Vegetable Painting for Babies and Toddlers
Use leftover veggie scraps for a creative painting activity with your little one!
All you need for this fun activity are scraps of your favorite vegetables, paint, and paper. Show your little one the different shapes and designs the veggies make.
If you don’t feel comfortable using regular paint for this activity, we have a great edible paint recipe!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup of water
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Food coloring or watercolors
- Cold water for thinning
Instructions:
- Combine flour, salt, and 1 cup water in a saucepan.
- Heat flour/water while whisking. The mixture will be clumpy, then smooth, then thicken into a paste.
- Once it has become thick and pasty, remove from heat.
- Whisk in cold water a few tablespoons at a time until desired consistency is reached.
- Color with food coloring or watercolors.
- Allow to cool completely, then paint!
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