You could try, Carol. They’re quite different in texture and composition though so I’m not sure how it will turn out, but if the kids are just up for some messy, colourful fun, I say go for it. Flour might also be something to consider.

Yes, you can absolutely use liquid colouring for any of my recipes, Lyn. I just prefer the gels because the colours are so much more intense, and you only need a little bit, so they last forever. I blow through those little bottles of liquid colouring in no time because I find I need to use much more to get intense colouring.

It does go hard, but then I just add more water the next day. When we do this, we do it in muffin tins. I leave the tin outside, it dries up, and tomorrow we just add more water back in. It’s always worked for us…

The garden hose rinses this right away, Jodee. We’ve done it several times, and never had any staining on our driveway or our bricks.

Here it is, Felicity. Enjoy!! http://www.learnplayimagine.com/2014/02/rainbow-slime-recipe.html

Oh! I know the one you mean. It’s not actually my post. It was one that I shared on my page. Hang on. I’ll find the link.

Thanks Jackie but it wasn’t rainbow. The pic was twisted up with brilliant colours and you made it sound like it was a new creation of yours. I will make this rainbow one for now, but any help from your readers too would be great.. You always want what you can’t have !!

Was it our rainbow playdough post, Felicity? Whenever I’m looking for something on my own blog, I just google my blog name and a couple of keywords, so to pull this up, I googled “hooligans rainbow playdough”, and it popped up. 🙂 https://happyhooligans.ca/rainbow-playdough/

I would think you’d be able to store the chalk paint. There’s nothing in there that would ferment or mould. I can’t guarantee it, but I would imagine you’d be fine making it ahead of time. It would need a good stir before using though, and you might need to add a few drops of water.

I want to make some as an treat for the kindergardenclass of my youngest daughter 😉

Try this tool, Olga: http://www.jsward.com/cooking/conversion.shtml

Thanks! I’m kind of “challenged” when it comes to recipes so I just wanted to make sure!! 🙂

Oops! It’s a 1/4 cup, Emily! I’ll go in and edit that. Thanks!

The food colouring is quite diluted, but to be safe, you’d want to make sure your child wasn’t wearing good clothing when using this, Beth.

Janice, I get mine at the bulk/natural food store. I know Michael’s crafts sells them as well. Anywhere that you can buy cake-decorating items is where you’ll find them. If all else fails, I’ve just added an Amazon.com to my post.

Thank you so much for featuring my post, Colleen! Just had a little peek around your blog. You’ve got some great stuff going on there. I’d love for you to pop over to my facebook page tomorrow, and link up a post of your own on my wall tomorrow! Lots of bloggers come out to share on my wall on Saturdays. It’s a great way for me to catch up on what I’ve missed during the week, and a super way to discover some great new blogs. Following you on Pinterest and fb now.

Oh yeah! That’s half the fun! It’s neat. Every year, I have a couple of children who don’t like the whole wet/messy sensory experience, and there are always a couple of others who get into it with their whole bodies.