With younger children, it’s hard to find a fun and safe craft to do with them. It is such a worry as to what they are going to put into their mouths that we sort of panic and think crafts are impossible until they are older. If this sounds like your life at all, then this Two Ingredient Edible Finger Paint is the perfect craft to do with your child!
This edible finger paint activity is colorful, fun, and only requires 2 ingredients that you most likely already have on hand. The best part is, it’s completely edible which means it’s safe for your little ones. You can put them in their highchairs with this paint and let their imaginations be the only limit to what they can create.
Edible Finger Paint
Ingredients:
- Yogurt (I used greek yogurt to keep things a bit healthier)
- Food coloring
Other supplies needed:
- Small containers for the paint (I used baby food jars- a great way to recycle them!)
- Popsicle sticks or a spoon for stirring
Directions:
- Place about 4 tablespoons of yogurt into each container.
- Place 5-10 drops of food coloring in your first container filled with yogurt. You can add more or less depending on the shade of color you wish to achieve.
- Stir well until all the food coloring is blended into the yogurt. Tip: use the side of your popsicle stick to scrape the sides of the jar so you can evenly color the yogurt.
- Repeat step 2 and 3 for each additional color. I made 5 different colors including; red, orange, yellow, green, and blue.
- Once all the paints are made you can give them to your child along with some paper and let them have some fun with their edible finger paint!
When all is said and done, eating it might just be the funnest part! My kids had a ton of fun with this edible finger paint and I am sure yours will too!
This is a great idea! Kids are notorious for putting EVERYTHING in their mouths!
I think this is great! Most people use pudding, but making it with yogurt is so much healthier for when the kids eat it. And they WILL eat it.
Great idea! The only downside would be not getting to keep the art when they’re done.
Wow, two great uses. Does this stain your hands and/or whatever they’re painting on?
Seriously just yogurt and food coloring? That is too easy! My daughter would have way too much fun with this! I love it!
Brilliant! I always dread getting out the paint, it seems to make such a mess, and all over everything. I’m going to try this the next time!
What a great idea that my kids would surely love! I would use vanilla yogurt since they love that flavor a lot!
This is such a great idea. I wish i had of thought of this when my kids were little.
I will have to make this the next time my friend and her girls visit. It is such a great idea.
This is awesome! I love doing this with vanilla pudding- so tasty AND fun!
Wow that’s so simple. I wish I would have done this for my kids when they were little.
This is an awesome idea! This would be perfect for my youngest.
What a great idea. And it dries totally dry? This is so super-cool. Thanks for sharing.
I love how easy it is to make! My daughter would love to use this!
How creative. I’ve heard of pudding never yogurt. Very cool ;0
I love this! Kids are constantly sticking things in their mouths, so this is very ideal.
I am in love with how easy this is to make! I will have to try it out!
I am so not crafty but even I can do this! something super fun for rainy weekends!!
This is brilliant! My kids would be all over this!
And that’s it? I’ve never though that yogurt and coloring can look so rich. I am so trying it
This is great! Except my kids would probably rather eat it than paint with it!
My daughter would have so much fun with that. And it is easy