Can you believe it? We're
back again, chatting away to each other like no time has passed at
all.
This time, I have something
to talk about. Joy of joys, I hear you cry! Well don't get too
excited, this time we're here to talk about puffy paint. I've never
before discovered puffy paint, but now that I have, boy do I enjoy
it.
A couple of weeks ago, I did
a summer camp with my kiddos. It was a lovely week, very laid back
while still managing to be full of fun. Anyway, I decided that a good
idea would be to have an Ice-Cream Day. I think you'll agree that was
one of my better moments.
In the afternoon we set up
an ice-cream station, where the children chose flavours and toppings
and syrup and gobbled up as much as they could. In the morning, we
made ice-cream pictures using puffy paint. The kids loved it,
but as testament to its all-inclusive brilliance, I brought home the
leftovers and me and my 21 year old pal, Miss Laura Anne, had an
absolute blast with it.
It's very simple, with
lovely results. Here's the recipe so you may try it at home yourself.
4 tablespoons of
self-raising flour
4 tablespoons of salt
2 tablespoons of water
A few drops of food
colouring
You mix and mix until it
forms a gloopy, drippy paste.
Then you paint away with it,
but make sure to paint onto cardboard. This is important.
Once you're happy with your
picture, you put a bowl in the microwave, pop your picture on top,
and turn it on for about 20-25 seconds. You may find it needs a
little more time, and if it does, keep a close eye on it swirling
around your microwave- you don't want it to burn, or explode or
something.
It comes out warm, but cools
and hardens pretty fast (this is great for the little ones).
Laura and I painted
ice-cream shapes onto white card. Then we drew cones onto brown card,
and cut them out and stuck them on after the paint had dried.
We had a delightful
afternoon and now we have some lovely summery decorations. Now for
you!
