Let’s make edible finger paint with this easy edible paint recipe. Kids of all ages will love helping make edible paint and then creating a painting masterpiece. This homemade finger paint recipe is great for kids of all ages.
Edible Paint Recipe for Kids
Older kids and younger children will love to enjoy this messy play and different colors! This homemade Fruit Loops paint is perfect for painting on fabric. Grab an old sheet, lay it on the ground and let the kids get creative with paint.
The best part is that this homemade paint recipe washes out. Pop the kids in a bath if they get it on themselves, and put their clothing and the sheet in the wash. No more throwing pieces of paper away. You can re-use the sheet for painting as often as you like.
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Supplies Needed TO Make Edible Paint
How To Make Edible Paint
Step 1
Separate the Fruit Loop colors into individual bowls. This makes a fantastic sorting project for little fingers. We put half a cup of Fruit Loops into each bowl.
Step 2
Kids might have a lot of fun crushing the Fruit Loops between their fingers, or you can use a pestle to grind them into a powder.
Step 3
Add 1 tablespoon of yogurt to each bowl and mix.
Step 4
Gradually add water, mixing thoroughly until you reach desired consistency. The paint will be a little grainy, but it’s perfect for using on fabric.
Painting With Edible Paint
- We tried this paint on various mediums but found that it works best on fabric.
- You can also grab a canvas, but if you want something that you can wash and re-use, then an old sheet is the way to go.
- After painting, we washed the sheet, and it was ready to use again the next day.
Storing Your Leftover Edible Paint
If the kids don’t use all of the paint on the first day, cover your jars with plastic wrap and put them into the refrigerator. You can use it again the next day too.
Edible Food Paint
The best part of this paint is it doesn’t require icing or drops of food coloring or gel food coloring or any liquid food coloring. So there is no staining the skin.
And it tastes better than most corn starch paints. And the best part is, it can double as a sensory activity. Homemade paint is such a fun idea. You get to make the paint and then the fun part, finger painting.
Materials
- Fruit Loops
- Pestle – or other object for crushing the Fruit Loops
- Yogurt
- Water
- Bowls
- Jars
Instructions
- Separate the Fruit Loop colors into individual bowls. This makes a fantastic sorting project for little fingers. We put half a cup of Fruit Loops into each bowl.
- Kids might have a lot of fun crushing the Fruit Loops between their fingers, or you can use a pestle to grind them into a powder.
- Add 1 tablespoon of yogurt to each bowl and mix.
- Gradually add water, mixing thoroughly until you reach desired consistency. The paint will be a little grainy, but it’s perfect for using on fabric.
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How did your edible paints turn out? Let us know in the comments, we’d love to hear from you.
