Puff Paint
Materials: Salt, Flour, Water, Food Coloring, Squeeze bottles, Cardstock

RECIPE: Add equal parts flour, salt and water in a bowl. Mix thoroughly until smooth and shiny. Divide white dough into smaller containers for color mixing. Add food coloring and mix until you reach desired color. Put puff paint in squeeze bottles, use like regular paint or finger paint.
I recommend using the puff paint on cardstock. It holds up better to the heavy paint and doesn't soak through. Encourage your little one to see what happens when you put one color on the other, or swirl the puff paint with a toothpick to create a marbled effect.
Play Dough
Materials
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup salt
• 1 pkg unsweetened Kool-aid (just the dry koolaid, don't mix it into juice)
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 1/2 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup salt
• 1 pkg unsweetened Kool-aid (just the dry koolaid, don't mix it into juice)
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 1/2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1. In a bowl, mix flour, salt and kool-aid.
2. Stir in water and oil
3. Knead with hands for about 5 minutes (careful it's hot!)
4. Store in ziploc bag for up to 2 months.
Purple
More color mixing today! We made the color purple using red and blue paint. We used paintbrushes and our fingers to combine the colors. If you don't have red and blue paint on hand try mixing other things with your toddler or preschooler. Here are some ideas.
Koolaid or juice
Water with food coloring.
Crayons
Markers
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