Here is a great and easy edible paint recipe that is baby and toddler-approved. They will love it! And guess what? It’s not just for babies and toddlers, but you can make edible paint for kids of all ages.

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I’ll bet older ones will also enjoy painting and eating at the same time. So take a look on how we made edible paint and how we made art with it.

Here is a great and easy edible paint recipe that is baby and toddler approved. They will love it! And guess what? It's not just for babies and toddlers, but you can make edible paint for kids of all ages.

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What are the benefits of edible paint for babies?

Edible paint for babies is such a fun idea, right? They get to smear colors all over the place and you don’t have to worry about a thing. It’s made with safe, non-toxic ingredients, so when some of that paint ends up in their mouth—as we know it will—it’s A-OK.

Plus, playing with paint can help little ones develop their fine motor skills and explore creativity. They learn about colors and shapes while practicing their grip and coordination. Cool stuff for budding artists!

In this post, you will see how to make edible paint for babies and toddlers. They will have so much fun fingerprinting or stamping without worrying about them eating the paint. This edible paint for kids is awesome, so much fun to use, and delicious!

Recommended Baby and Toddler Books

You will love how colorful and engaging these books are! Perfect for early learners!

Pigeon Pack (4 Book Set) (The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!; Don’t Let Pigeon the Stay Up Late!; The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!; Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!) by Mo Willems (2010-05-03)The Very Hungry Caterpillar Are You My Mother? (Big Bright & Early Board Book)By Dr. Seuss – Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? Dr. Seuss’s Book of Wonderful Noises Go, Dog. Go! (Big Bright & Early Board Book)Can I Play Too?-An Elephant and Piggie Book

Edible Paint Recipe Supplies

To make edible paint, you will need:

Greek yogurt (full fat)
natural food coloring in assorted colors
marshmallows in different shapes (holiday, gingerbread man, snowman) or paintbrushes

Extra materials:

4 spoons
trays or bowls
large construction paper

Recommended Baby and Toddler Educational Toys

Are you struggling to keep your toddler busy and learning at the same time? These educational toys will help you achieve that.

VIPAMZ Peg Board Set Toys-Montessori Occupational Therapy Fine Motor Skills Toy, Suitable for Toddlers and Preschoolers Over 3+ Year Old. 25 Tall-Stacker Pegs Rubber 8 Play Brainy Lacing Beads for Kids – 36-Piece Lacing Beads Kit with Multicolored Polygon Beads and 4 Strings – Jumbo Primary Lacing Beads, Montessori Toys, Occupational Therapy Toys for Ages 3 and Up Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Pound-A-Peg Toy With Hammer Melissa & Doug Shape Sorting Cube Melissa & Doug Magnetic Wooden Fishing Game and Puzzle With Wooden Ocean Animal Magnets – Magnetic Fishing Game, Ocean Animals Chunky Puzzle For Toddlers And Kids Ages 3+Melissa & Doug Let’s Play House Dust! Sweep! Mop! 6 Piece Pretend Play Set – Toddler Toy Cleaning Set, Pretend Home Cleaning Play Set, Kids Broom And Mop Set For Ages 3+

Homemade Edible Paint Recipe

To make this awesome and simple edible paint for kids, split the Greek yogurt into trays or bowls. Add drops of different natural food coloring to each dollop and mix well with the spoons.

Make the colors as light or as bright as you want them to be. That’s it! Your edible paint is ready to be used! It will taste great, but if you want, you can add a drop of Lego essential oil or lavender. One drop will do for the entire 2 cups of Greek yogurt.

We invited our little toddler neighbor to come play with our homemade edible paint. He used the snowman, the star, and the gingerbread man marshmallows to dip in the edible paint and stamp his construction paper. He liked to create his own art, too.

This really is one of the most fun edible paints for toddlers that we’ve used so far. It didn’t take him long to figure out that he could eat both the paint (yogurt) and the stamps (marshmallows)!

Once we were done, we left some marshmallows on the construction paper and let it dry for a few hours. The marshmallows stuck to the construction paper and the kids had a beautiful and creative work of art.