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Homemade Paint | How to Make Puffy Sparkle Paint


Making your own homemade paint with kids is a rewarding process that helps children understand that store-bought is not the only way!

Using a combination of salt, flour, and water, this recipe is beyond simple.

Homemade Paint | Salt + Flour + Water | Easiest Paint Recipe Ever!

How we made homemade paint

My toddler is at that stage where she loves squeezing paint out of the bottles.

I gave into this to give her the chance to explore this phenomena, but after using an inordinate amount of paint in the process, I thought it might be more frugal to make a batch of homemade salt and flour paint for more economical squeeze painting.

This homemade paint recipe is simple, non-toxic, and it costs next to nothing to make. Not to mention it’s pretty rewarding to make your own art materials.

I made these while my daughter was napping, but next time I’ll include her in the process. The following recipe makes enough paint to fill three 2-ounce squeeze bottles.

UPDATE: A lot of people have asked if this is good paint for painting a wall or painting an archival masterpiece. Please note this is not a tempera or acrylic paint replacement. This paint is perfect for exploring the process of squeezing paint for kids, but it’s not meant for lasting art that will hang over the mantle.

Homemade Paint | Salt + Flour + Water | Easiest Paint Recipe Ever!Homemade Paint | Salt + Flour + Water | Easiest Paint Recipe Ever!

Recipe for Homemade Salt and Flour Paint

  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 1/2 cup water

Blend 1/2 cup of flour with 1/2 cup of salt. Add 1/2 cup of water…

Homemade Paint | Salt + Flour + Water | Easiest Paint Recipe Ever!Homemade Paint | Salt + Flour + Water | Easiest Paint Recipe Ever!

and mix until smooth.

Homemade Paint | Salt + Flour + Water | Easiest Paint Recipe Ever!Homemade Paint | Salt + Flour + Water | Easiest Paint Recipe Ever!

Divide it up into three sandwich bags and add a few drops of liquid watercolor or food coloring to each bag.

Homemade Paint | Salt + Flour + Water | Easiest Paint Recipe Ever!Homemade Paint | Salt + Flour + Water | Easiest Paint Recipe Ever!

Squish them up until the “paint” is well blended. Use Ziplock bags if small children are helping with this step. Add more water if you’d like a thinner paint. Cut a corner off the baggie and squeeze the paint mixture into your squeeze bottle.

Homemade Paint | Salt + Flour + Water | Easiest Paint Recipe Ever!Homemade Paint | Salt + Flour + Water | Easiest Paint Recipe Ever!

This homemade paint came out pretty thick, and was a little hard to squeeze. Next time we’ll dilute it with a bit more water.

That’s an easy fix. If yours is also too think, just thin with water.

The good news is that the paint dries quickly. The squeeze paintings we made with regular tempera paint (2 days ago) are still wet, while these are already completely dry! And they have a nice puffy, sparkly texture too!

If you’re looking for a smooth paint (like tempera from the art store), this paint may be disappointing.

Because of the salt, it will have a grainy texture to it, which makes it great for squeezing and not so good for painting with a brush

.Homemade Paint | Salt + Flour + Water | Easiest Paint Recipe Ever!Homemade Paint | Salt + Flour + Water | Easiest Paint Recipe Ever!

A question for you:

What’s your favorite kind of paint and/or painting process?

More homemade art and paint recipes

Our favorite toddler art recipe homemade playdough. It’s easy to make, non-toxic, and inexpensive. This recipe has been successfully used thousands of times.

More Art Projects for Toddlers

12 Simple Art Projects for Toddlers | TinkerLab.com12 Simple Art Projects for Toddlers | TinkerLab.com
For more toddler art projects, you may enjoy the easy-to-set-up activities that use mainly everyday materials in 12 Simple Art Projects for Toddlers.



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