I have been wanting to let Capri paint for a while now, but I just have not gotten around to it. So last week I bought a canvas from the dollar store for $2 (it is a big one) and today I made some homemade paint using this recipe (the picture to the right is the recipe and also her picture).
I used too much cornstarch in mine and it was kind of goopy, but she suggests on her blog to just water it down if it is, next time I will do that. Also I ran out of red food coloring while making it so we only had pink paint to work with (I wanted a pink and red).
So we set up our splat mat (aka table cloth form the dollar store), and I put some finger paints on paper plates for Capri to dip her fingers into. I used painters tape to write the word LOVE on the canvas and we went to town. I helped because she was more interested in eating the paint (which I didn’t mind too much since it is all cooking ingredients anyway). She got the hang of it after a while and really started going to town. Also don’t you love my child’s face??? When she sees a camera she HAS to smile like this, I am not sure why. She smiles perfectly nice when there is no camera around.
This is adorable! So cute! And I adore her cheesy little smile!
My daughter smiles just like that when I get out a camera as well! They look pretty close to the same age…think I’m going to do this with her this weekend! Looks like a fun task!
Super Sweet (thats what the smile says) and I love this idea, Im gonna share it with my sisters daycare kiddos
Thanks
Adorable! This is absolutely awesome! My son is 7 months old and I’d love for him to do this…just not sure he’s quite ready. How old is your daughter in these photos?
She was 19 months
My husband and I have been fostering a baby girl named Serenity since she was born. She fixing to be adopted and I’m going to miss her bunches. So I think I’m going to do this with her name so we’ll have a little something of her left behind!
that is such a great idea. And that is awesome that you are foster parents. That must be one of the hardest but rewarding jobs.
It’s so wonderful that you two are foster parents. What a wonderful idea to do her name. I can’t imagine having to let a li’l one go, my hats are off to you both, Megan Sunshine.
How long should it take for the canvas to dry? This is super cute
I let it sit over night because there were some thicker clumps.
This is wonderful!!!! How long are you able to store the finger paint? Would you put it in the refrigerator?
Umm I only made enough for that project. But I think it would last a week or so in the fridge.
We’re working on this, but I can’t get the tape to stay stuck on the campus. I’ve tried both painters and masking tape , and it curls right off. What kind of tape did you use? Is it that frog tape?
it was just painters tape from wal-mart. I had to really press down on it to make it stick. I think if you held it down and painted over it a bit first it would help hold it down. Sorry it is not working for you.
I used clear scotch tape and it stuck really well!
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how does the homemade paint hold up over time?
Once it dries it lasts forever. Her painting still looks the same.
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I’m going to do this for my Hands-On Ones & Twos programs at the library. Thanks for the great idea!
This turned out great! Would it be ok if I shared an image from this post in a blog post about Tape Resist Art?
Thanks!
Kim (http://pinspiredhome.blogspot.com/)
Yes, but please link back to my blog. Thanks.
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