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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 pots 91g Recipe makes 6 pots)
Calories 121
Calories from Fat 0		(0%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 0.0g	0%
	Saturated Fat 0.0g	0%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 4mg		0%
Potassium 0mg		0%
Total Carbohydrate 29.2g		9%
	Dietary Fiber 0.3g	1%
	Sugars 0.0g
Protein 0.1g		0%
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Super Simple Paint

Recipe #131539 | 5 min | 5 min prep | add private note

⁽²⁾ RATE IT NOW Print Recipe

By: KookieMomster
Jul 29, 2005

I can think of no easier way to make paint for kids to play with. This makes a chalky paint; and is excellent for painting on construction paper, side walks or even a chalk board. It will wash off of most things, though you should read the package of food coloring to see if it is washable. We use (clean) kitchen sponges as paintbrushes.

6 pots (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups warm water
1 1/2 cups cornstarch
food coloring, drops

Directions

1
In a large bowl mix water and starch (corn starch is a polymer and the faster you stir the thicker it gets -- weird!).
2
Pour mixture into 6 smaller bowls or paint pots.
3
Add 3 or 4 drops of coloring to each bowl to make the colors of the rainbow.
4
Paint, stir pots frequently and GENTLY to re-mix.
5
If you are painting on construction paper this should dry very fast, which is fun for impatient kids who don't like to wait for the next color.

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From: Charishma Ramchandani

On Jul 30, 2005

This is excellent! I had my nephews and neices come over all of a sudden today evening and I put this together for them. They had so much fun!! Thanks for the recipe

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From: happygurl06

On Jul 8, 2007

I have a similar recipe whowever it calls for 2 tbs corn startch and 1.5 cups water and you cook it over gentle heat until it is tickened then add the colouring

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From: MommyMakes

On Jul 7, 2007

This didn't work for me, I am not sure what I could have done wrong. It was basically colored water, it never thickened up and didn't really work as paint any differently than colored water would have. The kids neverless had fun mixing the differently colored waters together.

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