When my son was a preschooler, I was forever looking for new artsy activities to do with him.
I especially loved activities where the set-up was part of the activity itselfyou get more mileage out of those.
Wed makehomemade play doughtogether or mix together corn starch, water and food coloring to make sidewalk paint.
Except that now hes nine years old and definitely too old for this sort of thing, right?
Well, he doesnt think so.
And when we were all done, he thankedmefor breaking up his afternoon with something different.
Unconventional, maybe, but it worked perfectly fine.
Step one:Squeeze a little paint into the bottom of each compartment.
About two teaspoons should do it.
Step two:Add water and mix thoroughly.
Step three:Freeze.
Put the cubes in the freezer for about an hour until theyre partially frozen.
Stick your popsicle sticks/broken utensils in and finish freezing until solid.
Step four:Roll out some paper and get ready to paint!
Youll need to let the cubes start melting a bit to more easily spread the paint.
Let them sit out at room temperature for about 15 minutes before you get started.
There was plenty of paint left over to get a few uses out of them.
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