finger paint

Mezz

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Mar 23, 2001, 4:48:13 AM3/23/01

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Has anyone got a decent receipe for making finger paint. I've tried a few
without much success and was hoping someone might have a receipe that works
well'
Thanks
Mary

Tilly

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Mar 23, 2001, 8:04:15 AM3/23/01

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Try vanilla pudding with food coloring, works great........
Tilly

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Gregory

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Mar 24, 2001, 3:01:24 PM3/24/01

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Save yourself some work and get some canned vanilla pudding and color
it.

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Brian and Connie

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Mar 26, 2001, 9:29:27 AM3/26/01

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Sandra just told me about www.about.com and type in playdough recipes and it
came up with all sorts of cool recipes, so check it out if you can..... it's
awesome

Connie

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Brian and Connie

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Mar 26, 2001, 10:48:39 AM3/26/01

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Cornstarch Finger Paint
1/4 cup cornstarch
4 cups boiling water
cold water
food coloring or powdered tempera
Dissolve cornstarch in small amount of cold water. Gradually add to
boiling water. Stir constantly. Cook until mixture is clear. Continue
stirring. Glycerine can be added to remove stickiness and provide a
smooth texture. Add coloring. Cool

Detergent Finger Paint
Liquid dishwashing detergent
water
Food coloring or tempera
Add water slowly to detergent until you get a pasty mixture. Add
coloring.

Liquid Starch Finger Paint
1 cup liquid starch
1 tsp. tempera powder
Slowly add tempera to liquid starch until you the desired color.

Paste Finger Paint
Flour
Water
Food coloring
Mixing flour and water provides a very economical paste. Add food
coloring to it and use it as finger paint. Add water to flour until you
get a paste consistency, easy to spread around but not to thin or runny.

Soap Flakes Fingerpaint
Put soap flakes into a mixing bowl, adding water gradually while
beating with an electric mixer. Consistency should be about the same as
stiffly beaten egg whites. Add coloring while mixing.

And in my son's class they did something with kool-aid, but I couldn't find
the recipe.. Hope this helps.
Connie

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Sandra

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Mar 26, 2001, 10:55:58 AM3/26/01

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You can also use cold cream with food coloring. (Buy large jars at the
dollar store). Although Pudding is non-toxic and easier to clean.

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Sandra

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Mar 26, 2001, 10:58:12 AM3/26/01

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Your on a roll, Connie! Thanks for sharing that, I was too lazy to open
up my Browser to look. ;oP

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> Cornstarch Finger Paint
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> Detergent Finger Paint
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> Liquid Starch Finger Paint

> Paste Finger Paint

> Soap Flakes Fingerpaint

Mariann

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Mar 26, 2001, 1:16:11 PM3/26/01

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Sandra said...

>You can also use cold cream with food coloring. (Buy large jars at the
>dollar store). Although Pudding is non-toxic and easier to clean.

I saw a daycare teacher use shaving cream once. It had a different texture and
smell than regular fingerpaint and it got the tables awfully clean. ;)

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Sandra

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Mar 26, 2001, 1:21:03 PM3/26/01

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I've used shaving cream too. I did this outdoors and the kids used it
straight on the picnic table which I later hosed down.

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watson

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Mar 26, 2001, 12:53:34 PM3/26/01

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We use shaving cream a lot for finger painting.

Vonna

Mezz

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Mar 26, 2001, 7:53:51 PM3/26/01

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Thanks every one.Its been a great help.
Mary

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