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Frosty Soap Painting

Laundry soap and food coloring make a stiff, sudsy paint for your toddler.
By: Trish Kuffner, author of The Toddler's Busy Book

Frosty Soap Painting


Materials

  • 1 cup powdered laundry soap
  • 1/2 cup cold water
  • Electric mixer or wire whisk
  • Food coloring (optional)
  • Paintbrushes
  • Heavy paper or cardboard

Directions

  1. Beat or whisk cold water and laundry soap together until stiff.
  2. Add food coloring or leave white if using colored paper.
  3. Paint with a brush or use as fingerpaint on heavy paper or cardboard.
  4. Let dry flat.

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