Bath Paints

Got the idea here: http://spoonful.com/crafts/toddler-friendly-homemade-bath-paint

Courtesy of: Spoonful

Made on: 8/20/14

SUPPLIES

1/2 cup baby wash

1/4 cup cornstarch (or tapioca starch)

Drops of food coloring

Muffin pan or plastic egg container

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a small container, add baby wash and cornstarch and mix well.
2. In a separate and smaller container, take a portion of the mixture and add the desired amount of food coloring (I recommend starting with less than a drop).
3. Put the colored mixture in the muffin pan and repeat the previous step with another color until all the colors are used. Feel free to mix colors to come up with new ones and have fun together!

Adjustments I made: I didn’t really measure the ingredients. I put in about ¼ cup cornstarch and just added baby soap until it was a good consistency. Then I divided the mixture into an ice cube tray (it ended up being enough for seven sections). I added a drop of food coloring to each section and mixed with a toothpick.

Adjustments I would like to make: Next time, I will make more! The boys love, love, loved this game. I could always let them help me make it, but it was more fun to use it to lure them into bath time, and this way, the mess was pretty much limited to the bath tub, since they were already in it when I finished the paint. I might mix more colors next time too.

Overall Satisfaction: This was great. They had a blast, and the whole mess was easy to clean up. In fact, I gave them wash cloths after they were done painting, and they scrubbed the walls! It was also fun to dunk the ice cube tray in the tub after it was empty to dye the water a little.

Would I Make it Again? Yes! But not every day or anything…

Pictured: The ice cube tray of "paint." Poor yellow is all alone!

Pictured: The Masterpiece! I swear it all washed off.