Not just for kids: Foam Paint

Here it is, the foam paint recipe:

What you'll need

Ziploc bag (or should I be saying gripper seal bags?)
Crayola WASHABLE paints (okay, I have brand loyalty issues)
Non-gel type shaving cream (... Colgate)
*Elmer's white glue *optional

What to do:

Open ziploc bag and fold the top over to make it easier to put the shaving cream in.

Squirt shaving cream inside of the bag until it's 1/2 full or so.

Add WASHABLE (I cannot emphasize WASHABLE enough this gets messy) paint. To get the colors you see in the pictures of this post use about 1.5 teaspoons. If you're feeling brave and have a lot of sponges on hand use more paint to get a richer color.

Add Elmer's glue to the bag if you'd like to keep this project and have the foam stay in tact after it dries . Use the same amount of glue as you do paint.



Eliminate any extra air from the bag by GENTLY squeezing the bag around the shaving cream blob. (In addition to making it easier to mix the paint it also will help reduce the risk of the bag popping and spraying shaving cream all over the house.)

Mix the paint by gently squeezing, scrunching, crunching and smooshing the sealed bag.



Cut off one of the bottom corners of the bag so you can now squeeze your foamy mess (er paint) out of the bag. The bigger the cut the more foam will come out.

What to do with your foam:

If you don't mix in the glue you can put the kids in their bathing suits, give them their foam paint and put them in the bathtub. They'll love having the opportunity to wear their swim suits and will have a blast with the foam (yes, literally).

Make a foamy pizza! Mix up a batch of red foam paint with glue and white foam paint with glue. Smush the all of the red foam paint evenly over a yellow party plate. Use the bag to squirt the white foam paint on top of the red (it's the cheese). Cut out pieces of pepperoni from red construction paper, olives from black construction paper and peppers from green construction paper. Now decorate your pizza!

Make a creative pizza. Spread your favorite color of foam paint on a plate or piece of paper. Decorate with beads, glitter, pom-poms, cut up pieces of fabric or magazines, Cheerios (there I go with the brand loyalty again) or anything your heart desires.

Use 2 inch trim brushes to paint with your foam.

Use your fingers to paint with it too!

Make a bag for yourself and practice your cake decorating skills. See, foam paint isn't just for kids! Don't forget to send me pictures of your leaves (I never can get those to look right) and your roses!

As Lauren would say, watch your Monet while the kids are playing with this. Although it's relatively harmless it's an activity that needs monitoring.





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