Recipe: Puffy Paint

This is Puffy Paint. You paint with it, then nuke your painting in the microwave for about 30 seconds (or until dry), and it puffs up! Pretty cool!

I wrote a whole other post about the paintings my daughter did here. So this is just the recipe for you.

Here is what you will need:

1 Tablespoon of Self-rising Flour

 1 Tablespoon of salt

Food Coloring

Water

OR

1/2 cup of Flour + 2 Teaspoons of Baking Soda 

2 Teaspoons of salt

Food Coloring

Water

Bowls to separate each color in.

I didn't have self-rising flour, so I used the flour and baking soda combo. I have a feeling that the self-rising flour is a better option though. It may fluff up more, we will have to try it out next time!

Mix out the dry ingredients.

Then separate the mixture evenly into as many bowls as different colors you want to make.

Add a few drops of food coloring to each bowl.

Then slowly add a little water to each until they are a smooth paste.

 Glob it onto the poster board or cardboard for best results. The thicker the paint, the bigger the fluff! Just try to avoid HUGE globs, or it may not dry evenly.

Enjoy!