Face painting is really fun for toddlers and for mothers too.Face painting kits are
easily available in toy stores and even stationary stores.
If you want to make your own paints here is the recipe.I have not tried it,but other
parents say its good.
Recipe 1:
- food coloring (variety of colors)
Mix together cornstarch and cold cream until well blended. Add water and stir. Add food
coloring one drop at a time until you get the desired color.
If you don't have cold cream, you can substitute with a white flour and vegetable
shortening(margarine)or corn syrup mix.
Recipe 2:
- 3 tblsps. Cornstarch
- 1tblsp. Flour
- 3/4 cup Karo light corn syrup
- 1/4 cup water
- ½ tsp. Liquid food coloring
Mix cornstarch and flour together in a bowl. Gradually stir in Karo syrup and water
until smooth. Divide mixture into individual containers as needed and tint each one
with the food coloring of your choice. Leave one batch untinted.
Blood
You can easily make fake blood by combining light cornstarch with red and blue food
coloring and a dash of milk. Use a paintbrush to apply.
Special Effects
wart:
Make your little witch stand out with a simple gelatin recipe. All you need
is:
1 ounce of gelatin, 2 tablespoons of boiling water, couscous, paprika or
colored sugar, and 4 tablespoons corn syrup.
Combine the gelatin and water but don't let it set completely in the bowl.
Add the couscous, paprika, or colored sugar as needed. Drip it onto a side
plate and when it sets, stick it on your child's face with a bit of corn syrup
as "glue".
SCAR:
You can make scars by taking pink tissue paper and mixing it with corn
syrup. The paper will turn into a paste that you can then apply to your
child's face.
Clown Makeup
Make your child into a funny clown with 2 tablespoons of shortening, 5 teaspoons of
cornstarch, 1 tablespoon of flour and a bit of petroleum jelly. Make a few small bowls of
this and add different food coloring to each to make a rainbow of colors.
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