Description
A fun and easy recipe to make vibrant puffy paint for DIY art projects, safe for all ages.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup salt
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- Food coloring or liquid watercolor
- Mixing bowls
- Squeeze bottles (or ziplock bags with a corner snipped off)
- Baking sheet (for drying)
- Parchment paper (optional)
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of water, and 1 cup of salt. Add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil and stir until smooth and free of lumps.
- Divide the mixture into smaller bowls, adding food coloring or liquid watercolor to each bowl until desired colors are achieved. Mix thoroughly.
- Pour the colored mixtures into squeeze bottles or ziplock bags. If using ziplock bags, snip a small corner for easier application.
- Place your canvas or paper on a flat surface and squeeze your puffy paint onto it to create designs, patterns, or pictures.
- Allow the artwork to dry completely on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper—typically 24 hours—until the paint puffs up and hardens.
Notes
Experiment with adding glitter or sand to your paint for added texture and use textured paper for interesting effects.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1440 minutes
- Category: Crafts
- Method: DIY Craft
- Cuisine: N/A
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Variable
- Calories: 50 per 1/4 cup of paint
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg