We have had an exciting morning making and playing with pavement paint today. These are non-toxic and edible paints, although they won't taste very nice (Buddy didn't learn that very quickly and insisted on tasting all of the colours....)
How to make it
This is the same recipe I used in my previous edible baby paint blog post
Edible baby safe paint - sensory play
However to make this one more suitable for sponge painting I didn't heat the mixture which kept it nice and runny. The cornflour will settle after a while so you may need to stir it every so often.
I decided we would paint with sponges because Buddy is always trying to eat his sponge in the bath and he loves the texture. To make the sponge dippers I used an ice lolly mould and two large kitchen sponges.
Use a bread knife to cut off the scouring side. I saved the scouring pad for future use.
I cut the sponges into squares and pierced them with a kebab skewer to make it easier to fit them onto the lolly sticks.
Fit the sponges onto the lolly sticks from the moulds.
Decant the finger paint into each of the lolly moulds (about two thirds of the way full) and add a few drops of food colouring to each compartment and your paint is ready to use!
Playing with it
This paint is perfect for either paper or concrete. It will wash away with just water. We have never experienced any staining, but for safety's sake don't use it on your cream carpet/wedding dress/birth certificate.... It's just not worth the risk.
Buddy demolished his first sponge within seconds.
He kept the yellow one intact and decided to go in for a taste.
Orange was next. Buddy had fun painting his legs and feet before tasting the orange paint. It didn't taste any better....
Buddy had fun painting himself orange, pink and green, demolishing sponges as he went!
Unfortunately, I then looked away for a second....
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