Puffy Paint
Fri, May 16, 2014
Materials: Glue, shaving cream, cornstarch, flour, food coloring, squeeze bottles or paint brushes
Activity: Mix puffy paint and add it to squeeze bottles. Recipe 1: ½ cup shaving cream. ¼ cup white glue, 1/8 cup cornstarch. Recipe 2: ½ cup shaving cream, ¼ cup white glue. Recipe 3: ¼ cup shaving cream, ¼ cup white glue. Recipe 4: ¾ cup shaving cream, ¼ cup white glue, ¼ cup flour
Big Question: What is your favorite puffy paint recipe? Why? (We liked Recipe 4.)
Resources:
'If you Give a Pig a Pancake' by Laura Numeroff. What does the pig do with a paint brush and glue? How is this similar to painting with puffy paint?