Arte Prescolare: Pittura - Brossura

We were amazed at how much fun my 4-year-old had painting with a simple mixture of baking soda and food coloring. The vegetable dye recipe for homemade paint was surprisingly easy to follow and produced vibrant colors. This book has completely changed how we think about art time.

We’d already tried regular crayons and paint sets, but the cornstarch and vegetable dye recipes in this book took our afternoon art sessions to a whole new level. My kids loved mixing the baking soda paint and watching it fizz, and the 50 ideas mean we haven’t repeated a single activity in weeks. It

My three-year-old was getting bored with regular paint, so the idea of using vegetable dyes and baking soda was a perfect switch-up. We made a batch from leftover beet juice this morning, and he was so engaged mixing the colors. The 50 projects in this book will keep us busy for months.