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Crafts > Crafts For Kids on September 04, 2011

Homemade Puffy Paint

Little girl painting.Kids love creating artwork using puffy paint. You can make this fun dimensional painting medium at home and save money. This is a guide about homemade puffy paint.
     

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Craft Project: Homemade Puffy Paint

Make your own puffy paint with the kids, they'll love to watch their paintings magically puff up!

Approximate Time: 15-20 minutes

Supplies:

  • 6 tablespoon self rising flour
  • 6 tablespoon salt
  • food coloring
  • water
  • cardboard

Instructions:

Directions:

  1. Mix the flour, salt, and water (enough to form a paste) together until you have a thick paste.
  2. Next separate some of the paste into different dishes or an old muffin tin works great.
  3. Then add your food coloring.

  4. Muffin tin with puffy paint and brushes.
  5. You can use paint brushes or cotton swabs to paint onto the cardboard. Make sure you brush the paint on thick so that it will puff up when you're done.

  6. Sidelong view of puffy paint letteing on cardboard strip.
  7. Once you are finished painting place the cardboard picture in the microwave for 5-10 seconds.

By Domestic Charm

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