Sometimes you just have to change things up a little, add a new element to the same old fun. It doesn’t mean the old isn’t fun anymore, it just means your growing, experimenting and changing, learning. Sometimes you just need to shake things up a little. Puffy paint in squeeze bottles added a different level to painting.
My girls have always loved painting, I started them at about six months with paper taped to the floor, paint dropped onto it and let them go. They were hooked from the beginning. Might help that an art or learning activity is worth the mess in my mind.
Homemade Puffy Paint
So here is all you need to make Puff Paint:
Equal parts flour, salt and water. Add some food color. Simple right? *may need some more water*
We had fun. All of us. Once we get to Saskatoon we’ll need to get some more bottles for more colours.
After a little while Austin wanted to have some different colors and explored pouring one container into the other, a somewhat slow, mess adventure.
“Momma I can I mix these?” Yes you can, go for it!
We chose to just paint on out plastic Little Tikes picnic table. We all knew that it would be washing away. We were able to wipe it away, add more pictures for continued fun.
We’ll definitely have to try this again! In the mean time you can check out some of these other paint ideas.
This looks like a lot of fun! We’ll definitely have to try this. 🙂 Poor bee lol.
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That looks like fun! I think my daughter would love to try this.
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I love it! I am going to have to try this out now!!!!! You are so creative and crafty
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That looks like a ton of fun!
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Wow – what a fun idea!
We are going to have to try this out 🙂 Maybe I’ll feature this on one of my Summer Sanity posts this summer…..would that be ok?
Creative!
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That sounds great! 🙂
P.S. How was the clean up?
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Actually I knew it was going to be raining that night so I left the table out in the yard so it was super easy! 😉
That’s one our list of things to do, but I’m having problems finding the squeeze bottles. Looks like you guys had a lot of fun with it!
I found the bottles at our local Dollarama (dollar store). 🙂
My 2 year old may enjoy this, and less mess is always a plus! Found you via Haute Mom’s hop, now following 🙂
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I love having a clean and tidy house (which is rare around here) but for some reason making a mess like this (painting, playdough, dirt, etc.) doesn’t bother me at all, in fact the bigger the mess the better, at least fun was had right? (Though I do like messes that clean up easily don’t get me wrong!)
Great idea, looks like lots of fun!
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I am going to do this!!!! I teach third grade, and this would be a fantastic project. The students will love it.
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puffy paint is awesome! The daycare kids here just love the stuff, I need to get squeeze bottles though… racoons got at our old ones.
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Nasty raccoon ruining all the fun. 😉 Thanks for the follow!