DIY Foam Paint
3 Ingredient DIY Foam Paint – It’s that time of year again. The kids are officially out of school and on summer holidays. Unfortunately our kids were off school 2 weeks early due to a teacher’s strike so I had to be proactive in creating some new summer activities early. I had a couple of Noelle’s friends over the other day and we were looking for something to do so I decided foam painting may be fun – we’ve never tried that before. I looked up some recipes online and found that I had all the ingredients I need to create this fun concoction.
Making foam paint is as easy as it gets. You’ve got your shaving cream, your craft/school glue and your food coloring – that’s it!
Mix equal parts shaving cream and glue into a ziplock bag, add your desired food coloring and then, with the bag sealed, squish the bag together until all your ingredients are nicely mixed together. Have your little artists create a layout for their design on a semi-rigid material (I used large white cardboard envelopes) and when they’re ready for the foam simply cut off a corner at the bottom of the bag and use like you’re piping icing. Once the art has been completed, set aside so the foam can dry and solidify overnight.
3 ingredient DIY Foam Paint
Charles Turnbaugh
July 9, 2014 at 10:10 AM (6 years ago)First of all, thank you for all of the creative projects. Your ideas, among others, kept my hands busy throughout this past winter. But I feel compelled to make comment about how so many of your good
ideas come as a result of keeping the kids interested and busy.
Jamey
January 19, 2016 at 12:04 PM (5 years ago)Thanks so much Charles, how sweet of you to give such lovely comment. Compliments are always valued and appreciated.
~ Jamey
Gail Lemon
July 12, 2014 at 10:43 AM (6 years ago)Great activity for failed summer camp.
Danielle
July 19, 2014 at 2:15 AM (6 years ago)Lovely, so easy! Thanks for sharing 😀
Iraida Santos
July 29, 2014 at 8:46 AM (6 years ago)love crafts and also recipes, lots of ideals for kids
Kim Huse
August 1, 2014 at 9:31 PM (6 years ago)Hi! I was wondering just how durable this is when its dry?
Lyndsy
August 8, 2014 at 6:36 AM (6 years ago)How do you determine equal parts glue and shaving cream? Weight? The amount that fits in a cup?
Does it stay poofy when it dries?
Jamey
March 11, 2015 at 8:43 AM (5 years ago)Hi Lyndsy. Great question. I used volume for mine and it still worked although weight probably makes for sense logically. Yes, it stays poofy when it dries and smells just like shaving cream.
~ Jamey
Yala Benitez
September 27, 2019 at 5:04 PM (11 months ago)Thanks. Looks fun.
How long can unused portion last?
Kendall Ford
May 17, 2020 at 4:54 PM (3 months ago)No I have done it befor it flattens and loses color
brandi
August 8, 2014 at 8:55 PM (6 years ago)This is cool! Please add me to your mailing list. Thx
Jamey
March 11, 2015 at 8:41 AM (5 years ago)Brandi… I just added you. Thanks.
~ Jamey
happy hunter
November 2, 2014 at 10:49 PM (6 years ago)It’s a nice DIY … thank you
Rachelle
January 18, 2015 at 1:53 AM (6 years ago)Looooove! Thanks. How sticky/messy is this on little hands and clothes?
Dominika
January 26, 2015 at 1:00 AM (6 years ago)Wow it’s great idea for the kids. Thanks for an inspiration:D regards
Karen Hannah
February 20, 2015 at 12:54 PM (5 years ago)Jamey this looks like great fun, I stumbled across it on Pinterest (I think? You know what it’s like when you click on a hundred things!) Thanks for the inspiration!
pushpa
June 4, 2015 at 1:37 AM (5 years ago)wow…thank you for sharing…simple and ceative…
Mabe
May 31, 2016 at 3:19 PM (4 years ago)How long does it last once you make it?
can I do it the save it if I keep it in the zip lock bags sealed?
Thank you for sharing this wonderful project!
🙂
Amanda Hutzel
August 4, 2016 at 10:32 AM (4 years ago)Love making little things for .y kids
Christine
August 28, 2016 at 5:39 PM (4 years ago)We started with about 1/2 glue to 1 part shaving cream and had good results, too. This was a great way to spend an hour and a half after nap today! My son thanked me and told me it was awesome before heading outside to play with his cars. Thanks!
Nicci
November 22, 2016 at 12:48 PM (4 years ago)What kind of food color did you use? Also, how much puffy paint did this recipe make?
Tonisha Bomberry
March 4, 2017 at 10:17 AM (3 years ago)I just saw your DIY 3 ingredient foam paint and I think this is a great idea. I babysit 3 children and I was wondering if this stains the hands? Because the kids I watch love to make a mess and I would like to make sure I’m not staining the kids before their mom comes home. Thanks
Jessica
May 9, 2020 at 9:18 AM (3 months ago)No, it didn’t for us and we used cheap food dye. Noeon us the best probably.
meatra
November 9, 2017 at 6:33 PM (3 years ago)is it messy?
Lee
May 25, 2018 at 4:19 PM (2 years ago)Could this be used for gnome houses? Roof would be 3 inches all around? Or should we think of something else? Does is shrivel up while drying??
Layla
June 23, 2018 at 2:18 AM (2 years ago)OMG THIS IS SO GOOD!,great idea for kids…………Thx
Laura
September 18, 2018 at 9:08 AM (2 years ago)Can paint be used in place of food colouring
TIA
Aabama
February 21, 2019 at 9:56 AM (1 year ago)Looks like so much fun! 🙂
Lyuda
March 27, 2019 at 7:51 AM (1 year ago)Do you use just good ole fashioned Elmer’s white glue?
Anonymous
May 8, 2019 at 8:34 AM (1 year ago)what materials are needed
Anonymous
December 5, 2019 at 9:56 AM (8 months ago)This looks awesome me and my brothers will love doing this!????????????
paint by numbers
March 26, 2020 at 4:02 AM (5 months ago)Can you make my older self new again with some spray paint? I’d really appreciate it. Wait! That would make 10 things. I’d be a 10! Watch out Bo Derek (totally not a 10 in my book). Love all your ideas!
Sally
April 13, 2020 at 5:26 AM (4 months ago)What do you need for it
james
April 17, 2020 at 6:12 AM (4 months ago)OMG it is so…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiibbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbblllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
sasuke
June 3, 2020 at 6:55 AM (2 months ago)everything was coming up millhouse… until my bag exploded. does that normally happen?
Anonymous
June 7, 2020 at 1:05 PM (2 months ago)Wow
Gracie Hall
June 11, 2020 at 5:48 AM (2 months ago)I haven’t done thus yet but it seem good but I only have red food dye so I might just have to do a heart do you have any red things I could draw but overall the level of fun is amazing I would never be bored again because right now I am isolating and this is such a great thing to do