Thick and Creamy Tempera Paints

Ice cube trays cut in half are great for holding tempera paint. Students "dance, dance, dance" their dirty paintbrush at the bottom of a water can and "dab, dab, dab" their brush brush on a damp sponge before switching colors. Pre-cut pages of magazines are used as palettes (much easier than washing those tiny white palettes!).  I add more paint whenever needed. If a color is a little "dirty" stirring it up will fix it and/or make the color more interesting! At the end of each day I cover them with a big piece of tin foil. Ice cube trays are soaked over the week and refilled on Mondays. There is very little wasted paint using this technique!