Sensory Sunday Funday: Scented Edible Paint

Last Sunday we did a little project. It was messy. It was fun. It even SMELLED good.

We made scented edible finger (and toe) "paint." It took approximately 3 minutes to throw together and only involved two ingredients. I'm a sucker for easy and convenient. (I posted the "recipe" at the bottom)

We made three colors. They turned out pink, purple and yellow. They smelled like cherry, grape and mango....mmm if only the picture was scratch and sniff. 

What I love about sensory activities like this is that they are fun in different ways for a wide range of ages. Let's be real, I even had fun. Makaela is definitely on the young side of the spectrum for this project but we can't wait to see how she enjoys this in different ways as she gets older....I anticipate paint being flung at the wall and also lathered into her hair. Get away with it while you can girlllllll.

I just plopped down our don't-care-if-it-gets-messy blanket, covered her boppy in plastic bags (she still gets a little wobbily sitting up on her own) taped together a few sheets of paper and wham bam thank you ma'am our work station was set up. 

At first our little artist was cautiously curious, but then she got right down to business. Mushing the paint between her fingers, bringing it to her mouth, waving her hands all around....

Mama also invited Makaela's piggies to the party. 

What did we discover? This little Picasso prefers the human body to be her canvas. Can't lock this one down to paper. She turned her skin (and mine) into an unforgettable work of art. 

There are SO many sensory activities we want to try. I think we could do one a week for the next two years and still not hit on everything there is to explore. I'm pretty pumped to expose the little one to all sorts of homemade fun. It's like that idea that kids would rather play with the box and wrapping paper than the gift that was wrapped up. It is neat to see what a great time Mak can have with stuff laying around the house. But please, don't get me wrong....we totally love our plastic, musical, store bought toys around here. A day doesn't go by that we don't get down with our latest Target or Babies R Us finds. Real talk.

Scented Edible Paint

Plain yogurt

Powdered drink packets (for color and scent)

Containers or plates for the paint

Spoon or other stirrer to mix the paint

We simply divided up our plain yogurt into small plastic containers and mixed with koolaid packets. Use as much koolaid, as you want to get desired color. I think I used maybe 1/4 of each packet. 

What I liked about the mixture was that it was surprisingly not very sticky, I think this is thanks to the fact that there wasn't any added sugar.