Homemade playdough
Caroline or Greg :P
not too dry either
1 cup salt
2 cups flour
4 tsp cream of tartar
2 tbsp oil
2 cups water
Food colouring of choice
Cook over medium heat for 3 -5 min (I found it needed 5 min on my stove...
just watch how dry it is getting) Knead a little then let cool...
DS is LOVING it!!!
Caroline
Night Owl
"Caroline or Greg :P" <caroli...@nottelling.com> wrote in message
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We did this too.. it is really a great recipe. It will deteriorate in time
though so watch it. Ours lasted and then one day the kids played with it
and it was sticky and too smelly.
I was too lazy to make it again but you have inspired me to try it out
again.
Anni
>
>
Taniwha grrrl
"Nan" <nl...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> I've used this, too. But instead of food coloring I used
powder
> kool-aid mix for color. Made it smell good :-)
>
At Playcentre we use the acrylic powder paint sometimes
instead of the food colour, you get really bright vibrant
colours, but at home I just stick to the food colour.
--
Andrea
If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a
horrible warning.
Taniwha grrrl
"Night Owl" <tfwil...@theriver.com> wrote in message
Ours lasted and then one day the kids played with it
> and it was sticky and too smelly.
>
Did you keep it in a bag in the fridge? You can just keep it
in the cupboard (the Creme of Tarter gives it a bit of a
shelf life) but it lasts longer in the fridge. I've had some
batches in my fridge for months and months and it's still
fine.
Night Owl
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>
> "Night Owl" <tfwil...@theriver.com> wrote in message
>
> Ours lasted and then one day the kids played with it
> > and it was sticky and too smelly.
> >
>
> Did you keep it in a bag in the fridge? You can just keep it
> in the cupboard (the Creme of Tarter gives it a bit of a
> shelf life) but it lasts longer in the fridge. I've had some
> batches in my fridge for months and months and it's still
> fine.
No... next time I will do that.
I kept it on a shelf. It lasted long enough but it was kinda gross once it
went.
Anni
toto
There are lots of good recipes for playdough, homemade paint, bubbles,
etc.
Here are some I have saved. There may be duplicates since these are
in several different text files:
SHINY DOUGH:
1 cup flour
1 cup water
1 cup salt
food coloring (optional)
Let children, measure and mix the ingredients together.
If you want to use food coloring, squeeze a few drops
into the water. Pour the mixture into a plastic squeeze
bottle (ketchup or mustard bottles) The salt makes it
sparkle when dry.
No Mess Finger paint
Put corn syrup in a zip lock bag and add food coloring.
and seal with duct tape. have out line of pictures of
animals or what ever and the children can trace them.
You need to trace a picture on to a piece of paper and
then put the bag over the picture. the children can
trace with their finger.
Melted Crayon Paint
The children can paint pictures onto a sheet, pillow case,
or any piece of fabric. After doing so, place paper over
the picture, iron over the paper, and peel the paper off.
The children love to see the prints!
Keep on doing this with additional pieces of paper until
no wax appears on the paper. Iron the fabric, attach it
to a dowel or piece of yarn, and you have a beautiful wall
hanging.
Making Crayons
Something I have done that my students love is to melt
down pieces of crayons in a coffee can set in boiling
water. You can use a double boiler but with a coffee
can you can throw it away. Start with the light colored
crayons so you so not have to clean in between. When the
crayons are melted pour them in candy molds. They pop
out very easy and it is easy to clean up and reuse for
candy or crayons. You can make the colors apropriate to
the item - brown bears, red lips etc. but they love any
neat shape. Great way to handle recycling.
Marbleized Chalk
Shallow pan like a cake pan
enough water to fill the pan
colored sidewalk chalk
butter knife
construction paper
Pour water in pan.
Scrape chalk and cover top of the water.
Mix different colors.
Makes neat pictures.
Place the construction paper on top of water making
sure you don't push paper under the water.
The chalk will stick to the paper.
Remove paper from pan and let dry.
We made full size construction paper pictures and we
cut them into little gift/name cards and attached to
presents.
We use water and Ivory Snow soap flakes. They can
be found in the supermarket in the laundry detergent
aisle. The children scoop some Ivory soap flakes into
a bowl. They add a small amount of water, mix with their
hands, and it becomes playdoh! I don't have exact
measurements because part of my lesson involves having
the children determine the necessary amounts. If it is
too wet, they add more flakes and if it is too dry,
they add more water.
PAINTING WITH ACORNS
We used acorns to paint with--like marble painting.
Dip the acorns in fall colored tempera paint and roll
around in a shallow box with a piece of construction
paper in it. We then used a pattern of an acorn (die
cut) and pasted it in the corner and wrote "Painting
with Acorns".
Another idea is to use a coffee can to do your acorn
or marble painting in. Cut paper to fit in the can. Add
paint & marbles> put on the lid & roll the can or shake.
Make a personal bank for saving money by using an
empty salt container. Your child can decorate the
cylinder with paper or cloth and color designs or write
their name on it. The metal pouring spout is ideal for
small change deposits.
Community helpers police people..
here are 2 ways to observe and collect fingerprints.
