Post Contributed by Jocelyne Adkins, Program Director
Today involved some experimentation: In the past, we've made our own outdoor paint using powdered milk, water and food coloring. Lately, we came across some additional recipes, and we chose one using cornstarch and another using flour. So today, each group made a different paint recipe, to test which was the best. For the most part, we used 1 cup dry to 1 cup water and food coloring (to your preference: the more you add, the dark/brighter the color).
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| Elizabeth, Elise and Jessica |
In the end, all the recipes had merit, however the most economical is the recipe with flour. Powdered milk has a definite odor and cornstarch settles more easily and needs to be stirred often. No matter the recipe, our students used all the paint and were completely engaged in the process. It was a win-win all around, and the entrance to door 7S never looked better, with colorful abstractions of dripping and spattered paint, trailing vines, geometric designs and a cat! Do take a peek below...
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| Dexter |
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| Joseph with "bleeding" paint colors |
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| Jadon |
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| Norah |
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| Lucy |
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| Dexter |
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| Joey |
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| Emily |
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| The completed work |
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| Detail, with leaf : ) |
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