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edible fingerpaint

 


This weekend, we made edible fingerpaint on a cloudy Saturday morning. Rowan has a lovely habit of eating his crayons (and dirt and rocks!), so making a safe, ingestible fingerpaint sounded like a good project for us. I have experimented with making play dough before which worked out really well. Rowan still plays with the same batch from months ago, and when he eats it, I don’t have to go into a tailspin.

Here is the recipe I found on Momtastic (great website btw). It was a lot of fun and very messy. I guess that means we were doing it right.

Edible Fingerpaint
(via Momtastic)

1/3 cup flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups of water
Food coloring

In saucepan, on low/medium heat, warm up flour, sugar, salt and water. Wisk until mixture thickens and is a smooth consistency.

Divide mixture evenly into 4 small cups. Stir in a few drops of food coloring in each cup and mix until desired color is reached. I found adding more food coloring and making the colors darker made for a better paint on paper.

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  1. Kerry B says

    July 30, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    Brilliant! I love it! Just for the simple fact that it is cheaper and environmentally better! woohoo. I need to visit that lady's site also, you've mentioned her a few times, I just hate to get addicted to MORE blogs. 🙂

    Reply
    • Lisa Fyfe says

      July 30, 2012 at 4:59 pm

      i hear you, my blog addiction is soon to be getting out of hand!

      Reply
  2. Shannon Milholland says

    July 30, 2012 at 5:29 pm

    My 5 and 6 year olds still love to fingerpaint but thankfully they don't eat the paint. They do paint masterpieces though and I can entertain them for hours with a few pieces of paper and some fresh water colors. I love seeing what they create! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Michele Aguilar says

    July 30, 2012 at 5:48 pm

    I am soooo doing this with my kids! Thanks for the information!

    Reply
  4. Val @ Bonbon Break says

    July 30, 2012 at 6:59 pm

    Oh I need this so. My oldest wouldn't dare put anything in his mouth if I looked at him sideways…#2 is a TOTALLY different story. A couple of days ago, she had decorated herself with a marker in the 1 minute I had turned my back on her to help my son with something. When I called her on it, she stuck the marker in her mouth and started sucking on it!!! Yup. Gray hairs are popping out. I haven't been pulling out the finger paints with her, but now I will. Pictures to come because I am SURE there will be more on her than the paper!

    Reply
    • littlemonster says

      July 31, 2012 at 12:23 am

      OMG, that story is too much! It makes me feel better though, like I am not the only one!

      Reply
  5. Five Little Chefs says

    July 30, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    I've been needing something to do with my little ones while the big ones are in school they just started. This would be a perfect activity for them. I love it!

    Reply
  6. Kathy Radigan says

    July 31, 2012 at 1:36 am

    What a cute idea!! My kids are a bit older, but I think my 7 year old would love to try this, and I know my nephews, 3 and 1 would really love to do this. Thanks for such a fun idea!!

    Reply
  7. ally says

    August 5, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    your photos are whimsical & lovely… and that toddler! what a darling!!
    xo
    http://allykayler.blogspot.ca/

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    • littlemonster says

      August 23, 2012 at 11:42 pm

      thank you!

      Reply
  8. Kidlutions(tm): Solutions for Kids says

    August 20, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    Loved learning about you on Bonbon Break! Gorgeous photos and ideas!

    Wendy @Kidlutions

    PS…I'm following your blog now, too! =)

    Reply
    • littlemonster says

      August 23, 2012 at 11:41 pm

      thanks so much for following! Your blog has so much useful info!

      Reply
  9. Anonymous says

    August 22, 2012 at 1:24 am

    how is it for clean up? my husband is concerned about the food coloring staining anything and everything it gets on?

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    • littlemonster says

      August 23, 2012 at 11:39 pm

      We definitely played in clothes that we didn't mind getting dirty and I moved his play table outside. Though nothing got ruined everything washed out. It is a very watery mixture so It is not as potent straight food coloring.

      Reply
  10. Jacqueline Rizk says

    October 11, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    Lisa this recipe rocks. I am saving this and can't wait to use it when the kids are old enough in a few months to start "doing something".

    Reply

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