Rub a pencil point several times on paper.
Rub the child's finger in the graphite and
stick a piece of transparent tape over it.
Then stick the tape onto paper. After doing
several of one child's fingers, observe that
each print is the same. But everyone's prints
are different.
Have child touch a metal box.
Pour a line of powder at the edge of the box and
"blow" gently.
With a soft brush, very lightly brush over the box.
Fingerprints will appear.
Allow children to use magnifying glasses to examine
prints.
(Fingerprints form 5 months before birth).
I'I've used pencil ink for thumb prints. Just make dark
rubbings on paper and press thumb firmly to get "ink"
then stamp on separate paper. I would think colored
pencils would work well also, as long as the scribbled
rubbing is done hard and dark.
I just found this recipe for ink--it's called "Post
Office Ink" because the idea was listed as a prop for
a dramatic play center in correlation with taking a
field trip to the post office, which my students love
because the post master always lets them "cancel" their
own mail with an official post office stamper.
-1 tsp. food coloring
-3 TBS. liquid starch
-1 TBS. water
Mix the ingredients to use as ink for rubber stamps.
Glitter Leaf Prints
Have the children paint a leaf with glue.
Press down on paper and lift carefully for their print.
Now place the leaf in a pan and have the children
sprinkle "glitter" all over the glue print.
We often do these prints on black paper and they
are very striking and beautiful. It also gives children
another chance to use glitter other than the "holiday"
times....and you know how they love to use glitter!!
I mixed colored sand and the same color glitter
(ex. red sand and red glitter) for a great effect!
Try playing with the measurements. I liked using more
sand than glitter. I had the kids make a design or
picture with glue. Then I left containers of various
colors of glitter and sand mixtures out on the table.
The kids used spoons to scoop up the sand and glitter
mixtures which they got to dump on to their glue
pictures. For the big "surprise" I helped the kids
pour the sand and glitter off their papers..they loved
it! Hints: Use black paper-it looks best! Trying pouring
the excess sand and glitter into another container-that
way you'll have a rainbow mixture.
Sand pictures
Cut a shape out of cardboard ie: circle, square, flower,
leaf etc. Cut double sided sticky tape the same shape
and stick on. Remove the covering for the other side.
Pour sand on tape. If you want to use different colors
or shapes you can cut the protective paper and replace
the pieces. Now you remove only the section you want to
cover. I hope I explained this Ok. What I ended up
doing was punching a hole in the top and letting them
make a necklace.
BATH PAINT
2 tablespoons liquid soap
food coloring
Portion the soap into several containers & add food
coloring to make past shades. Let kids paint the
tub & themselves as they bathe. These paint rinse
easily off the children, the tub, the walls & you!
Bread Dough Recipe
This is an easy recipe that you may want to mix up
yourself...when you do it...it starts to seem like
it is not going to work then all of a sudden you
have the most wonderful dough.
It is 8 slices of bread and 1/2 to 1 Cup of white glue.
You can remove the crust if you want a more "pure"
white dough or you can leave it on and it will have a
"wheat" color to it. I start with 1/2 Cup of glue and
add more as needed. You can get more specific recipes
from the library in the craft section under bread dough
art. We made people in our family (stick people) and
they turned out really cute.
Bubble recipe
2 cups joy or dawn (dishwashing soap)
6 cups warm water
3/4 cup white karo corn syrup
For best results : combine and shake.... then let
settle for 4 hours( we never wait that long) This
is great bubble soap for those big wands you wave
around
Bubble Stuff
1 part dish washing detergent
1 part sugar, gelatin powder, or glycerin
8 to 10 parts warm water
Mix all gently. (making suds will weaken mixture)
The sugar or gelatin is added to make bubbles more
sturdy. They pop when they start to evaporate so
adding these will make bubbles last longer. Happy
bubble blowing!!
Candles
This one needs some supervision, but it's awfully fun.
Get some paraffin and melt it (I usually boil some water
in a big pot and put the paraffin in an old coffee can
inside the pot of water). Fill some water balloons
(the small little balloons) with water. Take old
crayons and melt them into the paraffin to color it.
Dip the water balloon (holding the tied end) into the
melted paraffin -- keep the paraffin about half an inch
from the top of the balloon. If you keep a bucket of
cold water beside the hot dipping water, it works great
to dip in one then in the other, to cool it. Just keep
dipping until there is a thick layer of paraffin around
the balloon. Let it dry overnight and harden. Then
pop the balloon, and fill the shell with more melted
paraffin and a wick. The candles turn out really cool
shapes. As I said, this isn't an unsupervised project,
but it's awfully fun!
Chocolate Clay
10 ounces dark, milk or white chocolate confectionery
coating (1-3/4 cups semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
may be substituted), chopped and melted)
1/3 cup light corn syrup
Combine chocolate and corn syrup until just blended.
Spread onto a sheet of waxed paper to 3/8-inch thickness
(about an 8-inch square). Let stand,uncovered, at room
temperature for about 2-3 hours or until dry to the
touch. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap; let stand
overnight. Use immediately or store up to 2 weeks.
Yield: 1-1/4 cups.
