Welcome to the second installment of Yay Friday: Edible finger paints. I’m pulling from the archives because we’ve all had colds and winter bugs around here and haven’t been feeling as playful. But the spring is back in our step now, and I hope to get back on track here.
Edible finger paints are great fun for little artists old enough to sit up. We used our high chair to contain the mess a little. There’s plenty of recipes online for edible finger paint, but we went with a simple one in which we already had the supplies on hand.
What you need:
- Cool Whip (or generic brand dessert topping)
- Food coloring
- Paper
Gel food coloring seemed to blend easy and work well. Make sure you dress your little one in play clothes as food coloring can stain clothes. I had some heavy card stock paper which easier for me to hold still and seemed to hold up well against uncoordinated little fingers.
At the time, I was a little apprehensive about whether I should let me 6-month-old taste Cool Whip when we were just introducing foods, but he was so enamored with the texture and colors that he didn’t even try tasting it once. Plus I made it in such small quantities, that he would hardly be able to ingest more than a tiny taste. However, I did have to hold the paper to the high chair tray (another option would be to tape it down), because my little teether DID want to nibble on the corner of THAT.
This activity was a blast, inexpensive and I’m excited to try it again now that he’s a little bigger and his motor skills are growing by leaps and bounds.
Make a masterpiece!