Tempera Paint is an excellent art medium for young children who are painting for the first time. It is very economical, and water soluble and it is available in lots of fun colors. Tempera paint is typically made of powdered pigment, egg yolk (as a binder), and water. I would love to make my own line of tempera someday - sigh. I have tried a wide variety of different tempera paints and they are all pretty much the same thing. At our house we mostly use Lakeshore Learning's brand.