It is a lot of fun, we rolled it into long strings and
made Easter baskets last year.
Cinnamon Dough
Mix about equal parts of applesauce and cinnamon, add
cinnamon until the dough is stiff, and not sticky,
refrigerate, when ready to use roll out onto surface
that has been sprinkled with more cinnamon powder to
keep it from sticking. Let air dry or dry in SLOW oven.
if it dries too fast it will crack. Decorate as desired.
We made cinnamon hearts for Valentines Day for our moms
...and put magnets on the back for their refrigerator.....and
plus we made some more cinnamon bears..and put their
names on it....with the left over dough.
Cinnamon Ornaments:
Combine 1 large bottle (4.12 oz.) ground cinnamon
(about 1 cup) with 3/4 cup applesauce to form a stiff
dough, adding additional applesauce if necessary.
Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
Cut with cookie cutter.
Make hole for ribbon.
Carefully place of wire rack to dry.
Let air dry several days, Turning occasionally.
Makes 12 ornaments
CLEAN MUD
2 rolls toilet tissue, torn into pieces
1 1/2 bars Ivory soap, shaved
2 quarts warm water
Let your children help combine all ingredients in a big
plastic dish pan or large bucket. Knead by hand until
soft and gooey, adding more water as necessary.
CLOUD DOUGH
Food coloring
1 cup water
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
6 cups flour
Add a few drops of food coloring to water. Combine water
oil, and flour in a large bowl. Knead well on a counter top
or other surface. If necessary, add more water in small
amounts until the dough is soft and elastic. To store the
dough, refrigerate it in an airtight container.
Hint: Cloud dough is somewhat greasy ... make sure children
play with it on a washable surface.
Coffee Dough
4 c Unsifted all-purpose four
1 c Salt
1/4 c Instant coffee
1 1/2 c Warm water
1. Dissolve the coffee in the warm water.
2. In another bowl, mix the flour and the salt.
3. Make a hole in this and add 1 cup of the coffee water
into it.
4. Mix with a fork or hands until smooth.
5. Add more coffee water if needed: dough should be
smooth and satiny, not sticky or crumbly.
Store in a plastic bag to prevent drying of the dough.
Bake finished designs in a 300 degree oven for 1 hour
or more (until hard). Add 2 coats of shellac to preserve.
Cornmeal Playdough
2 C. cornmeal
2 C. flour
1/2 C. oil
MIX ALL INGREDIENTS, ADDING WATER TO REACH THE DESIRED
CONSISTENCY.
Corn Starch Art
Combine 3 Tablespoons cornstarch with 1/4 cup of cold water
in a bowl. Stir until smooth. Add two drops of dishwashing
liquid. Pour 1 cup of boiling water into the bowl and stir
until the mixture thickens. Add food coloring and let cool.
Use as you would finger paint.
CORNSTARCH PAINT
Wonderful sensory activity. Try different textures of
materials to paint on (freezer bags, paper bags,
aluminum foil...)
1 Tablespoons cold water
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup boiling water
Food coloring
Combine cold water and corn starch. Stir until smooth. Add
boiling water and stir again, until smooth. Add food coloring
until paint is desired color. Let cool. Store this paint in
a covered container. If mixtures dries between uses, add
water to thin it.
Hint: Tape the paper onto the work surface for smaller
children; to reduce mess have children work on old baking
sheet.
Decorative Bathroom Soaps
Combine Ivory Snow powder (the laundry detergent) and water
to make a dough. Be sure to add the water as you mix until
you have a playdough like dough. Give each child a small
helping of soap dough and allow them to make what they wish.
You can also use cookie cutters or molds. We made soaps in
different shapes for Mother's Day. You can add food coloring
to the water before mixing to create wonderfully colored
soaps. Just be sure to explain that this is soap and that
the kids should be careful not to touch their eyes!!
Drizzle Goo
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup salt
3/4 cup water
food coloring
Mix all together and put in squeeze bottle.
Drizzle on paper,
or on a hot day - your friends!
Dryer Lint Clay..........
2 Cups Dryer Lint ( firmly packed)
1/3 Cup warm water
6 TBS white glue
1 TBS clear dishwashing liquid
Tear the lint up into little bits.
Mix everything in a bowl and knead until workable.
Make things. Let them dry for several days.~
Egg Yolk Paint
1 egg yolk
1/4 tsp. water
food coloring
Mix egg yolk with water and lots of food coloring.
Use a paint brush to paint on baked sugar cookies.
Return cookies to oven until egg has solidified.
Finger Paints
In a large saucepan combine 1 cup all purpose flour and
1 cup cold water. Stir till smooth. Add 3 cups additional
cold water. Cook and stir over medium heat till mixture
thickens and bubbles. Reduce heat. Cook and stir 1 minute
more. Remove from heat and pour into three heat proof bowls.
Use food coloring to tint desired colors. Cover with
plastic wrap, and let stand at room temperature till cool.
Spoon paint on paper; paint!
.
