Inexpensive and fun! What could be better than a fingerpaint recipe you can make in minutes that you know won’t harm the little artists who just might accidentally taste it?
Photo courtesy of Easie Peasie.
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I’m going ot use this at work!
I made this recipe and liked it, but learned that the amount of time you boil it can make or break it. Be sure to not let it “overcook.” a few of mine came out too sticky and not really able to paint with.
Actually not so “natural” as they use standard food dyes, which are chemically derived from petroleum products, so not so safe, as the skin is an organ through which things are absorbed. For information, see http://www.feingold.org
Actually not so “natural” as they use standard food dyes, which are chemically derived from petroleum products, so not so safe, as the skin is an organ through which things are absorbed. For information, see http://www.feingold.org
Don’t be mislead by the designation of Feingold as being for ADHD children only. A study a few years ago in Lancet (major British medical journal) showed that these compounds or similar ones caused problems in “children in the general population”: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673607613063/abstract