Paint that puffs up!

As my exploration for interesting and useful activities continues, I came across this excellent post.

http://magicalchildhood.wordpress.com/2011/08/28/easy-puffy-paint/

All we need is self-raising flour, salt, some food colouring and water - and yes, a microwave. (And lest we forget that some parts of the world are not blessed with 24x7 power supply, we need that too.)

Mix equal proportions of the flour and salt, then add just enough water to make a paste. You can divide this lot into little containers/muffin tins/ice cube containers and then add different colours of food colouring to make the different colours.

Let your child paint with these onto thick paper or cardboard. Once the artwork is done, zap it in the microwave for 10 seconds or more, depending on the wetness/thickness of the paste. You have some lovely puffy paint work!!