Powdered Paint Recipe

August 11, 2019
Make your own colored powder using this easy recipe!  Paint powder is great for color fights, gender reveals, kids crafts, and more!  #homemadepowderedpaint #homemadepaintpowder #colorfight #colorfightpowder #colorfightpowderdiy #diycolorpowder #colorrun #holipowder #holipowderdiy #holipowdergenderreveal #growingajeweledrose #activitiesforkids
Make your own paint powder using sidewalk chalk!
We love powdered paint and use it in our activities often.  We used to buy powdered paint, but we have recently started making our own.  It's so easy, and the process is really fun for kids!  Read on for the step-by-step tutorial.
Make your own colored powder using this easy recipe!  Paint powder is great for color fights, gender reveals, kids crafts, and more!  #homemadepowderedpaint #homemadepaintpowder #colorfight #colorfightpowder #colorfightpowderdiy #diycolorpowder #colorrun #holipowder #holipowderdiy #holipowdergenderreveal #growingajeweledrose #activitiesforkids

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Powdered paint is so easy to make, and there are TONS of ways to use it in PLAY!  Be sure to check the bottom of the post for ideas.  

Powdered Paint Recipe

Method
  • Place 3-5 pieces of sidewalk chalk into a zip-seal bag, using one bag for each color of powdered paint that you wish to make.
Make your own colored powder using this easy recipe!  Paint powder is great for color fights, gender reveals, kids crafts, and more!  #homemadepowderedpaint #homemadepaintpowder #colorfight #colorfightpowder #colorfightpowderdiy #diycolorpowder #colorrun #holipowder #holipowderdiy #holipowdergenderreveal #growingajeweledrose #activitiesforkids
  • Tightly seal the bags.
  • Then, crush the chalk using a hammer or similar until you have a fine powder.  My girls love helping with this part.
Make your own colored powder using this easy recipe!  Paint powder is great for color fights, gender reveals, kids crafts, and more!  #homemadepowderedpaint #homemadepaintpowder #colorfight #colorfightpowder #colorfightpowderdiy #diycolorpowder #colorrun #holipowder #holipowderdiy #holipowdergenderreveal #growingajeweledrose #activitiesforkids
  • The zip-seal bags might get punctured during the hammering process.  If that happens you can store your powdered paint in jars or containers.
Make your own colored powder using this easy recipe!  Paint powder is great for color fights, gender reveals, kids crafts, and more!  #homemadepowderedpaint #homemadepaintpowder #colorfight #colorfightpowder #colorfightpowderdiy #diycolorpowder #colorrun #holipowder #holipowderdiy #holipowdergenderreveal #growingajeweledrose #activitiesforkids
Make your own colored powder using this easy recipe!  Paint powder is great for color fights, gender reveals, kids crafts, and more!  #homemadepowderedpaint #homemadepaintpowder #colorfight #colorfightpowder #colorfightpowderdiy #diycolorpowder #colorrun #holipowder #holipowderdiy #holipowdergenderreveal #growingajeweledrose #activitiesforkids

Ways to Use Powdered Paint

Here are a few of our favorite ways to use powdered paint:
Make your own colored powder using this easy recipe!  Paint powder is great for color fights, gender reveals, kids crafts, and more!  #homemadepowderedpaint #homemadepaintpowder #colorfight #colorfightpowder #colorfightpowderdiy #diycolorpowder #colorrun #holipowder #holipowderdiy #holipowdergenderreveal #growingajeweledrose #activitiesforkids
Make your own colored powder using this easy recipe!  Paint powder is great for color fights, gender reveals, kids crafts, and more!  #homemadepowderedpaint #homemadepaintpowder #colorfight #colorfightpowder #colorfightpowderdiy #diycolorpowder #colorrun #holipowder #holipowderdiy #holipowdergenderreveal #growingajeweledrose #activitiesforkids
This is one of our favorite ways to use our homemade paint I mean, it's just SO FUN!  You can read more about what a color fight is here.

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Crystal Underwood is the writer and creator of Growing A Jeweled Rose. She has worked extensively with children and strongly believes in the importance of play at the core of early learning. She is passionate about the early years and believes that childhood should be a truly magical time in life. For all the best kids activities connect with Growing a Jeweled Rose below!