Midweek Creations - Color in a Bag

It is important for toddlers to explore different textures, but gooey, mushy textures are sometimes just out of the question at home unless they are food (think mashed potatoes). This is a great craft you can easily prepare for your little one that will fascinate him with its squishy, mushy texture and teach him about colors mixing. Because it requires boiling liquid, I wouldn't necessarily recommend including your toddler in the prep for this craft. Enjoy!

Materials

• 1 cup cornstarch

• 1/2 cup sugar

• 4 cups cold water

• Food coloring

• 2 gallon-size ziplock bags

• Duct tape

Instructions

1. Over medium heat, combine the cornstarch, sugar, and water in a saucepan, stirring continuously.

2. Once the mixture begins to thicken, remove the pan from the heat and stir for another minute or so until it thickens to a pudding like consistency. Let it cool for 30 minutes.

3. Spoon the mixture into two bowls, stir a few drops of food coloring into each (we used red and yellow), then divide the colors between the ziplock bags. Seal the bags with duct tape and let your child mix and mash the colors (they'll keep for up to a week).