*Frosting Dough
1 Can Frosting Mix
1 1/2 C. Powdered Sugar
1 C. Peanut Butter
Spoon & Bowl
Mix all ingredients in bowl with spoon. knead into
workable dough. Model as with any dough
*Fruit Flavored Stamps
What you will need:
1 tablespoon fruit-flavored gelatin mix (with sugar)
2 tablespoons hot water
Glossy pictures cut from magazines, mailings, old posters...
Place the gelatin in a small bowl, add hot water, and stir
until dissolved. While the "stamp glue" is still warm,
spread onto the back of paper with fingers or a brush. The
stamps may take several hours to dry. If they curl, flatten
them by placing the dry stamps between the pages of a heavy
book. When ready to use, lick the back of the stamp and stick
it to paper.
*Funque
1 cup of cornstarch, 1 cookie tray, & approximately. 1/4 cup water
with a spoon. Mix together the cornstarch & water to make
a thick liquid. This is awesome!
*Gak (or slime):
MATERIALS NEEDED:
2 Cups Glue
1 1/2 cups water
Food Coloring - as desired - (blue not recommended)
2 - 3 tsps. Borax or Borateem diluted in 1/2 cup very
warm, not hot water
Mix 1 1/2 cups water with 2 cups glue and set aside.
Mix 2 - 3 tsps Borax with 1/2 cup water
Add borax mixture to glue mixture
* Option - add food coloring
*GLUE GOO
STEP 1
Stir together:
2 cups white glue
1 3/4 cups water
STEP 2
Separately, dissolve:
1 teaspoon Borax in 1/2 cup warm water
then add to the glue mixture. Repeat twice. In order to
get the mixture smooth, you will have to mix these three
separately at the same time.
*GOOP
Fun because it seems both wet and dry at the same time!
1 box (16 oz.) cornstarch
1 cup water
Food coloring (optional)
Let children add water to the cornstarch in small additions, and
mix the ingredients by hands. Add a few drops of food coloring
into the mixture, if desired.
Hint: Cookie trays or broiler pans that have ridged edges are
a great play surface for goop and clays.
Jello Finger Paint
any kind of flavored jello enough boiling water to make it a
goo consistency for fingerpaint. Use you normal fingerpainting
material or glossy paper. Kids love the smell and the feel of
it.
*Kool-Aid Clay
3/4 cup salt
2 cups boiling water
1 or 2 pkgs. Kool-Aid
3 Tbsp. oil
4 cups flour
Mix first 4 ingredients. Add flour. If dough is too sticky,
add more flour. Knead the dough a few times. Store play-dough
in plastic bags or containers while it is not being used.
Refrigerate for a different texture.
*Kool-Aid Finger Paint
2 cups flour
2 packs unsweetened kool-aid
1/2 cup salt
3 cups boiling water
3T. oil
Mix wet into dry. The kids love the color change. Then
finger paint away.
*Lick 'Em Stick 'Em
Gelatin any flavor
water
Boil 2 Tbs. gelatin with 2 Tbs. water. When cool apply to
back or picture cutouts with fingertip. When it dries, lick
the back and stick it down. This works only with shiny
magazine pictures.
*NO BAKE CLAY
1 cup salt
1 cup flour
Food coloring, optional
1/2 cup water
Stir salt and flour together in a medium bow. Add food
coloring to water to achieve desired color. Pour water
into salt and flour mixture and knead until mixture is
doughy, adding more flour or water as necessary. Store
in airtight container. Objects made with this clay will
air dry in about 48 hours.
Hint: As a variation, omit food coloring and let children
paint their dried creations with tempera paint.
*NOODLE DYE FOR NOODLE BEADS & COLLAGES
Glass quart jar
Noodles of choice
1/4 cup rubbing alcohol
Food coloring
Put noodles in jar, add alcohol and food coloring to
desired vibrancy. Turn gently to color. Lay out on paper
towels and let alcohol evaporate.
Oatmeal Dough
1 C. Flour 2. C. Oatmeal 1 C. Water
Gradually add water to flour and oatmeal in bowl.
Kneed until mixed (this dough is sticky, but unique in
texture. Model as with clay.
VARIATIONS: Add cornmeal in small quantity for texture,
Add coffee grounds in small quantity for texture.
Oatmeal Playdough
1 C. oatmeal
2 C. flour
1/2 C. salt
1 1/2 C. water
1/2 C. oil
MIX ALL THE INGREDIENTS UNTIL THE DESIRED CONSISTENCY,
ADDING MORE WATER OR FLOUR AS NEEDED.
*Paint Ideas: Mix tempera paint with:
*Water & soap flakes to make it easier to wash out
*Detergent to prevent cracking
*Condensed milk for a glossy look
*Alum as a preservation
*Sawdust, salt, crushed egg shells, or coffee grounds
to give texture.
*Paper Paste
1/3 cup flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup water
1/4 teaspoon oil of peppermint or oil of wintergreen
Mix flour and sugar. Gradually add water, stirring
vigorously. cook over low heat until clear stirring
constantly. Remove from stove and add oil of peppermint.
Stir until well blended.
How to use: Spread with a brush or tongue depressor.
This paste can be stored in a covered jar for several
weeks without refrigeration.
*PAPIER MACHE - 1
1/2 cup flour
2 cups cold water
2 cups boiling water
3 TBSP sugar
Combine the flour and cold water.
