1/4-cup liquid laundry starch
2 drops food coloring or 1 tsp. tempera paint
Mix ingredients in small plastic bowl until blended.
Cornstarch Finger paint
3 Tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 cups cold water
Food coloring
Powdered soap flakes or liquid dishwashing soap
Mix sugar and cornstarch in medium saucepan over low heat. Add cold water and stir until mixture is thick. Remove from heat. Divide into four or five portions (in muffin tins or cups). Add a drop or two of food coloring to each portion and a pinch of soap flakes or soap. Stir and let cool. Store in airtight container.
Flour Finger Paint
1-cup flour
2 tbsp salt
1 1/4 cup hot water
1 1/2 cup cold water
Food coloring or liquid dishwashing soap
Put flour and salt in a saucepan and add cold water. Beat with a whisk or rotary beater until smooth. Add hot water and boil until mixture is thick. Beat until smooth. Keep in refrigerator and add food coloring as needed.
Laundry Starch Finger Paint
1-cup laundry starch dissolved in cold water
1 qt boiling water
1 cup pure white soap flakes or powder
Food coloring or poster paint
Add boiling water to starch and cold water mixture and boil until thick. Remove from heat and stir in soap. Divide into small containers and add food coloring as desired.
Poster Paint
1/4-cup flour
1 cup water
3 tablespoons powdered tempera paint
2 tablespoons water
1/2 tsp. liquid starch or liquid detergent
Measure flour into saucepan. Slowly add 1-cup water until mixture is smooth. Heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens. Cool. Add 1/4-cup flour paste into small jar or plastic container. Add tempera paint and water for each color. For opaque finish add liquid starch. For glossy finish had liquid detergent.
Condensed Milk Paint
1-cup condensed milk
Food coloring
Mix one-cup condensed milk with a few drops of food coloring. This makes a very bright, glossy colored paint.
Frosting Paint (non-edible)
1 cup powdered tempera paint
2 tbsps. Wallpaper paste
1/4 to 1/2 cup liquid laundry starch
Mix tempera paint with wallpaper paste. Add starch, mixing until thick enough to spread - like frosting. Place paint on a plastic lid and use popsicle sticks to spread.
Face Paint
1 tsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. water
1/2 tsp. cold cream
Food coloring
Stir together starch and cold cream until well blended. Add water and stir. Add food coloring. Using a small brush paint designs on child's face. Remove with soap and water. Store in airtight container.
