How to Make Edible Paint

Kids love to paint and experiment using their imagination. Edible paints are a lot of fun to paint onto foods or just to taste while making works of art. The shiny corn syrup paint is a great paint to make recipes with and the Kool-Aid finger paint is a perfect activity to do outside and you can hose your little one down when they are done. The following steps will show you how to make both.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Container
• 1 quart of clear corn syrup
• 1 drop of food coloring
• Toothpicks or metal spoon
• 1 cup of flour
• 1/4 cup of salt
• 1 pack of unsweetened Kool-Aid
• Saucepan
• 1-1/2 cups of water
• 1-1/2 tbsp. vegetable oil

Shiny Corn Syrup Paint

1. Measure out one quart of clear corn syrup into a small to medium-sized container.

2. Add one drop of food coloring any color of your choice to the corn syrup.

3. Mix the ingredients together using toothpicks or a metal spoon to make this edible paint.

4. Paint your shiny edible paint with the toothpick or a paint brush onto pancakes, graham crackers or cookies. You can also use this paint on paper, but it will be sticky.

Kool-Aid Finger Paint

1. Measure out a cup of flour into a medium-size container.

2. Add a quarter of a cup of salt and a pack of unsweetened Kool-Aid to the flour and mix them together.

3. Put one and a half cups of water into a saucepan and boil the water. Remove the pan from the heat.

4. Add 1 1/2 tbsp. of vegetable oil to the boiling water and mix well.

5. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients into the saucepan.

6. Mix the wet ingredients and the dry ingredients well. Give the mixture to your kids and let them paint away.