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An Easy Homemade Bathtub Paint Recipe for Kids

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  • Author: Rachel Miller

Description

This bathtub “paint” is washable, does not stain and will help you clean your tub!


Ingredients

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  • 1 Cup of Dish Soap
  • 1/2 Cup of Cornstarch
  • 1/2 Cup of Water
  • Dye – we used food coloring

Instructions

  1. In a saucepan, mix the cornstarch into the cold water until it is dissolved—it should still be a bit pasty, but not clumpy. Then turn up the heat and bring the cornstarch water to a boil – stir constantly to make sure there are no chunks.
  2. Add the soap and mix, heating on medium temperature until just boiling. The soap should have a gel-like consistency as it cools.
  3. Add food coloring.
    We have found that food coloring has the best results, but have also used tempera paint, really anything water-based should work fine to color the cornstarch/soap base.
  4. Store your paint in an airtight container. The paint will separate slightly when stored, stir well before use. Test the paint on a patch of your tub to ensure that your food coloring does not stain – and have fun!

Notes

I used the antibacterial scented hand soap, but whatever you use, know your kids will coat themselves with it—so be sure to pick something you know they don’t have a reaction to.

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