Home Made Paint

One of my bonding activities with Hailey is painting. We often go to the nearby bookstore here at home and buy painting supplies - paint, brushes, paper. Then I realized it was getting a bit expensive doing that every month! Then I remember fellow N@Wie Clarice mentioning to me that she makes home made paint using only flour and food coloring. So I decided to make one myself.

It was such a wonderful activity for us! Hailey enjoyed mixing the flour with water and see the colors transform! And it is cheaper, and safer, than buying pre-mixed paint. You need several coats though on the paper for it to be bright.

materials needed

mixing red

blue paint

freshly mixed paints!

 (from the top) green, red, yellow (although it looks orange!) purple (yup, that's purple!) orange and blue! This was my first try. The second time I made these, I asked my sister to mix them and they were much much brighter! :))

using the pretty paints

At 2 years old, she can already write her name! :)

Home Made Paint Recipe:
- flour
- food coloring (use primary colors - red, blue, yellow)
- water (I used hot water first, then cold)
- a bit of salt
- mixing sticks
- small containers

What I did was mixed flour and water in a bowl. No exact measurement. Just mix them to your desired consistency. Then add a pinch of salt. When flour mixture is cool, transfer them into small containers then drop a bit of food coloring. You can make the color brighter by adding more food coloring. Mix it then start painting! Make sure to put them in the ref after using so it won't spoil. For us, it takes about 3 days for me to make a new one -- or until Hailey decides to mix them ALL together in one tub. :)

Next project, home made clay... That's more tricky so I have to prepare. :)