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Letter Painting with Homemade Puffy Paint

One Crafty Momma inspired me to make my own puffy paint.  It was super easy and it provided HOURS of entertainment for my daughter.  We are in a heat wave so I wanted some activities we could do indoors today.  My daughter painted with the puffy paint for a couple hours before lunch and about another hour after naps.  :)  WOW!!!   So this is what you need: Flour Water Food Coloring Muffin tin Paper I had all of the above already so that was awesome!  :)   In a muffin tin fill each muffin spot half way with flour.  Then add 2tsp of water and mix well. (it should be thicker.)  Then add your food coloring making all the different colors you want to use.  This is a great way to teach color mixing.  I had fun showing my daughter what happens when you add red and yellow, red and blue...etc etc.   She was very excited as we stirred the colors and watched the changes occur.   After the colors are mixed start painting. ...