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How to Take Food Coloring Off Your Hands
Food coloring is great for a number of entertaining projects. Turn that vanilla cake blue. Make that milk green. Every princess would love some pink bread for her sandwich. Make homemade modeling compound in a rainbow of colors. Unfortunately, it’s also great for staining your hands. Soon enough, your fun, rainy day activity has become a frustrating evening at the sink, removing the evidence of the day of fun. Make a simple scrub that will wipe that pesky coloring away.
Coloring (and Living) Outside the Lines
My sister, Jessica, sent my daughter Ava a set of paints for her 5th Birthday. She called to make sure the gift arrived. Did Ava paint me a picture yet? she asked. Yeah, but it wasnt that great, I explained. Ill wait until she does a good one. Silence.
Christmas Coloring Games for Kids
Whether you’re looking for a way to help your child unleash her inner creativity or just hoping to keep the kids out from underfoot while you are wrapping presents, Christmas coloring games can be a busy mom’s best friend. If you’re totally sapped, a dollar store coloring book is a fine substitute, but if you have a little more energy, make your child’s coloring project into a game.
Coloring Projects to Do in the Car for Kids
You can only answer questions about the location of your destination and break up fights between siblings so many times. If you plan to take a road trip, or just need an easy distraction for rough riders, put together a package of coloring projects for your kids. When they are busy and happy coloring, they won’t be asking for an update on the length of the trip.
Coloring Games for Kids
Coloring is an activity you associate with childhood. While freely applying colors to a piece of paper, a child learns the differences in shades of colors and develops more precise motor skills. Help kids learn some coloring skills and other development with coloring games. Get involved with the kids and reminisce about your own childhood.