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Lemon Scented Puffy Paint Recipe

July 20, 2015 by Anna Ranson

Make a fresh lemon scented, no-cook puffy paint recipe for summer arty fun! It smells wonderful and is so easy to make with these three simple ingredients. It’s a feast for the senses!Lemon puffy paint recipe

We first made this super-quick and easy, puffy paint recipe while we were enjoying some Christmas crafts last year. We made it white and sparkly to represent snow, and then created a peppermint scented puffy paint recipe too!

We thought we would have a go at making the same puffy paint recipe but change it up a little by adding some fresh, summery scents and flavours. So the first one we tried was a zingy and fresh lemon puffy paint recipe; it smelt amazing!Lemon puffy paint

Lemon Puffy Paint Recipe:

2 cups shaving cream

1 cup white glue (PVA/ school glue)

a squirt yellow paint or food colouring

a squeeze of fresh lemon juice

Mix the glue and shaving cream together in a clean bowl, folding the shaving cream into the glue a little like folding egg whites. Too much mixing makes the shaving cream lose air and reduces the overall puffiness of the paint.

Then add the squeeze of paint and lemon juice and mix both through.Lemon scented puffy paint recipe

The paint is now ready to use!

Take a spoon and use that to dollop the paint onto the paper or card, then spread it with a paintbrush as usual. The thicker the paint is applied, the more puffily it will dry. Painting with lemon puffy paint

Once your creations are complete, simply leave them to dry completely for a few hours or, even better, overnight. The paint will dry thick and puffy and looks really effective!

Experiment with different scents and colours of your own to create fabulous, abstract art.

Check back to see two more scented puffy paint recipes that we made on the same day, and what we turned them into!Painting with lemon scented puffy paint

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Filed Under: Age, Art, Art, Art and Craft, Create, Learn, Make, Paint, Painting, Play, Play Recipes, Preschooler, Puffy Paint, Scented Play, School Age, Sensory, Shaving Cream Tagged With: Art, Art and Craft, Summer

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Comments

  1. doğum ve bebek fotoğrafçısı Sema Korkmaz says

    July 26, 2015 at 5:55 am

    i’ll try the same. great idea!

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    August 1, 2015 at 11:42 pm

    […] find great crafts perfect for your wee one in a flash. We’re looking forward to trying the Lemon Scented Puffy Paint – so tactile, sweet smelling and […]

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