In the past I’ve painting with shaving cream, clay and
textured finger paint. For this one, we took the famous artist theme and
re-created Monet’s Water Lilies – in slime!
I tried a few different recipes that failed in majorly
miserable ways. The first ended up looking something like wiggly string
floating in water, the second was basically putty and the third was a bit too
jello-like. I’m not saying that I’ve perfected the recipe, but I did finally
get a consistency that worked as a finger paint. By adding more (and some more)
glue, I eventually got a slimy paint that could spread, but also spread apart
into fringy strings (like a spider web). When you try this with your child,
encourage him to experiment with the amounts. Trying to make different consistencies
is half the fun of this activity.
Here’s What You’ll Need:
·
School glue
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Water
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Liquid starch
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Food coloring
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Card stock paper or cardboard
Here’s What to Do:
1. Combine
the glue and water. We used ½ cup of water and roughly 1 ½ cups of glue. You
can change the quantities, but try to keep the water-to-glue ration at 1:3.
2. Measure
and mix in ½ cup of liquid starch.
3. Separate
the slime. I chose to use cupcake tins. They have the perfect size of
compartments.
4. Drop
a few drips of food coloring into each compartment. Mix it thoroughly. You can add a few drops of water as well. This makes it easier to mix the colors.
5. Spread
the slime onto the paper. It kind of looks like melty cheese or something that came out of an alien's nose (i.e., it's not pretty). But, it sure is fun!
Your child doesn’t have to create a Monet painting
with the slimy stuff. He can make an abstract work of art or whatever design he
imagines!
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Oh this is such a great activity for kids!
ReplyDeleteSlime and paint - oh, this one would go over really well at my house!
ReplyDeleteWe love slime and paint at my house, this is the prefect way to put them together. I love the idea I simply have to try it, it's bound to be amazing. Thanks for sharing.
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