These naturally scented finger paints are easy to make, and a lot of fun to
play with. Kids of all ages will love discovering the different scents of
these paints as they create beautiful pictures and designs. Using finger
paints is also a great way to help develop creativity, motor skills, and
hand-eye coordination in younger children.

Instructions:

In a small cup or bowl, mix 1/4 cup of liquid laundry starch with 1 tsp.
powdered tempera paint (5 drops of food coloring will also work if powdered
tempera paints are not available).
Repeat the step above using different colors of powdered tempera paint until
you have a good variety of colors (4-6 colors is usually sufficient).
Mix 3-5 drops of a different essential oil with each color of paint. Some
good combinations are: lavender for purple or blue; pine, spruce, or fir for
green; peppermint for red or white; chamomile for yellow; spearmint for
blue; and clove or wintergreen for brown. You can also try coming up with
your own unique combinations.
Carefully pour each color of paint into a 2 oz. plastic bottle and replace
the cap on the bottle.
(Optional) Create a label for each bottle with the color, scent and
instructions (for example, your label might read: "Essentially Scented
Finger Paints: Dilly Dilly Lavender Blue Color. Instructions: shake bottle,
open, squeeze paint onto a sheet of finger-paint or freezer paper, and have
fun painting!").
Before painting, shake the bottle a little bit, then open the bottle and
squeeze out the desired amount of paint onto finger-paint paper, freezer
paper, or thick paper. You can spread the paint with your fingers, or with
small paintbrushes.
Note: Make sure that younger children are supervised by an adult at all
times while they are using these paints. Although they smell good, the
liquid starch used in these paints would probably not be good to swallow.
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