Recipe for sidewalk paint
Many many thanks to Mama2mingbu, the reader who provided a recipe for sidewalk paint!
Wow, it's easy, it incorporates things that even I have in my own kitchen! Sidewalk Paint
You'll need:
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup water
6-8 drops of food coloring
Mix the cornstarch and cold water together.
Add food coloring and stir. Repeat to make different colors.
NOTE: This paint can be easily washed off with water and is great for painting large areas temporarily!!!
I also found this recipe courtesy of The Ultimate Book Of Kid Concoctions” by John E. Thomas and Danita Pagel. There a ton of great recipes for other things too. For example, if you add 1/4 cup cornstarch to the above recipe? You get goop. If you add 2 T of corn syrup to the above recipe? You'll get finger paint (the kind you can use on paper). Ultimately, not only are all of these recipes washable? But you can use them with the very youngest of babes, and not have to worry about toxicity. And they're cheap! Did I mention how cheap they are?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
thordora 4-20-2006 @ 10:21AM
Is this safe for wood? I assume so-I just don't want to torment my deck further!
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lauren 5-01-2006 @ 8:17PM
Thank you for this super quick project! It saved me tonight!
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