Make your own bath paint

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Bath paints are FUN FUN FUN!! Often however, they contain soap, which is no problem for most kids, but if your child is like mine and has sensitive skin, this is a great alternative – that can be used every day – FUN FUN FUN!!

Material

Corn starch
Water
Food Colouring

Method

Add equal parts of corn starch and water, mix well.
For a fun bath I used about 1/2 a cup of each.
Divide into smaller containers, or like we did - use an ice tray - as it has great little separate compartments!
Into each container (or compartment) add a little food colouring. A little will go along way, I literally dipped a toothpick into the food coloring and then into each compartment. Stir Stir Stir!!
Your bath paint is now ready. If you make it in advance it may need a stir before using as the cornstarch settles.

Notes

After we played in the bath I was completely able to spray it all off, you may want to be careful around grouting, and if you are worried, test some first, before the artist arrives.

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- Emma Owl
- 13 Nov 2014
  3:30 pm

90 Comments

- - Lillys-mummy said
  - 29 Jun 2015
    11:43 am
Awesome idea. Fun bath times a head. Thanks for sharing

- - neddie said
  - 26 Jun 2015
    10:24 pm
What a great idea for the kids its non toxic so you know its safe.

- - lepumpkinhead said
  - 14 Jun 2015
    3:58 pm
Awesome idea, thanks for this!

- - mimz1620 said
  - 06 Jun 2015
    8:26 pm
My daughter absolutely LOVES painting in the bath. She calls is “colour pain”

Cant wait to try this!

- - BellaB said
  - 31 May 2015
    5:21 pm
Thank you, this is an useful idea.

- - geometricfro said
  - 31 May 2015
    2:11 am
such a simple craft! Thanks for sharing

- - dannsbuild said
  - 30 May 2015
    11:07 pm
Terrific idea.

- - Mum of 5 darlings :) said
  - 28 May 2015
    10:24 pm
This is awesome ! My kids are going to love them 🙂

- - EllenG89 said
  - 18 May 2015
    10:30 am
Love this idea as you know what is in it and that it really contains no nasties!

- - caramello said
  - 15 Apr 2015
    8:09 pm
what a fun thing to make, thanks for sharing

- - Schmoofie1983 said
  - 29 Mar 2015
    9:47 am
What a cool idea! My littles would love playing with these paints in the bath. They were given some bath crayons once too and they were a big hit, but this sounds simple and cheap!

- - bubble6369 said
  - 26 Mar 2015
    12:25 am
my daughter is going to go nuts over this one! she loves painting and she loves bath time

- - mom109229 said
  - 24 Feb 2015
    12:44 pm
This is great! I had been thinking of bath paints as a fun activity for my daughter but if I can make it myself – even better!

- - Moonberry said
  - 04 Feb 2015
    11:39 am
Oh awesome! I will pass this on to my sister who has 4 autistic children. This might make bath time ‘fun time’ 🙂

- - GeekMum said
  - 01 Feb 2015
    7:51 am
Great idea, thanks for sharing!

- - caramello said
  - 31 Jan 2015
    11:50 pm
will try this one, thanks for sharing.

- - Kelz81 said
  - 31 Jan 2015
    9:39 pm
Love this!!

- - pakeko said
  - 10 Jan 2015
    8:50 pm
What a great idea the kids loved the bath tonight with these
- mom94125 replied
  
  07 Oct 2015 , 9:11 pm
  yes easy to make and super easy to wash off these bath paints.
- - mom108638 said
  - 10 Jan 2015
    11:45 am
Great Idea and much cheaper and safer than store brought

- - neenee said
  - 08 Jan 2015
    8:56 pm
Fantastic idea. Excellent idea a great expression.