Painting is a soothing and fun activity. Playing with different colors is actually pretty awesome. And when you are getting messy with colors by your kid’s side, that time couldn’t be any more amazing. How about getting a little messier and making your own paints with the help of crayons and glue? These short recipes will teach you How to Make Paint out of Crayons & Glue so you just never run out of paints.

How to Make Paint out of Crayons & Glue

Melted Crayons

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Making paints from the crayons is not that much of a big deal. Lots of methods could be used. One of the simplest methods is melting the crayons. Yeah, that’s all. Just gather some old crayons and sort them in similar colors. Put their broken pieces into your muffin pan. And later place them in the oven which was preheated to about 275 degrees. Take the pan out after 15-20 minutes and you have paint in your muffin pans. Start painting as soon as you take the pan out because the paint will cool down and then resume its solid state. Learn cute marshmallow craft ideas that you could try with your kids.

Color Glue

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While making paint from crayons is not much difficult, making the same paints from glue too is very easy. You just need to store gallons of white glue! To make the color glue, you need your regular white glue, liquid watercolors, and some empty squeezable bottles. You could also use food coloring to make your color glue. Once you have all of the ingredients, just put the white glue into an empty squeezable bottle. Further, add food color or liquid watercolor to it and shake the bottle until it’s mixed perfectly. Grab as many bottles as you want and make lots of colors with this process. Wanna try making some cute Christmas craft ideas?

Glue Gun and Crayons

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Here in this method, you could directly use your crayons as paint with the help of glue gun. The glue gun will melt your crayon and splatter the paint it directly on your paper sheet. You just need to peel off the covers from the crayons and heat the glue gun in the meanwhile. Once all the crayons are free of their covers, push them through the glue gun and start painting. This might require a bit of strength so better help your kid doing that.

Glue Paint

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This glue paint will be a little less thick from that of your color glue. It will actually look like your regular liquid watercolors. To make this glue paint you need small bowls, white school glue, food coloring, and a little amount of water. Put glue in different bowls and then add food coloring to them. Add a dab of water to each bowl and then mix it well with the help of your spoon or paint brush. Now that wasn’t much difficult, was it? See what more can you do with the glue!

Puffy Paint using Glue

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Well, this is just a lot more fun. A puffy paint! Who wouldn’t love to play with it? And it’s not that difficult to make either. You just need your white washable school glue, shaving cream, and food coloring, and that’s all. What? Just because it says puffy, it does not gonna take up a lot more things!  Just add some glue into a bowl, add the shaving cream, and lastly add the food coloring. No need to worry about how much amount to be added, just guess it. And now just whip it off! Mix them well and make lots of colors that you want. Make your own fluffy pom-poms too!

Crayon Paint

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Here is another method of making long-lasting crayon paints. You need cold water, flour, and a lot of salt. Make sure your kids don’t eat this! Add all these ingredients in a plastic bowl and stir them well. Whip them off until you get a smooth paste. Now, bring out those wax crayons that your kids no more use because they are too short! Now cut these crayons into small pieces and put them into other empty containers. Now heat up the water and pour a little amount of it in every container. Mix the water with the wax crayons until they are fully melted. Now your last step is to add that flour mixture to these melted crayons and voila! Your paint is ready. Try some more craft ideas here.

It’s fun to get your hands dirty in colors and play with your kids while they are trying to make their own masterpieces. Even the adults couldn’t control themselves from getting messy with these colors and their making process. So try them and have fun while making your own colors.