Sugarwings and I decided to make our own paint. I'd heard you could make it with food coloring, cornstarch and water, but had no instructions.
But how hard could it be? So we gave it a try.
Each batch turned out a little different since we aren't the measuring types.
Our colors might have been a bit more festive if the head chef wasn't so thrilled with squirting out the food coloring. She practically emptied each color in to the first batch, which produced a deep black.
Using more cornstarch made a pastey paint that you could kind of mold, and was fun to squeeze. Less made a more paintable liquid.
Mix water, cornstarch, and food coloring in a saucepan, cook till thick. I used about a cup of water each time, maybe a 1/4 cup of the cornstarch, but it varied.
We used paper cups leftover from our Halloween party to pour the paint into, then set it in the freezer to cool off fast so we could get to work playing with it.
While it cooked, we thought it looked a lot like pudding. Of course, as soon as we were finished, we just had to make some pudding too! We decided to make the pudding into a fudgesicle ice cream cake while waiting for the paint cooled off.
We mixed the fresh made, chocolate pudding with a cup of vanilla ice cream. Half of that went into a glass bowl, over a layer of granola.
Next, a layer of vanilla icecream, then more granola. And a drizzle of Trader Joe's carmel sauce, then the rest of the pudding.
We slipped it into the freezer, then after dinner, sat the bowl into a pan of hot water for a moment to loosen the treat, and flipped it over onto a cake plate. It was as pretty as it was tasty!
I'll let you know if the paint comes out of the side walk next time it rains…. It did dry lighter than it was than wet, so I have a feeling that there will be a gradual fading away.
I kind of hope it doesn't. I like her little green hand prints all over the driveway. Of course, she has already left her prints all over my heart.
PS- a new friend, is planning a shopping/crafty class weekend in Sept. Its in St Joe, and you know, that city is filled with great junkers and wonderful stuff for sale. I'm always up for any reason to visit there. More details later…
Can I be your granddaughter, tooooo? Y’all have way too much fun, and I’m thinkin’ I’d love to join in. : D OK, you and I are less than a year apart in age, so I guess the granddaughter thing won’t work, but I so enjoy seeing what you two manage to cook up!
Ohhhh Karla I hope I am a grandma like you!
What a wonderful Grammy you are! Brings back sweet memories of spending time with my grandma. Hope to see you in Sept at The Gathering!
I don’t many children these days get the encouragement to explore & imagine – Your grandchildren are really blessed with you as their grandma!
I’d love to make The Gathering, but I have annual commitments that weekend. Enjoy!
Karla your granddaughter is darling & I love that you let her get creative and messy in her artwork. This is something I try to do with my boys as well. I am sure because of your encouragement & inspiration she will know that she can do anything!!!
Thank you for your mention of The Gathering as well!!
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh ahhhhhh painting on the sidewalk… looks like fun!!!