Peanut
Butter Play Dough
Take a big jar of peanut butter and
spoon several big blobs into a bowl. Pour in a few tablespoons of honey.
Add some powdered milk and mix with your hands. Keep adding the powdered
milk until it makes a good dough. For chocolate flavor add some cocoa
or carob powder. Mold into a shape and eat!
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Soap Bubbles
Blow some soap bubbles. Mix 1 cup
of water, two teaspoons of liquid detergent,1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and
1 teaspoon of glycerine.
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Home
made Play Dough
Need: 2 cups of flour, 2 cups of water, 1
cup of salt, 4 tsp of cream of tartar, food coloring(several drops), 1/8
cup of cooking oil.
Method: In a large saucepan or electric skillet,
combine flour, salt, and cream of tartar. In another container mix water,
oil and food coloring, then add this to the dry ingredients. Stirring constantly
cook over low to medium heat 3 to 5 mins or until the mixture pulls
away cleanly from the sides of the pan. Turn onto a tray and cool slightly
and knead out any lumps.
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Kool
Aid Play Dough
Need:
1 cup flour 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid 1/4 cup salt
2 tablespoons cream of tartar 1 cup water
Mix flour, salt, cream of tartar and Kool-Aid
in a medium saucepan. Add water and oil. Stir over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes.
When mixture forms a ball in pan, remove. Knead until smooth. Put in a
plastic bag and refrigerate.
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Finger Paint
Finger paint with soap suds. Combine
1/2 cup dry deterent or a capful of liquid soap, and 2 tsp liquid
starch(we still have some of that around right? : ) Beat with egg beater
until thick. Add food coloring to make different colored paints.
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Paste
make your own homemade paste and
invite the your friend and thier kids over for a cut and paste party.
Take 1 cup of water 1/2 cup of flour, and a pinch of salt. Mix water
and flour together slowly in saucepan. Add salt and bring to boil over
low heat. Stir until thick and glossy.
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Silly Putty
Need:
1 part Sta Flo Liquid Starch
1 part Elmer's White Glue*
Food coloring (optional)
Mix glue and starch together until it feels
like a putty. If desired, add food coloring and mix thoroughly. When not
in use, Silly Putty may be stored in an airtight container.
Important Note: Be sure to use Elmer's White
Glue, NOT Elmer's "Washable" or "School Glue."
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Bakeable
"Salt Clay"
Stir together:
2 cups plain flour
1 cup salt
1 to 1 1/2 cups cold water
2 tablespoons cooking oil
Knead well until it forms a soft ball. Line
a baking tray with aluminum foil, make the shapes you want ( by using cookie
cutters or just by hand) and bake in the oven at 300 degrees or until
hard (about one hour) You can use food coloring to color dough before you
bake it, or paint it afterwards. A finishing coat of shellac or clear acrylic
will make your salt clay products last longer. You can make refrigerator
magnets, jewelry, ornaments, keychains, necklaces, and more..
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Bubbles
Need:
1 cup water
1/3 cup dish soap (Joy, Sunlight, etc.)
2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
Combine ingredients and enjoy. Try using different
objects from your utensil drawer as a bubble wand.
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Slime
Need:
Corn starch
Water
Food coloring (optional)
Put cornstarch in bowl. Add enough water to
make a paste. If desired, you may also add food coloring. This makes a
messy slime that goes from liquid to solid..
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