A Book of Colors

Our newest daily activity is a color book. I have an 8x8 scrapbook that I have had for years and now I have put it to use. The last couple of days Eiz has painted 8x8 pieces of paper. We have done red, orange, yellow, and green and today will be blue and purple. Total we will have 10 colors including pink, black, white and brown. That leaves 10 more blank pages in the scrapbook for a number book. :)

Homemade Finger Paint

Friday night I made finger paint. I found this recipe on a blog and it sounded like a fun and cheap activity. Honestly, once it was ready I wasn't that impressed. It was the consistency of pudding and it was very light in color. I added more food coloring to the mix and it just wouldn't change.

Here is the recipe:

2 Tablespoons Cornstarch

2 Tablespoons Cold Water

1 Cup Boiling Water

Food Coloring

Dissolve the cornstarch in the cold water. Add food coloring. When the water is boiling pour into the cornstarch mixture and stir. It will start to thicken very fast. Let cool and its ready to use.

It can be kept in a covered container for a couple of days.

This is what it looks like after its finished

Eiz didn't mind that it was light in color. She loved making a mess!!