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Fingerpaint Paste recipe
Cornflour paste
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You Will Need
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A Perspex sheet - Safety mirror or Painting window
Collage and scenery pieces to build texture - optional
Finger Paste Recipe:
4 Heaped desert spoon of cornflour to every
1 pint of water.
Poster or tempera paint to colour
Access to a heat ring / cooker + Saucepan
DOWNLOAD Finger paste Recipe File
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 Measure 1 pint of water and pour 3/4 of it into a saucepan
 Measure each spoonful of cornflour and place into the remaining water - stir thoroughly
Pour into the saucepan
Over a medium heat cook until the cornflour mix begins to thicken
Once it becomes smooth, and has a thickened, transparent consistency remove from the heat.
Continue stirring - the paste retains its heat for a considerable time.
Leave to cool. |
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RECIPE COOKING PROCESS
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Once cooled divide into bowls and add a small spoonful of poster - tempera paint to the paste.
Mix until evenly coloured.
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Quantity will depend on the number of Children taking part - 1 pint to one colour would be good for a group activity.
Store in an airtight container and shake / stir well before next use. |
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Tactile and textured fingerpaste
For Christmas Finger paste activities
Set your Christmas scene with glitter - artificial snow and plastic / fabric fir tree 'neeedles
tinsel, stars and any other Christmas collage items ..
and Halloween
add Gold and Silver glitter
and other halloween creatures ..
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