The Making of Finger paint #3

Finger Paint #1

Materials

  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 1 cup cold water, divided
  • Food coloring
  • 1/2 cup liquid laundry starch
  • 1/2 cup mild soap flakes
  • 1 package unflavored gelatin
  • Medium sauce pan
  • Wooden spoon


Instructions

  • Soften gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water.  Set aside.
  • Combine laundry starch with the remaining cold water in a median sauce pan.  Add the hot water and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the mixture comes to a full boil and has completely thickened.
  • Remove from heat; blend in the soften gelatin.  Add soap and stir until completely dissolved.
  • Add food coloring but adding no more than a tablespoon of food coloring to each recipe
  • Store finger paints in covered containers.  Makes about 3 cups.
        When the water and laundry starch were boiled no thickening accord.  They sat at a boil for over 15 minutes and still there was no change.  The rest of the recipe was followed any way.  When the rest of the ingredients were add it still looked as if nothing was going to come of this.  It was now all liquid with soapy bubbles.  Not all of the soap dissolved.  As the mixture began to cool the soap flakes began to change from a liquid back to a solid this made the finger paint begin to thicken.  After it was all cooled it had texture close to that of melted marshmallows.  It was very stick and somewhat slimy.  When tested on paper though it did do so bad.   I was easier to smooth over the paper that finger paint #1 but it was much messier on the hands.

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