How To Make Rainbow Warrior Powder
Posted: September 6, 2012 | Author: Jena | Filed under: Artsy Fartsy, body/mind/spirit, Community, Experimentation, Imagination, Jena's work, Outside, playing with our food, sensory | 4 Comments »
This is goop, made with food grade cornstarch, bought inexpensively and in bulk at our local BJs.
dry goop
We add lots of liquid food coloring, and dry the mixture in the sun.
This is dry goop after it’s been in the food processor to loosen up clumps and make it into a fine powder. I leave the bags open to allow the mixture to dry even further.
These are the bags of color we plan to throw around at the end of our mini rainbow warrior dash…inspired by Color Me Rad. There is no recipe to follow. We figure it out as we go. In hindsight, I would have used a powder food coloring.
I tell the kids that when they’re finished with all the obstacles, we’ll use the powder to transform ourselves into true warriors. Each child gets a bag or two and we throw powder up into the sky. Color Me Rad powder is intense. It stains your skin and clothes, but this powder doesn’t stain. I wonder what Color Me Rad uses to dye their cornstarch.
The kids love it, especially Friend H, who can be found making cornstarch angels in the middle of all the action.
Hi! I am trying to make this powder in bulk, but can’t seem to figure out how to actually get the colors mixed! I tried bowls and a fork then I tried mixing it with my fingers, then I put a small amount at a time in a ziplock and squished it all together, but there has to be a faster way! Are you using the food processor to mix the colors or just to pulverize after it dries?
The food process pulverized and mixes the colors. I think I went through every step that you did trying to figure it out. You have to use A LOT of food coloring to make a bold color.
Hi there!
, so please let me now as soon as you can (:
I was wondering if you used some water to do this mixture or you only used of food coloring. Also what did you used to mix it? (by hand, with a spoon, any other method) I want to try to do this for my birthday
Thank you!
I used lots of food coloring the first attempt, no water. I used water and cool aide once. This post has better instructions.
http://www.happylittlemesses.com/?s=mini+warrior