red, and blue...

 

... and put some on a plastic plate for Mason to play with...

 

 

He loved it and really got into painting his high chair too. :)

 

See Mom, all done.

 

So the important parts of my review are this: 

• It did thicken up after a few hours, so maybe make it ahead of time and let it thicken before painting.
• This recipe should be made for 5-10 kids, not one, so consider scaling it down if you are doing it for just 1-2 kids because we had A LOT left over and it does start to grow mold after a few days... yes, I was curious if it would keep well like normal paint does, and the answer was a definite no.
• You will need to add 10+ drops of food coloring if you want the color to actually show up on a piece of paper if you are planning on keeping it as potential artwork. I think I used at least 5 of each color and once the paint was on the paper it was a very dull pastel painting.
• Yes it is edible, meaning non-toxic, but no it does not taste good. Corn starch and water, enough said. :)
• The paint will dry on paper after a few hours and will have a sort of chalk-like feel to it on top of a rippled sheet of paper. Probably not important, but in case you were curious.

Happy painting!