Scented Paint

I haven't posted in a while because I've just been busy with life and trying to figure out how I want my blog to continue.  Although it's great to have a place to put lots of personal things about me and my life, I think I'm going to gear it more towards parenting and my kids. That is what my life consists of right now and these type of blogs are where I find my inspiration at the moment.

I've discovered a new blog that contains many great ideas for kids called Growing a Jeweled Rose.  One of the recent ideas I've found is for a scratch and sniff paint.  Since I went grocery shopping on Friday, I decided I'd pick up the items needed to make this simple but fun paint.

All you need are three ingredients:
-Kool-Aid 
-Cornstarch
-Water

You might not even need to go shopping if you already have these items in your home which is definitely a plus in my book!

My son and I picked out 4 different colors for our paint, Mixed Berry for blue, Cherry for red, Grape for purple, and Peach Mango for a yellowish orange color.

This is a super easy recipe to make.  All you need to do is mix about half of the packet of Kool-Aid (depending on how strong you'd like the scent), a tablespoon (I used a heaping tablespoon so it'd be a little thicker) of cornstarch, and a quarter cup of water in a container that is acceptable for paint.  The directions given on the website say you can use just the water and Kool-Aid and it will come out more like a water color paint.  I was leery of the messiness of that possibility, hence the heaping tablespoon of corn starch. 

Just a heads up that the more corn starch you use, the more often you will need to mix the paint up.  I noticed that it settled quickly at the bottom of our containers.

My son had lots of fun with this paint, I'm pretty sure he painted for about an hour.

Enjoy!