Just the smell of finger paints makes me sick. I was glad to find this recipe for homemade finger paints!
Homemade Finger Paints Recipe:
Ever see a child use finger paints and not put their colorful, gooey fingers in their mouths?
Protect their health and let them have fun using this homemade finger paint recipe that is free of synthetic dyes and pigments.
Eco-Friendly Finger Paints
Simple Recipe
1 c. cornstarch 1/2 c. water 1/3 cup soap flakes melted with 1/2 cup boiling water juice dyes (see below)
* make your own soap flakes by grating a bar of homemade hand soap until you have 1/3 of a cup of soap flakes.
Easy Directions
Combine the cornstarch, water, and melted soap in a bowl. Stir to blend. Let the mixture set until it has become thick.
Divide into separate bowls and stir in juice dyes for color.
How to Make Juice Dyes
One or more of the following: frozen berries, canned beets, or 1/2 cupplant material(blueberries, beets, walnut hulls, cranberries, tea) water as needed
Use the juice straight from thawed berries, or juice drained from canned beets. Mix colors for hue variations. If using fresh berries, fruit, walnut hulls, or tea, combine the plant material with 1 cup of water in a pan andsimmer over low heat for 1/2 hour or so, adding more water as it evaporates.
