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This is a super easy recipe for uncooked finger paint you can make at home.

1/2 cup powder tempra paint—check your local teacher or art supply store.( If you are in the Columbus area check out Star Beacon.)

2 Tablespoons liquid starch

1 teaspoon liquid dish detergent —oops I am pretty sure I used 1 Tablespoon!

water to thin out the paint

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Mix it all up and thin it out with water to your desired consistancy. You will want it to be a little bit thick.

Shiny  or coated paper holds up best to finger paint. Freezer paper works well too.

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It always starts off softly, clean hands, clean paper. But that doesn’t last very long!

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Finger painting is so much about the process and not the product!! Usually the finished product of finger painting is ripped paper full of brown, muddied paints. So I was pleasantly surprised by some of Molly’s paintings. Learning when to stop, when enough is enough. The sign of a true artist!

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3 Responses to “Make Your Own Finger Paint”

  1. Annie says:

    I love all the colour! The pictures turned out so well!

  2. Just wanted to let you know I linked to this on my weekly roundup (post can be found here). I love things that I can put together at home!

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