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February 28, 2013 by Jenae - 5 Comments
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Shiny Rainbow

Shiny Rainbow (with corn syrup paint)

 

After creating our One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish Fishbowls last week, I have been smitten with the corn syrup paint. Every time I walk by their fishbowls, I can’t help but run my fingers on the smooth, shiny surface. So I decided we needed to make something else with corn syrup paint…and what better than a Shiny Rainbow?!?!

 

Here’s what you’ll need:  corn syrup, paintbrushes, an ice cube tray, food coloring, white poms (which we received courtesy of CraftProjectIdeas.com), glue and white card stock.

 

 

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1. Pour corn syrup into the ice cube trays and then add food coloring. I ran out of red food coloring, so I dumped some red sprinkles in the corn syrup to do the trick. It even added a bit of texture. :)

 

 

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2. Encourage your child to begin painting a rainbow!

 

 

 

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3. Let the corn syrup paint dry for several hours.

 

 

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4. Gather your poms.

 

 

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5. Use glue to add your white poms onto the end of a rainbow.

 

 

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Look! It’s shiny even after it’s dried!

 

 

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  1. Kristen @ Celebrate Every Day With Me says

    March 1, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    I’ve gotta try this with the corn syrup. And I think I would be able to stop running my fingers over it either. :)

    Reply
  2. Catherine says

    March 1, 2013 at 3:10 pm

    You are one amazing, Mom…. thanks for the continued inspiration! I love your ideas!

    Reply
  3. Sara @ Brainstorm In Bloom says

    March 1, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    Those rainbows turned out so cool! I can’t wait to try this with my boys!

    Reply
  4. Carolynne Schmidt says

    March 4, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    I want to try this too! I used the corn syrup paint to make “stoplights” for Garrett Morgan the inventor during our Feb. African American History month, got the idea from Mailbox, I think.

    Reply
  5. Riza says

    July 26, 2013 at 12:32 am

    Love ur website. But any other options besides using corn syrup?

    Reply

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