Homemade Water Color

After making fingerpaint and having it mold on me I was a little hesitant to make anything else! But I tried this and so far so good!

3 Tbs. baking soda
3 Tbs. corn starch
3 Tbs. white vinegar
1-1/2 tsp. light corn syrup
food coloring

1. Mix vinegar, baking soda, corn starch and corn syrup together in a small bowl.
2. Divide the mixture into several small plastic tubs or jar lids.
3. Add six to eight drops of food coloring to each tub or lid then mix.
4. Use watercolors as they are or let them dry into hard cakes of paint. If you use them while they're dry, be sure to wet the paintbrush before painting.

It takes a while to dry and we used it half wet/half dry! It worked just like store bought watercolors!