This project is as fun as it is tasty. It really doesn’t have an age limit as older kids will love creating puffy paintings using paintbrushes and the tinies will go nuts over finger-painting with it. Extremely versatile and super easy–what more can you ask for?
Materials:
1 large tub of Cool Whip
Several small packages of Jello (however many colors you want)
Black or other dark colored paper
Brushes
Directions:
1. Scoop the Cool Whip into as many bowls as you want different colors and stir a tablespoon or so of the Jello mix into each. I used Raspberry for red, Lemon for yellow, Lime for green, and Orange for orange. (I later wished that I had grabbed a Berry Blue for some blue.) Add more powder if needed, the more you use, the brigher your colors will be.
2. Now use your fingers or a brush to scoop and shape your paint into the desired picture. Keep in mind that you want to apply it thickly for good color. Make sure to do a little tasting. 
3. Set aside finished pictures to dry. They will stay puffy and smell great!
Mmmm…Cool Whip… Is there anything it can’t do?
Hi Keersten, I’m glad you found me via Ali’s blog! Blogging is the best, isn’t it?? How long was your little girl in the NICU?? It’s Hazen’s 2 week birthday today…seems like way longer. I was able to hold him Saturday and Sunday, but then he started having pretty bad seizures while I was holding him on Sunday, so we’re back to square one (or so it seems). It’s a hard road…no one really tells you about it!! I’d love to hear more about your journey in the NICU, if you haven’t already blogged about it.
Amazing idea! We will be trying this one ASAP!
How does it dry? Want to play with my babe and wondering if he could paint this on a canvas? Would it mold?
You could paint with this on canvas, but I am not sure it is really going to hold up longterm. We kept ours up on display for a few weeks and then tossed it. It is somewhat moldable, but it isn’t super thick and it will melt down a little with a lot of handling (think of cool whip when it is heated.) I think it might be more of a fun sensory experiment; but you can always scrape down the canvas and use it for something else if you want to give it a shot. ;D