Crafting/Experimenting with Paige

I came across a list of easy art techniques for kids and in it was this homemade puffy paint recipe. It's actually half art/half experiment. We mixed the "paint," (we ended up making our own self-rising flour because we didn't have any) applied it to cardstock and then heated it in the microwave (how long depends on how much paint is on the paper). It was fun and, bonus-not too messy. We liked watching the paint puff while it was being heated but that was also the point in the activity where I started worrying that maybe having our faces up against the microwave wasn't the best idea? I did a quick internet search just now and apparently we're ok and not full of radiation:)

Mixing the paint

Before putting it in the microwave

After the microwave

One more to go!

And...Cowgirl Paige!