I love doing arts and crafts with kids. As a nanny and mom, I am always looking for fun and easy crafts that are great for kids preschool age and under. When I was online the other day, I came across this recipe for edible finger paint. I was ecstatic! This recipe is completely edible, easy, and super fast. It is a great recipe for kids who are interested in helping in the kitchen. I let a 3 year old help me measure and mix it.
The recipe is 1/3 cup of flour, 1 cup of water, 1 Tbsp sugar, and food coloring/food gel. You simply combine the first 3 ingredients and warm on the stove until it thickens into a spreadable paint like consistency (it's about as thick as traditional finger paints).
You then divide the mixture into separate bowls and add the food coloring. We did blue, purple (red+blue), and green. You could do more or less. If you are concerned about the ingredients in traditional food coloring (red dye and such), Whole Foods sells a great food coloring gel that is non-toxic and does not contain the concerning dyes.
I decided to be brave and try the recipe while at work with 3 little one's ages 9 months, 15 months, and 3 years. It was Ella's daddy's birthday and having her make him a card seemed like a terrific (and cheap) idea.
The two babies definitely took advantage of the "edible" nature of the paint. A lot of their painting was actually smearing it onto their hands so that they could eat it!
Ella loved painting. It is a great tactile activity that allows babies to experience different textures with the paint.
I am sure that most of her fun and excitement came from mommy giving her paper to play with. This never happens on a normal day!
This may be why she can't have paper normally....she eats ALL paper. Receipts, printer paper, anything.
Be prepared for messy children. I recommend stripping babies and young toddlers down to the diaper. Right before bath time is a great time to finger paint with babies!
ENJOY!!
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