Let's make paint!

The other week I felt like doing some arts and crafts. The issue I'm faced with these days is that Art just isn't really into DIY and crafting... (that day may never come).

So I decided to make paint and get some kids over to play with it and make a mess in the garden. Art's not quite old enough, so he played with his mate Dax, while the older two got amongst it. Art and Dax got to play with eat some playdoh so they didn't miss out on all of the fun.

It was so easy, although the food colouring does stain skin and clothes pretty bad... so it would be better to find something better to colour with it. Maybe I need to explore colouring with beets and berries (personal joke with friend...). 

I realise a blog is not a place to share personal jokes. Sorry.

Maybe beets and berries would actually work as a better colouring alternative? 

No... actually I've seen what blueberries did to Art's white t-shirt...

I'm having a conversation with myself on my blog. How embarrassing.

The recipe. (as pictured below);

2 cups of corn flour
1 cup of cold water
4 1/2 cups of boiling water
Colour

Mix the cornflour with the cold water, and then add in a cup of boiling water one cup at a time. Add colour at the end of the process.

I spooned it into some baby food jars.

My friend google introduced me to this recipe. I wanted an arts and crafts afternoon and realised that kids (mine in particular) put everything into their mouth... so I didn't think Mr D's expensive oil paints would be well received.