Add that mixture to a saucepan of boiling water
- bring to a boil
- remove from heat and stir in sugar.
Let it cool; it will thicken as it cools.
Once cooled, it is ready to use.
Great for pinata's
*PAPIER-MACHE PULP - 2 (Soft)
*suggested age for use - 4 & up
*does not need cooking before use
*projects may be sun dried
Materials:
paper napkins, tissues, or toilet paper
Thin paste (recipe will follow) or white glue
Process:
1. crumble napkins or tissue
2. cover with Thin Paste of white glue
3. model to desired shape
Hint:
Will not store--must be used immediately
THIN PASTE
*suggested age for use- 3 & up
* needs cooking in preparation
* stores several months- use with Soft Papier-Mache Pulp
MATERIALS:
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/2 t. alum
1 3/4 cup water
1/4 t. oil of cinnamon (optional)
medium pan
brush or tongue depressor
PROCESS:
1. mix sugar, flour, and alum in pan
2. add 1 cup water gradually, stirring vigorously
3. boil until clear and smooth, stirring
4. add remaining water, and oil of cinnamon
5. stir
6. spread with brush or tongue depressor
HINTS:
1. makes 1 pint
2. stores for several months without refrigeration
*PAPIER-MACHE - 3 (MASH)
*models like clay---dries hard and durable
*suggested for ages 4 & up
*projects may be air dried
*cooking needed in preparation
*adult supervision needed for all ages
* art objects can be baked for permanence
MATERIALS:
newspapers
1 cup wheat flour
1/2 gallon water
4 drops cinnamon oil
1 large cooking pot
poster or tempera paint
slotted spoon
sandpaper
quart bowl
shellac or varnish
electric mixer
colander or wire strainer
PROCESS:
1. fill bowl with newspaper pieces 1/2" x 1 1/2"
2. boil water in large pot
3. add newspaper pieces to pot stirring constantly
with slotted spoon
4. cook over medium heat 20 minutes until broken down
5. stir occasionally
6. beat with electric mixer until smooth
7. strain through colander, but do not squeeze
8. return paper to pot
9. add flour, mix well, and return to heat on low
10. cook until stiff enough to stand in piles
11. mix in oil of cinnamon
12. pour onto thick newspaper to cool
13. model as with clay
14. allow several days to dry or, bake at 200 until dry
15. when dry, sand until smooth, and paint
16. then shellac or varnish
HINTS:
1. makes enough mash for 1 project
(quadruple to make larger objects)
2. dries to hard, durable finish
VARIATIONS:
1. cover jars, bottles, blocks of wood
2. cover boxes to make furniture, 1/2" thick
Soap Crayon
2 parts Ivory Snow Powder
1 part Water
Food Coloring (opt.)
Mix together till thick & creamy.
Allow to harden.
Break or cut into pieces.
Or pour into ice cube trays & sit in sun to dry.
Fun to write on the tub when bathing!
Fragrant Soap Balls
Have children make homemade soap balls to give as a holiday
gift or just as a middle of the year surprise to someone
special in their lives.
Use water to moisten Ivory Snow Flakes to the consistency
of a very stiff dough. Divide the dough into several bowls.
Add a different perfume and food coloring to each bowl for
variety.
Have children shape large spoonfuls of the soap into balls.
Have them make about three balls each. Place the balls on
trays (labeled with their modeler's name!) to harden for
several days.
Have each child wrap their three soap balls in colored
cellophane paper and tie the package with a pretty ribbon.
Frosting Dough
1 Can Frosting Mix
1 1/2 C. Powdered Sugar
1 C. Peanut Butter
Spoon & Bowl
Mix all ingredients in bowl with spoon.
knead into workable dough. Model as with any dough.
PLAYDOUGH
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup salt
3 Tablespoons oil
1 Tablespoon alum (preservative found in the spice section)
2 cups boiling water
Food coloring, optional
Put in bowl in order given.
Stir up and add food coloring.
Keep in covered dish.
This dough keeps incredibly long and has a texture like store
bought Play Dough.
Other options: add glitter (for fun sparkle) or
unsweetened koolaid powder (for scented rich color).
Let the kids just play with it one day; add cookie
cutters on another day. Try garlic presses, plastic
knives and forks. Add a few trays to display their
*baked* goodies. Bring out the candy molds and
muffin trays on yet another day to extend the play!
Rainbow Crayons
Save small pieces of old crayons.
Peel and break into pieces.
Mix colors and place in cupcake liners in muffin tins.
Place muffin tin in warm oven that has been turned off.
Remove from the oven when the crayons are squishy but not
liquid.
Let cool.
Use as you would any crayon.
RAINBOW STEW
1 cup cornstarch
4 cups water
1/3 cup sugar
food coloring
large ziploc bags
duct tape
Mix all of the above ingredients together into a large fry pan.
Cook until thickened.
Remove and stir until cool and add coloring.
Make three or four different colors of rainbow stew.
Put two different colors into a large ziploc bag.
Push the air out of the bags, seal and duct tape top of ziploc bag.
Let the children squeeze the bag and see what happens.
