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Homemade Puff Paint
From Janice and Delores Gilligan
Materials:
flour
water
salt
food coloring
Procedure:
1) Mix equal amounts of flour, salt and water in a bowl
2) Pour into four or more small cups and color with food coloring
3) Give to child with paint brushes or pour into squeeze bottles (such
as ketchup or mustard bottles), for them to squeeze out. Suggest using
construction paper or something similar.
The paint will dry raised and shiny!
About the Authors:
This homemade kid's fun is from from our friends Janice Gilligan
and her mother, Dolores Gilligan, Editor of Country's
Calling. You can pay her a visit at
http://www.webalias.com/CountrysCalling
Sheila "I am a Christian Woman, a stay home homemaker and a Mom.
My interests: I love to knit, crochet, sew, embrodiery, and quilt. I play the piano, read music, I write Chrisitan poems and writings. I collect teddy bears, angels, hearts and butterflies."
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