Weeks ago, I was searching for finger paint in bookstores and toy stores in malls, and I had a hard time doing so. If not out-of-stock, it's way too expensive (imagine, 4 tiny cups put in a fancy box sold at P600 plus!!!). There must be a home-made version of finger paint that's cheap and non-toxic. A quick search led me to www.creativekidsathome.com, and Trixie and I made the original fingerpaint. Bottles of Wilton food color from my cake decorating days came in very handy, and I was able to make six full cups. A note though, this finger paint is best used the day it was made--- the paint thickened and jellied up a day after. It's still fun to use, but it wasn't gooey anymore. Since the recipe below contains a bit of sugar, store the paint in tightly sealed containers to keep them from nasty ants! I'll make a different version next time to see which is better. For now, I hope this recipe will help moms like me keep their young ones happy and busy!
Ingredients
1/2 cup cornstarch
3 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups cold water
food coloring
Directions
In a medium pan, mix all the ingredients together to make the finger paint. Cook over low heat 10 to 15 minutes. Keep stirring the finger paint mixture until it is smooth and thick. After the finger paint has thickened take the pan off the stove and let the mixture cool.
After cooling, divide the finger paint into storage containers depending on how many colors you would like. Add a few drops of food coloring to each container. Stir the coloring in to the paint to determine the shade of color. You're ready to finger paint! Cover tightly when storing.
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