This will keep for about 2 weeks.
This is a wonderful lesson on primary color mixing.
SCENTED PLAYDOUGH
Vibrant color, fruity scent!
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup salt
1 package unsweetened drink mix
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup boiling water
Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Stir in oil and water,
allow mixture to cool slightly,
then knead until desired consistency.
Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Hint: Let the children play with the playdough when it is
still warm (not hot!) - calming!
SLIME
For a "silly putty" type substance mix equal parts of elmers
glue with liquid laundry starch....for a slimier substance
mix cornstarch with water....it is slimy..and can add food
coloring to it, to make it even more disgusting....
STARCH FINGER PAINT
Liquid starch (in plastic squeeze bottles)
Liquid Dish Soap
Dry Tempera Paint in salt shakers
Use the detergent sparingly and the liquid starch generously.
Colors are shaken into the liquid mixture and spread around
to suit the child's taste.
Some caution must be given to children about not using too
much tempera or the finer paint mixture will be too dry.
We make this stuff we call glarch--some people call it Gak
(it resembles the Nickelodeon "Gak" you can buy at the store)
--with Elmer's glue, water and Borax. I make it white and
the kids color it with markers, and it's a surefire rainy-day
hit! You can also color it with food coloring and cut it with
scissors, etc. When colored w/ markers by 2-year-olds, it
quickly turns slate-gray or brown and then isn't very
attractive, but it's cheap and easy to make another batch.
Recipe follows:
You need:
2 cups white glue
1-1/2 c. water at room temp.
1 c. hot water
2-1/2 Tbsp. Borax
2 mixing bowls
mixing spoons
Thoroughly blend glue and room-temperature water.
In larger bowl, combine hot water and Borax,
stirring until Borax is dissolved.
Slowly pour glue mixture into Borax mixture,
stirring constantly.
Turn out and knead until it isn't sticky anymore.
Will keep for weeks in a tightly covered container
in the fridge.
GINGERBREAD PLAY DOUGH
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 cup water
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
food coloring (equal parts of red and green make brown)
allspice
cinnamon
Directions:
Mix the dry ingredients.
Add allspice and cinnamon (lots - play until you find the
amount you like) for a wonderful scent.
In another bowl, add food coloring to water (the color blends
better this way.)
Add colored water and oil to dry ingredients and stir.
In a pot, cook the mixture for two to three minutes,
stirring frequently.
Knead the dough until it becomes soft and smooth.
Allow to cool and store in an air tight container.
Try different colors and scent combinations.
Unsweetened Kool-Aid can be used in place of allspice
and cinnamon. Almost daily we use a batch of this
dough that I made last September. It has a much nicer
consistency and doesn't dry out like commercial play dough.
It's fun to add this to your program in conjunction with
a unit on The Gingerbread Man.
Use shaving cream---or with very little ones---aerosol
whipped cream to finger paint or shape with. Pudding is
another possibility. I've added sprinkles or non-pareils
as a different sensory experience.
Silly Putty
1 part liquid Sta-Flo Starch
1 part Elmer's White Glue
Food Coloring
Mix together until it feels like putty.
If too sticky add 1 tsp starch.
If Too stringy - add 1/2 tsp. glue.
Knead on a paper covered surface until smooth (takes a while)
Doesn't store well.
Fruity Putty
0.3 ounce pkg. sugar free fruit flavored gelatin
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
4 Tbs. Cream of Tartar
2 cups boiling water
2 Tbs. Cooking Oil
Mix dry ingredients in saucepan.
Add the boiling water & oil.
Stir over medium heat until mixture forms a ball.
Dump on wax paper.
Cut the fruit picture from the box & glue it to the lid
you use to store it in.
Glue Clay
3/4 cups flour
1/4 cup white glue
1/4 cup thick shampoo
Combine all & knead.
Add flour if needed.
Roll out, shape, or cut designs.
Can be painted when dry.
Puff Dough
1 cup flour
1 cup water
1 bag cotton balls
Mix flour & water together to make a paste.
Roll cotton balls in paste & carefully lift out,
allowing excess to drop off.
Form into desired shapes on a baking sheet.
Bake for 1 hour at 325 degrees.
Can be painted when cool.
Coffee Dough
1 cup flour
1 cup coffee grounds
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
1/4 cup sand
Mix ingredients together.
Shape into a ball and place thumb in center to form a hole.
Place a treasure inside and cover up.
Let dry 4 to 5 days.
It is supposed to resemble a rock or a pumice stone.
Then the child cracks it like an egg.
My idea is to shape it like an egg and place a dinosaur inside.
Have it crack and let the child be amazed to find a dinosaur inside.
Clay Dough
3 cups flour
3 cups salt
3 tablespoons alum
Combine ingredients and slowly add water, a little at a time.
Mix well with spoon. As mixture thickens, continue mixing
with your hands until it has the feel of clay.
If it feels too dry, add more water.
If it is too sticky, add equal parts of flour and salt.
Fingerpaint Recipes
WHEAT FLOUR PASTE
3 parts water
1 part wheat paste flour (same thing as wall paper paste)
coloring
Stir flour into water.
Add coloring.
