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Magic Milk Paint
Prep time: 5 Minutes
Let's make sure parents supervise all cooking and craft creative.
What you'll need to get started:
Food coloring
Vanilla (or white chocolate pudding)
Paper for canvas
Spoon
Small bowls for paints
Fingers
Here's the lowdown
1. Place the dish soap-dipped toothpick into their hands and watch eyes widen as they make magic.
2. Pour milk into small dish or container lid.
3. After milk is poured, add a few drops of various food colors.
4. Dip toothpick in dish soap.
5. Place toothpick into milk.
6. After experimenting with swirling and mixing colors, colored
milk can be used for painting on light-colored paper.
NOTE: To build up the suspense, tell kids that they’ll be using the world’s smallest magic wand.