Puffy Paint: Take 1

Our first attempt at Puffy Paint last summer was a lot of fun! The kids really liked how the paint puffed up once it was baked in the microwave!

The original blog I found this on suggest putting the paint in ziploc bags and using it like you would icing a cake. For some reason this didn't work out for us! Either I made the paint too thick or the bags were just too bulky for my kids to manage. They loved mixing the colors in the bags themselves and really enjoyed using it as finger paint. I had to help them write their names with the baggies. The next time we do this activity I'm going to put the paint in squeeze bottles in the hope that the kids can manage those a little better!

Recipe:
1 cup of flour 
3 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt
Enough water to make it the consistency of pancake batter

*Divide the mix into four parts and add food coloring.
*Place your mixture into you container of choice and paint away!
*Microwave your works of art for 30-45 seconds!