DIY Paint

My children are on school break, and our youngest son loves to paint and watch Bob Ross's how-to paint videos. 

Painting can get messy, so I take extra precautions to avoid major accidents. With that said, I don't want to stifle my child's creativity, so I found a DIY paint recipe that's pigmented but also washes off easily.

My son helps me make the paints. It's a fun sensory activity and an opportunity to teach him about measurements and primary, secondary, and tertiary colours.

Three Primary Colors: Red, Yellow, Blue.

Three Secondary Colors: Orange, Green, Violet.

Six Tertiary Colors: Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet, Red-Violet 

How to make the paint:

• 1/2 cup of flour
• 1/2 cup of salt
• 1/2 cup of water
• 2 tbs of food colouring

Mix each colour in a bowl, then pour it into a cupcake tray.

The colours are quite pigmented and adhere nicely to the paper. The paint also dries quickly and, as stated previously, is easy to clean up :) with the added perks of being affordable and eco-friendly.