Rainbow Concoction

Today we did another concoction from the concoction book.  Today it was paints using condensed milk and food coloring.  I had it on hand and so it was very easy.  It indeed made glossy paint.  The recipe said to use 1/2 C condensed milk with 6 or 7 drops of food coloring per color you want to make.  I didn't use that large of a measure of condensed milk because I wanted to make several colors.  Gwen helped me make the colors by squeezing the food coloring in and stirring.  Gwen has been fascinated lately by the reflection off of a picture frame in my bedroom.  When the sun is shining on it in such an angle it makes rainbows on the ceiling.  She loves them... so I thought I'd make the colors of the rainbow today.  We've been talking about ROY G BIV anyway.  Besides indigo turning out a lovely army green... the rest came out nicely.  Who even knows what indigo is anyway? :)

This art project is a little ambitious for a kid Gwen's age because of the sticky mess factor... ok... a lot ambitious...but still, if you are not afraid of a mess, like me, then everything will be ok.  I put a bib on her and put her paper on a cookie sheet to help with the mess.  She still decided to put her hands in the "paint".

Gwen's rainbow.

My rainbow complete with leprechaun and pot of gold.  That reminds me of when I was teaching school and this second grader ate leaves thinking she would become a leprechaun.  They didn't know which leaves she ate, so they had to send her to the doctor in case any were poisonous.  It still makes me laugh a bit.

I can't leave Zeke out of all of this.  He's about a week away from being four months old.  Look at the legs and arms in this photo.  You know, I really do not have an overabundance of milk, but buddy, it does the job!

Sweet Zekey.