Scratch and Sniff Paint

Your kids will be scratching a hole through the paper wanting to smell this dried paint.

Here's what you need:
Small mixing bowl
2 tbsp jell-O mix
1 tsp hot water
Mixing spoon
2-3 tsp liquid tempera paint
Airtight container

Here's how you make it:
1. In the bowl, combine the jell-O mix and the hot water with the spoon until the Jell-O mix dissolves.
2. Stir in the liquid tempera paint.

Here's how you use it:
1. Using a paintbrush, paint the mixture on a sheet of paper.
2. When your artwork is dry, scratch and sniff the paint.

Here's how you store it:
- Store paint in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2-3 days. Stir the paint a few times before using.

Tips and Trick:
- Choose a Jell-O flavour that compliments the color of paint you're mixing it with. For example, use grape Jell-O mix with purple paint and strawberry Jell-O mix with red paint.
- Although this paint smell delicious, it is not advised to eat it!

Basic Finger Paint

Yourself and your toddlers will love this easy to make finger paint. This recipe calls for soap so deffinatly no staining and washes up easily.

Here's what you need:
2 small mixing bowls
1/3 cup clear liquid dish soap
15-20 drops of food coloring
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp cold water

Here's how you use it:
1. In one bowl, mix the dish soap and food coloring with the spoon.
2. In the other bowl, mix the cornstarch and cold water.
3. Add the second mixture to the first mixture and stir well.

Here's how you use it:
Using your fingers, paint the mixture on a sheet of paper.

How to store it:
- Store finger paint in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1-2 weeks. Stir the paint a few times before using it again.

Tips and tricks:
- Get your toddler to cover their whole hand in paint and make fun hand prints.
- You can use old baby food jars to store paint in
- Use egg cartons and have a variety of colors.

Crystal Shimmering Paint

Looking to make that snow effect on you artwork? This is a great paint for that. All you need is one main ingredient that we never think to use. Check out this recipe and try it at home.

Here's what you need:
1tbsp Epsom salts
1tbsp boiling water
Small mixing bowl
Mixing spoon
1-3 drops of food coloring

Here's how you make it:
1. Mix epsom salts and boiling water in a bowl. Add desired food coloring.
2. Stir until most of the salt has dissolved.

Here's how you use it:
1. Using a jumbo paintbrush, paint the mixture o a sheet of paper.
2. Set the paper aside to dry. When the water has evaporated from the salt mixture, shimmering crystals will appear.

Tips and tricks:
- Brush mixture onto holiday cards of pictures with snowy scenes to make them sparkle.
- Use black construction paper as a background for your artwork. When the salt mixture crystalizes, a night sky will appear, which will make a perfect setting for a spooky Halloween scene.