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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.