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Winter Homemade Paint

Project Provided by Guest Contributor: Tina Ashcraft
Activity:  
Winter Homemade Paint
Winter Homemade Paint
Winter Homemade Paint
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Basic Paint Recipe:
  • Equal parts of:  Water, Salt, & Flour
Mix salt and flour together, breaking up all lumps. Stir in water. Mixture will be very thick. Dilute with additional water to desired thickness if you are not adding any other liquid ingredients. Keep thicker for finger painting and thinner for painting with a brush.
Add the following ingredients to ¼ cup of basic paint mixture. 
Add additional water as needed.
Hot Cocoa Paint:
  • 1 Tablespoon Unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 Tablespoon Vanilla extract
Peppermint Paint:
  • 2-3 teaspoons Peppermint extract
  • 4-6 drops red food coloring
Sugar Cookies Paint:
  • 1 Tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ teaspoons Almond extract
Gingerbread Cookies Paint:
  • 1 Tablespoon Ginger powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon All-spice
Shimmery Snow Paint:
  • Blue & silver glitter
Sugarplum Purple Paint:
  • 8-10 drops red food coloring
  • 3-5 drops blue food coloring
  • Silver or purple glitter 
Winter Blue Paint:
  • 6-10 drops blue food coloring
  • Silver and blue glitter
Pine Tree Green Paint:
  • 8-10 drops green food coloring
  • 2-3 drops blue food coloring
  • Green glitter
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