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How to make your own Water Color Paints

January 13th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Crafts, Food, Painting

A child and her magical homemade watercolor paints - Copyright MagicChildhood.com

MagicChildhood.com offers a quick but easy tutorial on how you can make your own watercolor paints at home. By using ordinary household items such as corn syrup and baking soda, you too can be up and painting with watercolors in no time! Link

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How To Make Homemade Rock Candy

November 28th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Crafts, Food

When you make rock candy, you can see the shape of sugar crystals on a giant scale. The key is giving them lots of time (about 7 days) to grow. As the water evaporates, sugar crystals form on the string or stick, and the shapes that they form reflect the shape of individual sugar crystals.

Did you know that rock candy is one of the oldest and purest forms of candy. It was originally used by pharmacists to make medicines for many kinds of illnesses. Link

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