J E L L O

Now that the holidays are over (sigh) it's time to get back to doing some fun art projects (yay!). Here's an easy prep activity that will keep your little person entertained in gooey, sticky heaven for at least 30 minutes or more.

Jello Paint
Ingredients:
Jello powder - several flavours (as many as you want colours)
Warm water

1. For each colour put 1/4 cup of warm water into a small bowl.
2. Add jello powder, 1 tsp at a time and stir. Keep adding until you have a consistency that is good to paint with.
3. Put out the paints and some paper (we used newsprint but I'd recommend something sturdier as the paint seeped through and made holes in the paper. Let your little Picasso explore the paint with their fingers and/or paint brushes and/or sponges.

Tips
Although this is an easy-prep project it is a more time consuming clean-up project. Be sure to cover your art centre floors with a wipeable mat and have a bucket of warm soapy water handy so your little person can wash off when they are done before they get jello paint everywhere.

Also, you might not want to demonstrate the edible quality of this paint to your little person if you want to avoid your artist trying to eat all of your future paint recipes, some of which will likely be inedible.

The Review
I loved the quick-prep aspect of this project. The recipe produces vibrant, bright and shinny paint that smells good and has a fun, gooey texture that is immediately appealing to a little person. Aiden really enjoyed this one as he kept creating artwork for the better part of an hour. This is a keeper.

Happy jello painting,
Creatively yours,
Maya