My one year old loves putting things to his mouth. While I know most paints for children are non toxic, I wasn't quite comfortable with him eating huge quantities if it happens. I found a site for homemade edible paint using cornstarch, water and food coloring. This was good for us and I made a small batch to try out. It turned out really well in terms of color and my three year old ended up with all the fun as the little one was napping.
I picked 3 colors that complemented each other. Pink, blue and yellow. While playing, she discovered green, orange and purple.
We used aluminum foil instead of paper as that is sturdier than paper and it reflects the colors very well under the afternoon sun.
Overall, Sophie had a fantastic time. Can't wait for Luke to wake up and try this out.
I experimented a little for the paint to get the right texture that I wanted.
2 cups cornstarch
1 cup cold water
4 cups boiling water
Food coloring (I used wilton food coloring gel)
Stir 1 cup of cold water into the cornstarch. Pour the hot water cup by cup and stirring between each cup.
Try to achieve a custard like texture. If it fails, put it under stove, medium heat for 1 minute and the solution should thicken. Stir out any clumps.
Pour into bottles and add coloring of your choice.
Adapted from this site.
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