(Wall paper paste can be bought at low cost in wallpaper
stores or department stores.)
UNCOOKED LAUNDRY STARCH
A mixture of 1 cup laundry/liquid starch,
1 cup cold water, and 3 cups soap flakes
will provide a quick fingerpaint.
FLOUR AND SALT #1
1 cup flour
1 1/2 cups salt
3/4 cup water
coloring
Combine flour and salt.
Add water.
This has a grainy quality,
unlike the other fingerpaints,
providing a different sensory experience.
Here is a great clay recipe.
I make this up at home and it keeps nicely overnight in a
baggie. It is so soft and pliable and dries well !! We will
be using this for our hand prints.
CREATIVE CLAY
1 C. Cornstarch
1C. Baking Soda
1¼C. Cold Water
Saucepan and spoon
Mix all the ingredients in a saucepan
over meduim heat. Stir constantly until it looks like
mashed potatoes (and it will !!). Cool on a plate until
you can roll it with your hands. You can cut into shapes.
Let it dry for about 2 days. Paint and finish as you like.
Doughy Paint
Materials:
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup water
2 Tbls. Tempera powder
Plastic squeeze bottle
What to Do:
Mix all ingredients together. Pour into plastic squeeze bottles.
Almost-Oil Soap Paint
Materials:
1 Tbls Powdered tempera
1 Tbls. Dishwashing soap
Paintbrush
What to Do:
Mix tempera and soap together until evenly blended.
Bread Crumb Dough
Materials:
3 slices white bread
1-3 tsp. Glue
½ tsp. Liquid detergent or 1 tsp. Glycerin
What to Do:
Remove bread crusts. Crumble bread into tiny crumbs-tearing
it apart with your hands. Put into mixing bowl. Add
glycerin/detergent and 1 Tbls. of glue. Mix well with your hands.
Add more glue if it is needed to hold the dough together. Gather
the mixture together and knead-the more you knead the less sticky
it will be. Let finished art air dry on wax paper. Turn from time
to time so they don't stick to the paper.
Colored Salt (2)
Materials:
Salt Colored Sidewalk Chalk
Paper
Container with lid
What to Do:
Pour salt on paper. Rub chalk over the salt.
The more you rub the deeper the color salt.
Pour into containers. Repeat for each color.
Eggshell Crayons
Materials:
Crayon Stubs (paper removed)
empty eggshells (halved or large hole in top of egg)
can(set in pan partially filled with hot water
What to Do:
Drop crayon stubs into can. Put can in pan of hot water.
Melt until squishy with little chunks floating. Pour into
egg shells-in a egg carton-fill to top. Let cool and harden.
Peel away eggshell. Color.
Homemade Paper
Materials:
Newspapers
Bucket
Water
Wire whisk
3 Tbls. Cornstarch
1 cup water
measuring spoons
Piece of screen about 6" across
rolling pin
Plastic wrap
What to Do:
Tear newspaper into small pieces, filling bucket half full.
Add water, wetting paper pieces throughly. Let stand 2 hours.
Beat mixture into a creamy pulp with wire mix. Dissolve
cornstarch in water. Add cornstarch to pulp and mix again.
Submerge piece of screen in pulp and pull it out.
Repeat until screen has a 1/8" thick layer of pulp.
Spread out some sheets of newspaper. Cover screen with
plastic wrap. Press out excess water with rolling pin.
Set screen up so it can dry. When dry gently peel recycled
paper from screen. Use as a decorative piece of paper.
Sand Dough
Materials:
1 cup sand
½ cup cornstarch
1 tsp cream of tartar
3/4 cup hot water
What to Do:
Mix sand, cornstarch and cream of tartar in an old saucepan.
Add hot water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly
until mixture is very thick and can't be stirred further.
Cool slightly and mold into various shapes use plastic molds
or let children create their own designs. Allow to dry.
Paint if desired. (Store left overs in airtight container.)
What a fun way to make permanent sand castles for your sand
table (with those sand castle/beach plastic pail sets). Add
some plastic people figures and instant kingdom!
Making Paper
Materials:
Colored Scrap Paper
Blender
Water
Newspaper
Screen
What to Do:
Sort the pieces of scrap paper by color. Have the
children rip the paper into tiny pieces, making piles
of the same color. Soak the pieces in water overnight.
Get a blender. Scoop some bits of wet paper and water
into the blender. There should be enough water in the
blender to cover the paper. Blend the paper and water
until it makes a pulp consistency. Get a piece of screen
and place it in the middle of an open newspaper. Scoop
some of the pulp out and spread it onto the screen.
Close the newspaper so that the screen and pulp are
sandwiched in the middle of it. Try to keep the screen
side on top. Have the children jump on the newspaper
to squeeze out the water. (It's a good idea to have a
towel underneath them!) Open the newspaper and remove
the screen. Let the pulp sit overnight to dry. It
should be on the wet, open newspaper. By the next day,
it should be dry. Carefully remove it from the newspaper.
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Best Homemade Playing Dough
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 drop food coloring
Mix all ingredients in a pan.
Heat over medium to low heat for 3-5 minutes.
Store in an airtight container or in locking plastic bags.
