Make puffy paint today with supplies you probably have lying around the house! Puffy paint is so much fun to make and paint with, it's a great activity for kids of all ages if you're looking for activities for 3 year olds, this make be just the article for you!
Puffy paint is really easy to create and once you've made it up you can either paint on it with a brush or put the paint into a sandwich bag and pipe the puffy paint onto the paper, both ways are so much fun. Once your little ones have created their masterpiece, just leave it to dry overnight and you're left with a cool textured painting. The puffiness of the paint will reduce as it dries but still leaves a cool effect.
How to make puffy paint video tutorial
What is puffy paint?
Kind of what it says on the tin: it's paint, but it's puffy. There are several ways you can create puffy paint but we've chosen to use shaving foam to create ours, it's the cheapest and most effective way. Puffy paint is super easy and quick to make too and you'll only need a few ingredients. The main components of this recipe are shaving foam, PVA glue and food colouring (all mixed together), so as you can imagine the colour options are endless and just one can of shaving foam lasts a really long time.
Puffy paint design ideas
There's so much you can do with puffy paint but the most fun paintings involve a lot of colours! For this tutorial, we have created a multi-coloured heart. But you could create things like a rainbow, colourful flowers, ice cream cones, butterflies or even an underwater scene!
What you'll need to make puffy paint
- Shaving foam (make sure it's foam NOT gel)
- Food colouring (liquid and gel both work)
- PVA white glue
- Mixing bowls
- Paintbrush
- Sandwich bags
Puffy paint recipe
Find a step-by-step guide (including pictures) on how to make puffy paint.
