Homemade fingerpaint

I'VE BEEN LOOKING EVERYWHERE FOR 1+ FINGER PAINTS BUT HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO FIND 2 OR 3+.  THEY SAY NON-TOXIC BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT'S IN THEM.  GABE IS STILL AT THE, "I WANNA TASTE THE WORLD" STAGE AND PUTS MOST OF THE STRANGE LOOKING THINGS HE FINDS IN HIS MOUTH. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I DON'T FEEL ALL THAT COMFORTABLE ABOUT ALLOWING HIM TO PLAY WITH PAINTS UNLESS I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S IN THEM.  

I SEARCHED A BIT ON THE NET AND MANAGED TO FIND THIS SIMPLE & EDIBLE RECIPE.  IT TOOK ME LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES TO MAKE, CLEANED UP EASILY AND LOOKED AS GOOD AS REAL PAINT WHEN SPLATTERED ALL OVER COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF PAPER..

  

 I N G R E D I E N T S

1. 2 cups of corn flour (corn starch in the US)

2. 1 cup of cold water

3. 4.5 cups of boiling water

4. Food colouring (a few different colours)

M E T H O D 

1. Mix together the corn flour and cold water.  Stir until combined.

2. Pour the boiling water into the mixture (make sure you stir after each cup you add).

3. All of a sudden it will begin to melt into a thick, clear, glue like substance. 

    

4. Separate the "paint" into individual containers before adding the food colouring.  This way you can have a variety of different colours.  

     

IT CAN DEFINITELY GET MESSY SO LAY A TARP DOWN OR PUT SOME FOAM MATS AROUND THE PLACE.  IF IT DOES MANAGE TO FIND ITS WAY TO YOUR FURNITURE, IT ISN'T DIFFICULT TO WASH OFF.  I JUST USED A RAG AND WATER, AND THAT SEEMED TO DO THE TRICK.

 

  

 ENJOY!