Finger Paint

As part of my resolution to create more, and do more with Atticus I decided to make my own finger paint. I found the recipe on Pintrest and I had everything to make it already in my house. I think I was more excited about the paint than Atticus was.

Here is the recipe:

• 2 tablespoons sugar
• ¹⁄₃; cup cornstarch
• 2 cups cold water
• ¼ cup clear liquid dish soap
• food coloring or food coloring paste

After making it, I think I could have done without the dish soap, but I am a follow the recipe kind of gal. 

1. Mix together sugar and cornstarch in a small pan, then slowly add cold water.
2. Cook over low heat, stirring until the mixture becomes a smooth; almost clear gel about 5 minutes.
3. When it's cool, stir in clear dishwashing liquid.
4. Scoop equal amounts of the mixture into containers and stir in food coloring or, for even more vibrant colors, use food-coloring paste.
    

   

   I thought it would never get clear, but it did.

   
   

   

   The hardest part was waiting for it to cool enough.

   
   

   

   Ready to create

   
   

    

    

   I like the way the colors turned out.

    

A few things I learned in this process. One, it takes a little longer than 5 minutes for it to turn to gel. Another is that I could have used more food coloring. The recipe didn't say how much to add, and I was afraid of stained fingers, so I didn't use too much. When the paint was on the paper it was pretty faint. Also, I wish I had baby food jars or small shallow jelly jars to store the paint. Atticus was only interested in painting for a few minutes and then what to do with it all. All in all it was a fun little project that I would do again.