Adhesives serve many functions in daily life, starting from sticking envelopes to rejoining broken
materials. Adhesives are usually developed for a specific purpose and the performances can vary
according to their specific end-use. Most of the commercially available adhesives comprised nonrenewable or petroleum derived raw materials. Thus, in order to mitigate negative impact of using nonrenewable material as the raw material for adhesives, a new type of adhesive containing epoxidised
natural rubber (NR) latex is developed. Epoxidised NR latex adhesive was initially prepared and pigment
was subsequently added to produce desired colours of the adhesive. Hence, the newly developed adhesive
can serve as adhesive and also as paint for art. The adhesives were characterised and the results indicated
that they were free from heavy metal contents and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The adhesives
exhibited comparable odour concentration to commercial synthetic-based adhesive. In terms of toxicity
level, the adhesive developed exhibited low acute oral toxicity. Peel adhesion test of A4 and drawing
papers on stainless steel and glass substrates, opacity and glossiness were also investigated in the present
study. This coloured adhesive is deemed to support the STEM (science, technology, engineering and
mathematics) learning by indirectly imparting polymer science and technology in art education and
further promotes creative learning among school children. The adhesive is also derived from renewable
material rendering it more environmentally friendly.