Homemade Paint

This morning I decided that we should do a project as we haven't done a single Valentine's Day craft yet.  Of course once I came up with an idea of how I wanted to do said project, I realized I didn't have any pink or red paint.  I only have blue, green, orange, and purple in my closet, which definitely don't scream "Valentine's Day."

I think The Imagination Tree read my mind this morning because up pops a recipe for easy homemade paint on their Facebook page.

This recipe truly is easy to make and there is a great chance that you already have everything you need for it right in your house.  To me, those are the best recipes, because I normally do things on the fly.  

Easy Homemade Paint Recipe
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup water
1 cup dish soap
food coloring of your choice.

All you have to do is mix the flour and water in a bowl until it is no longer lumpy, mix in the dish soap, and then add as much food coloring as you want/need to achieve the colors you want.

How simple is that? 

I used Ajax dish soap which made our paint bubbly (and pink without the food coloring even), especially with the cookie cutters that we used.  It made it more fun for my son though, he loved making the big bubbles and popping them. 

My daughter decided that this should be a finger paint instead of using her dauber I gave her. Her little fingers are still pink, but that's the price I pay for cheap entertainment.

 Don't be afraid to use different materials to make your pictures interesting.  I bought these cookie cutters in a pack of four for $1 in the dollar section at Target.  They were intended for play dough, but they worked well for this project also.  Can't go wrong with multi-purpose items!

*Recipe from www.theimaginationtree.com*