Finger painting?

Question

My daughter has been really enjoying finger painting lately she love the texture. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of other textures or recipes we could use for finger painting thanks allote.

Answer 1

try using food coloring on yogurt that way if she eats it, its safe and non-toxic

Answer 2

Hi,

Try whipped cream, toothpaste, pudding, syrup. Enjoy the clean up! The websites below have some recipes.

Answer 3

something fun and easy and cheap is called "puffy" paint. mix regular foam shaving cream (get the cheap stuff) with liquid glue and food coloring. it makes a fun texture and when the picture dries it will be "puffy".

Answer 4

You could add sand to the paint to give her fingers a different texture.  Also try shaving cream on a table that's safe for water.  You won't be able to keep the picture but kids love to wipe it clean and start again.

Answer 5

Adding salt or sugar gives the paint a grainy feel. One of the two makes the paint a little sparkly (I can't remember which one sorry)

Painting with shaving cream is also a lot of fun, and it can carry on to fun in the bath tub.

Answer 6

Glitter can be added to give a bit of sparkle and a different texture.  Little kids love shinny things!

Answer 7

men's shaving cream(not gel) is fun kids love that. you can also add salt to fingerpaint to give it a grainy texture

You can make your own fingerpaint

Basic non cook recipe

2 cups flour

2 cups water

food coloring or small amounts of kool aid

mix together, divide into small portions. I like to use yogurt cups.

add food coloring or kool aid

google  homemade fingerpaint to find cooked recipes

Answer 8

Add glue to the finger paint so that your child can stick some small objects like googly eyes and buttons on her work.

Answer 9

I enjoyed fingerpainting with my classes and found that the children loved to use chocolate pudding.  You can purchase it in a large can from a store like Costco or Sam's Club.  When teaching colors, I would purchase the vanilla flavor and then tint with food coloring.  The children enjoyed the tactile experience, the art experience and the name of the color was reinforced when used in this manner.  It would be a good idea to check the ingredients on the can to make sure that your child or her friends with milk allergies will be able to paint with pudding since it will most likely contain dried milk.

Children always love thinking of their little fingers as paintbrushes.  Thank you for the opportunity to provide input.