You know all those pins? Well, I have hundreds of them just sitting around, waiting. Waiting for me to actually do something with all that creative DIY awesomeness. So, I finally gathered some supplies and made some homemade watercolors! I also made finger paints for my Sunday School class (more on that later).

Micah helped me mix up the colors, but it was pretty hard to mix (it begins to set up pretty fast!), so I had to get it started for him.

I let the paint set for 2 days (48 hours-ish). The boys liked using our new paints! The paints were a little hard to work with because they absorbed the water extremely fast. So, don’t expect them to work like your regular store-bought Crayola water paints.

I think it was a fun endeavor! The colors were really vibrant (we used Wilton gel colors).

DIY Watercolor Recipe!
(Note: I used a 2-cup measuring cup to mix in, remember the vinegar & baking soda will fizz up – less than a 2-cup container might overflow!)

4 TBSP Baking Soda
2 TBSP White Vinegar
Mix the baking soda and vinegar until the fizzing stops and the baking soda is dissolved.

Now add:
1/2 tps Karo Syrup
2 TBSP Corn Starch

Now…Mix well, until everything is dissolved. It’ll be a odd consistency – stiff, yet still a liquid. {I am no chemist, but it sure was crazy-cool!}

I purchased 2 (full size) 1/2 dozen muffin tins at the Dollar Tree. A DOUBLE batch of the above recipe filled all 12 muffin cups about 1/8 of the way, or so, plenty of paint for lots of water color projects – it doesn’t take much.

After you fill your containers, you can add food coloring: we use Wilton gels because they come in so many colors (not mixing required!), but regular food coloring would be fine too. You’ll want to mix it up with a popsicle stick – it is tough to stir!

Have fun!!!