Lesson Plans » Food Coloring

Using Pasta for Kid’s Crafts

kristenstephens — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:29:30 +0000

Parents.com has some adorable kids crafts that you can make with pasta. I usually let my mind go as far as using food coloring and making necklaces. Most of these crafts are far and above your typical pasta necklace crafts(there is one necklace in there:). Head on over an scroll through their different ideas for pasta…clean out your cabinets from that year old pasta!

Liquid Sidewalk Chalk

kristenstephens — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 20:29:53 +0000

Domestic Charm shares a great idea and link for an outdoor summer activity…Liquid Sidewalk Chalk. My kids would love using a paint brush out on the driveway. You can get the recipe from Smashed Peas and Carrots blog.…

Coffee Filter Leaves Tree

kristenstephens — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:36:52 +0000

Dilly Dali Art has a cute little craft where the made leaves out of their food color coffee filters. Great project for a rainy day…You could possibly use Easter colors, and then hang eggs from them to make Easter decorations!…

Salt Art

kristenstephens — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:42:28 +0000

The Mother Huddle has many cute ideas for crafts for children…this one is no exception. She colors salt, and her children get creative! Check out how she makes the colored salt here.

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Colored Pistachio Art

kristenstephens — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:54:54 +0000

I have never seen this idea before…colored pistachio shells to make art! I love it…check out Roots of Simplicity to find out how to make one too!

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Edible Kids Slime

kristenstephens — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:23:46 +0000

Teaching children science through touch and even taste is great! This Edible Kids Slime is perfect for talking about chemical reactions! Check out Craftbits to see how to make it!

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Crystallized Snowflake

kristenstephens — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:01:05 +0000

One of my favorite children’s Montessori blogs, Chasing Cheerios has a link to Martha Stewart’s Crystallized Snowflake craft and I love it…it is so elegant and yet it is made out of pipe cleaners! Chasing Cheerios snowflake looks even cooler!

Leaf Rubbing makes amazing kids art!

kristenstephens — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:36:06 +0000

Filth Wizardry shows how her children used leaf rubbings with crayons and food coloring to make this amazing mural. Check out her tutorial.

Check out the detail that crayons, a leaf and food coloring create! Beautiful. Perfect for a nature preschool lesson, or just an art lesson.

{Found at One Pretty Thing}