Puddin' Cup Paint

I wanted to make some paint to do some finger painting with Super E. I've seen several recipes for pudding paint (made with instant pudding and food coloring) on Pinterest. Well, I really didn't feel like mixing up a batch of pudding... I had enough dishes that needed washing already. And I only needed one color - orange. So I looked in my kitchen and found some pudding cups. Why not?

And thus puddin' cup paint was born.

I just took the pudding cup, added my coloring, gave it a little stir...

And viola!

 

Time to turn things over to my testing panel.

And we have a winner!

And it's yummy too!

 

We LOVE this paint! It's so easy to make that it's ridiculous! It dries nicely... You wouldn't think that pudding would, or at least I wouldn't. And, if you prefer, you could always mix up a batch of instant pudding and get the same effect. I just like to cut corners whenever I can.

 

 

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Homemade Textured Paint

This is not my favorite homemade paint recipe but it does work well if you are going for a textured finish. I like that it is safe if you are like me and have a little one who likes to taste everything he gets his little hands on (except vegetables, that is).

Here's what to do:

1. Mix equal parts of flour, salt and water.
2. Add food coloring to make the paint a desired color.

We whipped up a batch of this paint to make our Easter Sensory Book. When it dried it did crack a little bit. I covered it with a layer of decoupage to help prevent it from cracking further.

 

Questions and comments are always welcome. You can also email me at adventuresofahomeschoolmama@gmail.com.

 

Thanks for stopping by! Please make sure to check back. I'm just getting started but I will be adding new stuff daily.