Marshmallow Paint

I came across this marshmallow paint a while ago, but I have been putting off trying it because I expected it to be a flop.  I'm happy to report that I was wrong; it was a HUGE success!  We will definitely do this again.

The paint was easy to make; it only took me a few minutes.  I thought it might be sticky and difficult to use as paint, but it was not.  I even tried finger painting with it, and it felt like regular paint.  The paint does dry a little tacky, but who cares!  The colors are bright and fun, and this paint is even edible.

I had to try this for myself; here is my art:

Reagan painted the following:

This flower is my favorite painting she created.

The following two works of art were painted by Kate:

Collin wasn't interested in painting, but he did taste the paint.  He gave it two thumbs up for deliciousness!

Here are the directions copied from Smart School House:

You will need:

• Marshmallows (I used the mini kind because they’re easier to measure)
• Water
• Light Corn Syrup
• Food coloring
• Water color paint brushes
• Paper

To make the melted Marshmallow Paint:

• Put 1 cup of mini marshmallows in a microwave safe bowl and microwave them for 30 seconds. The marshmallows will expand (it’s really cool actually).
• Add 1/4 cup of water to the microwaved marshmallows. Stir the water into the marshmallows. The marshmallows will continue to melt.
• Put the mixture in the microwave again for 30 more seconds.
• Add 3 table spoons of light corn syrup to the marshmallow water mixture and stir it in really well.
• Microwave it again for 30 seconds.
• Stir it together until all of the marshmallows are melted and mixed well with the corn syrup.
• Let it cool just a tad and then separate it into different containers
• Using a little food coloring, make whatever colors you desire! I used craft popsicle sticks to stir up our paint colors.
• Let the marshmallow paint cool for a minute or so before handing them off to your kids. 

Week In Review

Tyler had football camp in Portsmouth this week from 8 until 12 and then went to tennis camp three of those days from 1 to 3.  I think it was more tiring for me than it was for him!

Tom left for London on Thursday afternoon.  He is visiting a friend from college for a few days.

Since Dad left, Collin and Reagan have made Klutz Window Art (I LOVE LOVE LOVE Klutz products),

had some volcano fun,

made 3-2-1 microwave cakes that became 

volcanoes,

made sculptures with marshmallows and toothpicks (this was mostly because Collin is working on his summer math packet and this was one of the possible activities - I can't believe he has homework over the summer!),

used scratch and sniff stickers to make menus they used for playing restaurant,

Kelly likes the scratch and sniff stickers!!!!!

made mini s'mores,

watched the opening ceremonies of the Olympics and looked for flags (the kids were very excited about this, but the novelty quickly wore off and I ended up trying to complete the sheets - we missed six),

and camped out in the living room (they love to do this, me - I prefer a bed!, but I stayed downstairs and slept on the couch to be with them).

It's a good thing Dad doesn't go away very often, because I don't think I could keep up this pace!!!

Marshmallow Snowmen

Thank you Susana and Valerie for the inspiration.  This was fun and delicious!