Finger-paint - Cooked starch
1 cup laundry starch or cornstarch dissolved in a small amount of cold water
5 cups boiling water added slowly
Cook mixture until thick and glossy.
Add 1 cup soap flakes
Add color
Cool
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Finger-paint
Mix liquid starch and powdered tempera paint on the paper as you paint
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Finger-paint
Put various colors of dry tempera in shaker jars. Pour a small amount of liquid starch on non-absorbent paper, such as shelf paper. Let the children shake the tempera paint onto the starch.
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Finger-paint
1 box Argo starch
1 cup cold water
4 cups boiling water
1 cup soap flakes
dry tempera paint
Mix the starch with the cup of cold water.
Add the 4 cups boiling water and mix well.
Then mix in the soap flakes.
Put dry tempera in salt shakers and let the child choose the color to paint with.
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Finger-paint or craft color
½ cup cornstarch
1cup cold water
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
2 cups hot water
½ cup mild soap flakes
Rit dye
Combine cornstarch and ¾ cup of the cold water in a medium saucepan. Soak gelatin in remaining ¼ cup cold water.
Stir in hot water to starch mixture and cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil and is smooth, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat
Blend in softened gelatin.
Add soap and stir until thoroughly dissolved.
Makes about 3 cups.
Divide into portions and stir in 1 tsp. Rit powder for every cup of mixture. Or use 1 T liquid Rit and increase corn starch to ¾ cup.
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Finger-paint
1 cup flour
1 ½ tsp. salt or sand
1 cup water
Combine flour and salt. Add water.
This finger paint has a grainy quality unlike other finger-paints, providing a different sensory experience.
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Finger-paint
Soap flakes
Water
Tempera or food coloring
Beat soap flakes in a small amount of water until it is the consistency of whipped cream. Add color.
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Finger-paint - shaving cream
Use shaving cream as is or add tempera
Squirt on table and let children have fun. Cleans table and is great for sense of touch and smell.
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Finger-paint
¼ cup cornstarch
2 cups cold water
food coloring
Mix cornstarch and water, while constantly stirring, bring to a boil and keep cooking until mixture thickens. Make sure you keep stirring or you'll end up with lumps.
Cool and pour into separate containers.
In each container add a different food coloring.
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Finger- paint
½ cup cornstarch
1 cup cold water
1 pkg. unflavored gelatin
2 cups boiling water
food coloring or poster paint
Mix the cornstarch with ¾ cups cold water into a paste.
Take the remaining ¼ cup of cold water and soak the gelatin in it.
Pour the 2 cups of boiling water slowly over the cornstarch mixture while stirring.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture boils and is clear.
Remove from heat.
Stir in gelatin.
Cool and divide into separate jars.
Add color.
To store place in airtight container in the refrigerator.
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Finger-paint
½ cup cornstarch
¼ cup cold water
1 1/3 cups boiling water
½ cup soap flakes
2 tsp. glycerin
food color
Moisten cornstarch with enough cold water to make a smooth paste.
Gradually stir in boiling water.
Cook mixture until clear and smooth.
Stir mixture continuously while cooking.
Add soap flakes and beat.
Add glycerin for glossiness and food coloring for color.
Store in a covered jar.
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Finger-paint
Mix paste or liquid starch, 1 or 2 T. soap flakes, and food coloring or powdered tempera paint together in a bowl. Then whip with a beater. Fill small containers with paste or starch mixture, adding more food coloring or powdered paint for a brighter color.
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Soap Snow
2 cups soap flakes
½ cup water
Mix above and beat to consistency of thick whipped cream.
Dip hands in water before using mixture and molding with it.
Use on colored construction paper or poster board
Soap snow will dry to a porous texture and last for weeks.
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