You know me, I’m a teacher, and an Early Years teacher at that.
This means a lot of hands-on sensory activities to develop and stimulate young minds, and lots of chances for me to experiment with great arts and crafts ideas I find on the interweb!
This week, we tried out Puffy Paint!
Literally, three ingredients!
- PVA/white/school glue
- White shaving foam
- Food colouring
And some containers and old lolly sticks to stir.
- All you need to do is pour some glue in a pot and add approximately the equal amount of shaving foam to it. I used around 2 tablespoons of glue then squirted the shaving foam in.
- Use the lolly stick to fold these two ingredients together, as if folding sugar into egg whites. You don’t want to lose the air in the foam.
- Once at the required consistency, add a few drops of food colouring, and mix again.
And there you have it!
I made up 8 pots, including a white one, and the kids loved it!
You can use a brush to blob the paint on paper or card, then once completed, leave to dry, overnight preferably, to get a wonderfully textured finish that is soft and spongy to touch!
The children really enjoyed the different feel of the paint, and they were intrigued by my sample painting, with these foam-like areas that were soft to touch.
They are so excited to be able to take their works of art home after the weekend!
But I Smile Anyway... 
Aug 03, 2018 @ 04:01:18
How cool. I’ll have to send this to my granddaughters!!!
xoxoxo
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Aug 03, 2018 @ 06:47:57
It’s really fun to do 😊
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May 02, 2018 @ 22:14:41
Wow! I have to try this for our littles! Thanks Ritu! xxx
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May 03, 2018 @ 05:56:26
It is a really fun activity!!!
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 17:14:29
I so need to try this. Fortunately I inherited a lot of grandkids when I got remarried 😀
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 17:21:52
You’ll have great fun with them!!
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 14:44:42
This paint looks lush! I really want a play of it. This could be something I could with my daughter over Easter x
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 14:46:42
Definitely worth a try!!!
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 14:32:22
I love the idea of these, Sis. So creative and yet easy for parents to make! 🙂
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 14:32:39
It was really simple sis and fun to do!
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 14:10:35
This sounds wonderful, Ritu. Does it eventually completely harden? Gotta try it!
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 14:23:55
I’ll let you know tomorrow Jennie when I’m back in school!
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 18:07:29
Thanks!
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 13:05:11
Wow
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 11:19:35
That looks rather cool!
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 11:33:23
It turned out better tha expected!
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 14:52:03
😊👍
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 09:39:29
This looks like fun! But, I do not have any littles around to make this for 😦
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 10:00:04
Gather some from the streets!!!! 😉😂
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 09:29:40
This looks and sounds brilliant. I bet the kids really enjoyed it!
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 09:30:01
They really did Rachael!
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 09:18:06
So far my boys have shown zero interest in craft or art, could this finally be the thing that awakens their inner Van Gough?
Probably not, but I still might give it a try 😉
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 09:19:50
If nothing else… you’ll enjoy it! 😉
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 23:12:25
Great! This forces creativity to the max. Well done! [All OK with the birds and Sonu Singh? LOL Seems Sonu is really like Garfield.] Have a good weekend. Michael
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 23:13:12
The kids loved it Michael!
And Sony Singh and the birds are forging an interesting friendship!!!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 23:10:26
Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 23:12:33
Thanks Michael!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 22:36:43
My imaginative and creative Sister!!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 22:51:39
I have to thank Pinterest!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 22:55:36
A teacher’s treasure chest!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 23:13:57
It truly is!
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Mar 25, 2018 @ 03:08:40
😊
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 19:55:06
Thanks 😊
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 17:18:26
Ooooooh Connor would love that! I need to get tot he discount store and pick up some shaving cream!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 18:54:53
Go get some! It’s really fun!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 16:32:51
Be honest here Ritu. Who had more fun, you or the kids. 😉
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 18:53:31
I couldn’t wait to use up the left over bits… and am secretly excited that my daughter wants to try it at home too 😉
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 15:17:02
OMG those glue people have some marketer working for them! Between the slime craze and now this I’m sure we will run out of glue again at Michaels. What does it do to the paper? Does it make it buckle? I’m thinking of using it in my card making and scrapbooking – LOL!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 18:50:59
Definitely use card rather than paper. We used paper but that’s more because we were experimenting! But it still dried pretty well!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 14:13:34
What a fun idea. the kids must have had a blast. Your the favorite teacher in the school aren’t you 🙂
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 18:47:57
Lol I wish! But we definitely have fun!!!
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Mar 26, 2018 @ 03:11:14
Learning should be 🙂
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 13:31:47
wow! you are so crafty! 🙂
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 18:44:28
I try Jim Boy!!!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 13:29:06
I can imagine how much the kids enjoy this!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 18:44:14
They loved it sis!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 20:19:18
You are a wonderful teacher, sis 💖
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 20:22:14
Just a vessel delivering ideas and knowledge sis 💜
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 20:38:13
But that is what makes a good teacher! Someone who inspires and activates kids to have fun gaining knowledge!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 21:01:33
😍😍😍😍
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 12:15:14
I saw the pictures on Instagram last night and had no idea what it was about, but it looks like a lot of fun.
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 18:34:24
April it was a great activity for the little ones and even my daughter wants to try it now!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 12:12:01
Looks so cool Ritu, I love the pastel colours. X
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 18:33:48
And it was just so simple! The kids really enjoyed it!
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Mar 24, 2018 @ 12:07:32
Looks all amazing..
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