Messy Play

Today was a stay at home and be messy day. Since Mase spent about 10 hours in a car this past weekend, I thought it would be nice for him to have a normal day at the house and just PLAY. He had a great time, but his favorite part of the day was body painting. I have a friend who gave me the recipe for edible paint. I've been wanting for Mason to do some craft things, but EVERYTHING goes into his mouth. Needless to say, this activity was right up our alley. The best part was stripping him down to his birthday suit and letting him run through the sprinkler (sorry, no naked boy photos today...too risque).

Just getting acclamated to the funny sensation...

Signing for Daddy...
Yumm...this tastes good!
He just learned where his knees (along with everybody elses) are...So he painted his and then decided to paint mine. Lucky me!
Rinsing off in the sprinkler...
Trying to catch the water...
RECIPE FOR EDIBLE PAINT

4 tablespoons of sugar
1/2 cup of cornstarch
2 cups cold water
food coloring

Mix the first 3 ingredients together and heat, constantly stirring for 2 minutes. The longer you heat it, the goopier it gets. Let cool, then add the food coloring you want.

After painting, it leaves a little tint behind, but nothing a bath won't wash off. I have to give props to Ashley for this recipe. She has lots of DIY activities on her website. You can click on her blog if you want any other great DIY projects for kids or adults. Just click on Ashley Ann Photography.