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Fun & Easy Paints for Children

by Deborah Shelton

In a child's mind, any time is a good time to paint. With these easy-to-make and easy-to-clean paint recipes, adults will have to agree.

1. Easy Face Paint


This is the easiest to make (and easiest to clean) recipe for face paint. Separate colors with a muffin tin or an egg carton. Place a spoonful of cold cream into each cup. Add 1 or 2 drops of different colors of food coloring to the cold cream, and stir. Apply the face paint using a clean paintbrush or cotton swabs.

2. Spiffy-Sniffy Watercolors


Your artwork will smell terrific with this simple watercolor recipe. Use a small cup for each color. Mix one package of powdered drink mix (Kool-Aid) with 2 tablespoons of warm water for each color. Stir until the powder dissolves. Once all of the colors are prepared, use a clean paintbrush to paint sweet-smelling pictures.

3. Window Paint


Turn your windows, patio doors and mirrors into works of art. Mix together equal parts dishwashing liquid and washable liquid paint or powdered tempera. Children will love the process of painting and adults will love the end result: the paint wipes off easily with a dry paper towel.

4. Foamy Bath Paint


Encourage children to paint undersea adventure scenes while taking their evening baths. To make bath paints, simply mix together shaving cream with a drop of food coloring. Dip a paintbrush, or better yet, your fingers, into the mix and start creating!

Fun Tip:
To level the playing field between painters of different ages and artistic abilities, place paintbrushes between your toes and paint with your feet!

About the Author:
Deborah Shelton is a mother, freelance writer, and author of the brand new book, "The Five Minute Parent: Fun & Fast Activities for You and Your Little Ones."

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1-10 of 21 Comments
Gaby – Texas
Jun 25, 2009 - 22:46

Thank you so much for your thoughtful and creative advice. It is very much appreciated.

chanelle – mentor,ohio
Jun 17, 2009 - 18:59

i think this is a good resource because i have to do a project for church and this website helped alot. if you havent tried any of these projects you should try it will be really fun.

reana
May 20, 2009 - 22:57

hey your think its cool dumm

reana – canda
May 20, 2009 - 22:53

this is so gay it dosent work at all sometime it does

chistena – perris blvd
May 20, 2009 - 22:51

that is the dumes thing i ever heard

no one
May 14, 2009 - 17:04

this is gay this

anne – owen sound
May 04, 2009 - 17:58

hey i like your tips how to make paint

Reply to anne
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May 04, 2009 - 18:02

i know there cool

leeanna – ohio
Apr 22, 2009 - 10:48

im in a pre-school learing class and i have to come up with new idea's to teach the kids and i thought of using shaving cream thats in our cabinet and food coloring. i made some cool colors but the food coloring stained my hands no way was i going to let the kids do that. so what i did, was instead of using food coloring you can use powdered tempera it workes just the same and it also give the color a more brighter look. i have not tried this yet but when i am head teacher again im sure the kids will love it. thanks alot. if you get to try it out before i do. let me know how it turns out.

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reana – canda
May 20, 2009 - 22:54

that so cool

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