Pour 1 tbsp. each of white vinegar and baking soda into a bowl, and mix the ingredients together. After it stops fizzing, add 1 tbsp. cornstarch to the mixture and stir. Add 1/2 tsp. corn syrup, which thickens the mixture. Divide the mixture into four small paper bowls; add food coloring to each, creating different colors. Paint with the watercolor using a paintbrush. To moisten the paint after it dries, wet the end of a paintbrush and stir the paint.
Place several paper plates in the middle of the table, and pour a small amount of corn syrup in the center of each. Choose four different food colorings, and drop one color into each corn syrup puddle. Ask the children to watch the sunburst effect that happens after the food coloring is added. Drop another color in a different spot in the puddle. Watch for the differences in the effect, and ask the students to write their observations on a piece of paper. Hand each child a Popsicle stick, and pick one student to stir the corn syrup and food coloring together. Notice the different colors that emerge, and ask the students to write these observations next to the first set. Use a paintbrush or hands to paint with the corn syrup.
A fun painting project for children involves two ingredients: corn syrup and various types of food coloring. Pour a small amount of corn syrup into a paper bowl, and add several drops of food coloring until the desired shade is reached. Prepare three to four different corn syrup colors. Lay a piece of paper in front of children, and ask them to use their fingers to paint. After the initial colors are used, have the children create new colors by mixing the corn syrup colors or adding drops of a different color to each one.
A necessary accessory for some Halloween costumes, fake blood can be easily made by using corn syrup. Mix 1 tbsp. water, 1 cup of corn syrup, 1 tsp. yellow food coloring and 2 tbsp. red food coloring in a bowl. Experiment with the shade of the fake blood using yellow or blue food coloring, until the desired shade is reached. Adding a small amount of milk makes the blood thicker and creates a more realistic product. For chocolate blood, mix 1/2 cup of water with 1 tbsp. coca powder. Wait for a few minutes, then add the 4 tbsp. corn syrup and 1 tsp. red food coloring mixture.