Today we tried potato printing with our own homemade paint!
I cut some potatoes in half and used the knife to cut out some simple shapes - a cross, a circle, some lines and a letter C.
We made our own homemade paint, using flour, water and food colouring. It was fun!
Homemade Paint Recipe:
- 2 cups of plain flour, sifted
- 2 cups of cold water
Stir together flour and water until smooth, split into separate bowls, then add food colouring.
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| JJ stirring the flour and water for our homemade paint :) |
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| Split the mixture into bowls, add food colouring, and voila! Homemade paint! |
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| Get some small plates, put some kitchen paper roll down to act as the paint pad. Pour on the paint. |
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| Use slightly thicker paper than normal, slip on the painting smocks, then let the painting fun begin! |
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| Boys decide quickly to ditch potatoes in favour of finger painting! (something they've never been allowed to do by their slightly mess conscious mother!). |
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| A great success :) | |
The boys didn't play as long with the paint as I thought they would - but they really enjoyed actually making the paint. Next time I make it, I will get some stubby paintbrushes as another painting tool.
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