Homeschool Minute - Homemade Pretty Paints

Let your kids be artist for the day with this easy to make paint!

What you need:
3 tablespoon sugar

1/2 cup of cornstartch
 
2 cups water

Mix the sugar and cornstarch in a small pot. Stir in the water and stir while warming over low heat. Do this until it is mixed well.

Pour equal parts of the mixture into small jars , baby food jars, great to use because of the lids for storing paint.

Add food coloring to each jar. Each of different colors. Stir them up and add more color to reach the color you want.

You can also add a small drop of soap detergent to each pot to make the paint clean up easier.
Now your kids are ready to paint. You can also add sparkles to the paint. Just have fun with it.