Make Your Own Water Colors Paints - A Frugal Kids Craft
Save money by making this substitute for those expensive paint sets you buy in stores.
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 tablespoon glycerin
- plastic bottle caps or paint pans, or Styrofoam egg carton
- red, yellow and blue food coloring
Directions:
1. Mix vinegar and baking soda together in a small bowl.
2. When mixture stops foaming, add cornstarch and glycerin, mixing well.
3. Pour mixture into bottle caps or paint pans
4. Add several drops of a different food coloring to each pan or cap or carton cup. Stir until the color is well-mixed. Be sure to add plenty of coloring, since the tint will lighten upon drying. Mix primary colors to make secondary colors. For intense colors, try kool-aid or food coloring paste (Wilton makes great food coloring pastes).
5. Let set overnight to harden.
These paints tend to be more powdery than the store sets
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