Daily Smoothie Habit: 1 grapefruit, 1 lemon, 1 apple, 1 cucumber, handful of spinach, 1” knob of ginger, 1/2 scoop Sunwarrior vanilla protein powder all blended up without water- YUM this is one of my FAVES!!!!!
My baby girl turned one on Sunday! Birthdays for us are not about presents or birthday cake. Instead, we focus on the person celebrating the birthday and spend the day doing fun things that person wants to do. In the future, celebrating Harpers’ birthday will probably entail a party and dessert of some kind. This year, however, she is one and really not interested in that sort of stuff yet so we decided, why bother? Instead we decided to do something that she would think was fun.
The fun thing about having a one year old is that pretty much anything new is fun for her. She also LOVES making a mess. So, we decided this year for her birthday we would introduce her to something new that she could make a huge mess with: FINGER PAINT!
I found this recipe online via several sources and decided to test it out for the following reasons:
1. It was easy and used minimal ingredients
2. It was edible so when Harper tried to eat it (which was inevitable) I did not have to worry too much about it
3. It was easily washable from clothes and surfaces so I could let her make a big mess and not worry about it staining anything.
Harper had a ton of fun making a big mess with these paints but if you plan on letting your little one create a work of art that you can keep as a precious momento do NOT use these paints. The paint looks very faint on paper and is great for little ones who make a big mess and stick some in their mouth every now and again but it is not making any masterpieces!
Anyways,
Here is the recipe I used. Enjoy.
Homemade Non-Toxic Finger Paint
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 cups of water
Food coloring (you can get all natural food coloring from India Tree)
1. Add the cornstarch to a medium saucepan and slowly add water, whisking constantly so that no clumps form.
2. Once the water and the cornstarch have been mixed, heat the pan over medium heat and stir constantly until the cornstarch mixture thickens. It will look something like this:
3. Remove mixture from heat and divide evenly into separate bowls. Add food coloring and mix until desired color is achieved.
4. Store covered until ready to use.
Note: The paint might harden a bit if you let it sit too long. Just add a little water and mix it well until desired consistency has been achieved.
Here are some pictures of Harper having fun with finger paint!
