Finger Paint Experimentation

I'm in the process of planning Axel's Harry Potter themed first birthday party (don't worry, I'll post pics when the time gets closer) and I thought finger paints would make a good "potion" for potions class. I found a few different recipes while I was researching recipes on the internet and thought I would try them out. A few people mentioned the paints molding after a week so I'm gonna follow and then tweak a few recipes til I get one that's just right. If you're interested I'm starting out with these recipes:

http://easiepeasie.blogspot.com/2010/07/homemade-finger-paints.html

http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/make-your-own-fingerpaint.htm

One commenter on the first link mentioned the sugar causing the mold so I will try once with the sugar and once without. I'll take pictures and post my final results in a week or so along with the recipe that worked out best for me.

Stay tuned!

Baby food container crafts

I know it's been awhile since I've posted and this post will have a part 2 that won't happen for several weeks, but I thought I would post about it anyway.

I recently acquired this:

 

I never really thought about how many of these containers I might go through until someone gave us several dozen jars of baby food. Suddenly all I could think about was emptying them out and crafting with them. I have a few ideas on what I want to do, but I'm not going to share just yet. I promise that I will post pictures of what I make as soon as I get the stuff made.