Three Year Old Thursday - Finger Paint

The weather around here has been crazy this week - windy and raining one minute, sunshine the next. Spring! I have a few outdoor activities, one of which that I was wanting to do at the last week so that I could share with you today, but our moons have not aligned and either the weather has been rubbish or something else has come up (like a dire need to do the giant Sesame Street floor puzzle every afternoon when we get home from daycare).

With outside being so temperamental I planned for a fun indoor activity on Sunday so that we could actually get something exciting done. I have had a magazine page pull-out for making finger paint stashed away in my office for probably over a year now collecting dust, this week I finally used it!

We had a blast not only painting with the goods but also in the making of it. Leah had a friend over to visit on Sunday and we enjoyed making the Finger Paint together.

Whisking...

Stirring to make colour...

Painting....

And Here's how you make it:

You'll need:
1 cup of flour
1t salt
1 1/4 cups of cold water
1 cup boiling water
Food Colouring

Combine the flour and salt. Add the cold water and stir until smooth. Gradually add this mixture to the cup of boiling water in a saucepan. Boil until the mixture becomes smooth and thick. Add as much food colouring as you need until you get the desired colours. It's a good idea to divide the paint up and create a variety of colours like we did.