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Recipes for home made safe arts and craft materials for children: play dough,  face paint,  finger paint,  soap bubbles

SAFE Kid Tested Art Mixes

My daughter is trying to raise a toxin free toddler. The chemicals in many plastics and toys worry her, and she wants to avoid colors, dyes and pthalates along with other noxious ingredients whether or not they're approved by the FDA. That said, we've got plenty of tried and true home made recipes for paints and play modeling dough for kids that are made with kitchen ingredoents.

Here are our favortie recipes for crafty art mixes that have been delighting the children in our family for more than 30 years.

Modeling Dough Recipe

3 cups flour
1-1/2 cups salt
1-1/2 cups water
2 tbs. oil
food coloring

Mix all ingredients together. Divide into small portions and
add food coloring for the color you want.

If too moist, add more flour. Store in covered containers and keep cool.

Home Made Finger Paint Recipe

3 tbs. sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 cups cold water
food coloring

Mix sugar and cornstarch in pan.
Add water; stir.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly.
Mixture will boil, then thicken.
Cook about 5 mins. Remove from heat; cool.

Separate into 4-5 cups. Add food coloring a drop at a time. Add a drop of dish detergent in each cup to make clean-up a breeze.

Paint on paper, cardboard or posterboard.

Simple Sticky Finger Paint

For very young toddlers you'll find this finger paint recipe as smearable and messy as the commercial finger paints, but much safer if they lick their fingers.

Combine a small amount of natural food color (available at health food stores) with a couple tablespoons of corn syrup. Mix well to blend in the color, then let kids paint.

Soap Bubbles Recipe 1/2 cup dish detergent 5 cups cold water Mix together gently and pour into bottles.
Face Paint Recipe 1 tsp. cornstarch 1/2 tsp. water 1/2 tsp. cold cream food coloring More Home Made Face Paint Recipes

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