Competing with mother nature when the children are on Summer vacation can be challenging. It may be raining or pouring outdoors but you can keep the little ones busy by recreating fair or festival activities indoors!
Face Painting is easy to do by using this recipe.
Ingredients:
- Cornstarch
- Cold Cream
- Food coloring
- Small Jars with lids
- Small Paintbrush
Simply mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 1/2 teaspoon of cold cream blend well in a jar. Add water and mix. Add a few drops of food coloring until you achieve the color desired. Repeat process for each color of paint that you want to use.
After you have all the paints ready, make sure that the child has a clean face and use a small paintbrush to apply a design. There are a number of places on the Internet to find downloadable stencils. Just a suggestion if you feel you need the extra help. What’s neat is that the paint washes off with soap and water.
Some brave mom’s might allow the kids to practice on one another. Let the fun begin!
This is a really neat idea! This recipe looks as if it will wash right off later on after the kids go home, unlike the actual carnival one that requires a little scrubbing to get off.
This might be a good idea for a fundraiser
I don't own cold cream, I didn't know they made that stuff anymore. Hmm…I may search for an alternative. Thanks for the idea!
A friend of mine still uses Ponds cold cream. Iol! I wish I had known about homemade face paints. The girls would have loved them. But I do wonder if the food coloring would stain there faces.
This is excellent. I HATE the fair so bringing some of the activities to home is a great idea.