This post originally appeared on January 9, 2011. Who doesn't love finger paint?  For this one I mixed it up a little and we painted straight on the table. . . FUN!!!  I usually use plain tempera paint, but just for you I found an actual finger paint recipe.  Well, I found more than one, because the first one we tried was not a success and lucky Little M was delighted to finger paint two days in a row! Reverse Finger Painting what you need: cornstarch ~ sugar ~ salt ~ cold water ~ food coloring ~ paper To make the finger paint I used  recipe #3 from playingandlearning you will need: 1/2 cup cornstarch 3 Tbsp. sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 2 Continue Reading