Materials
unbreakable, child-safe mirror
Instructions
1. This activity lets you enjoy the paint without the mess!2. Into each bag, pour 1/4 cup (60 ml) liquid starch and 3 tablespoons (45 g)tempera paint. Squeeze out all the air and seal it tightly.3. Give one bag to each child. Demonstrate how to blend the paint and starchby gently squeezing the bags with the fingers.4. Encourage the children to place their bags flat on a table and create designsusing their hands and fingers. They can "erase" their designs by lifting up thebag and smoothing it out again.5. The children can change the effect by placing different colors of paper undertheir bags.More to doTie this activity into a unit about colors.