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Body Paints
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups Non-irritating baby shampoo
WARNING: Non-Edible
powdered tempra paints
Divide the shampoo into two or more portions
(depending on number of children who will playing).
Stir in enough tempra paints to make a medium-density color.
Outside: The children can smooth this onto their bodies,
lathering to make shapes and designs.
This comes off easily by running through the sprinklers.
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Bubbles #1
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/4 cup liquid dish detergent
1/2 cup water
few drops of food coloring
1 teaspoon sugar
Mix up and have fun!
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Bubbles #2
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup liquid detergent
few drops of salad oil
2 tablespoons water
few drops of food coloring
Mix up and have a ball!
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Bubbles #3
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup Dawn Liquid Dish soap
3 tablespoons glyercin
1/2 gallon water
Gently mix, trying to avoid making bubbles on the surface.
The less bubbles on the surface of the mixture, the stronger
the bubbles will be. Different sized circular objects
(even 6-pack plastic rings) make for great bubble fun!
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Clean Mud
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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6 Rolls Tiolet paper -- unroll; tear apart
1 1/2 cups Borax
2 small bars Ivory Soap (shaved) -- use vegetable peeler
Cover the toilet paper with water and let sit for 2 days.
Drain then add:
Borax and soap
Mix well and let kids dig in!
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Face Paints
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Ferry cmsj69b
6 teaspoons Corn starch -- divided
3 teaspoons Water -- divided
3 teaspoons Cold cream -- divided
Food coloring
6 cup muffin tin
In each cup of the muffin tin, put 1 teaspoon of cornstarch,
1/2 teaspoon each of cold cream and water. Add a different
color food coloring to each cup. Mix well.
Now you are ready. See if you can get your grown-up assistant
to sit still and let you practice.
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Finger Paints #1
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 tablespoons sugar
2 cups water
1/2 cup corn starch
liquid dish soap
Food coloring
1.Mix together all the ingredients except food coloring
and cook until it thickens. Stir constantly with a
wire whisk.
2.Divide into smaller bow, and add different colors
to each bowl.
3.Let the paint cool before letting the children paint
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Finger Paints #2
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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food coloring
1/2 cup Flour
1/2 cup Salt
Water*
*1/2 to 3/4 cup, enough to make the consistancy
of a thick gravy.
Mix the food coloring into the water and then
add the salt and flour.
Mix well.
Note: I bought the Tupperware small snack cups
(the ones in red, blue, yellow and green) and
then matched the colors. It makes a great gift
and easy to find the color.
Soft Papier Mache
Crumble pieces of napkins or tissue and cover with white glue
in a bowl or bucket. Squish and mix by hand. Model mixture to
any desired shape, or cover other things like boxes, tubes,
blocks, etc. Dry thoroughly. Can be painted. Using colored
tissues is a nice touch.
Bubbles
Mix soap flakes and water in a large container. Add food
color or tempera, if desired. Pour into cups and blow
bubbles with straws or bubble pipes.
Bubbles 2
1 cup liquid detergent (or no-tears baby shampoo)
3 cups water
Food coloring (optional)
Pour into cups and blow bubbles with straws or bubble pipes.
May add food coloring for colored bubbles.
Bubble Bath
2 cups soap flakes (or grated soap)
1 gallon water
1/4-1/2 cup glycerin
2 cups shampoo or liquid dishwashing detergent
Scented oil
Mix the soap flakes, water and 2 tbsp.. glycerin in a pot
and set over low heat. Stir occasionally until the soap
has dissolved. In a bowl, add a 2 cups of this mixture to
the rest of the glycerin and shampoo. Add a few drops of
scented oil. Put into a quart container and store covered
at room temperature. When ready to use, add one cup to the
tub as it is filling .
Giant Bubbles
Bubble recipes
1 cup liquid detergent (or no-tears baby shampoo)
1 cup glycerin (or corn syrup)
3 cups water
Food coloring (optional)
Round bubble blower made of thin wire (6-8 inches in
diameter)
Mix all ingredient together. May add food coloring for
colored bubbles.
To make bubble blower, bend a wire clothes hanger into
a circle. To form the handle, twist the hook opposite
the circle. Wrap the handle with electrical tape or yarn.
For bigger bubbles, wrap the circle with cotton twine.
This will help absorb more soap mixture. The rounder the
circle, the better it works. Florist wire can be used to
make smaller wands with different shapes.
Bubble Bottle Holder
Cut hole in bottom of plastic margarine tub. Replace lid.
Insert bottle or cup of bubbles. Helps prevent tip-overs.
Here at the Exploratorium, we've found the bubble formula
below to work fairly well in our exhibits.
2/3 cup Joy dishwashing soap
1 gallon water
2 to 3 tablespoons of glycerine (available at the pharmacy
or chemical supply house.)
New formula!
From "Marcia" in Canada I got the following formula which
works for her:
1 cup Ultra Ivory Blue
12 cups water
3/4 Tablespoon glycerine
Gently stir the ingredients together and leave the solution
in an open container overnight. We believe that this gives
the alcohol on the dishwashing soap a chance to evaporate
some. In any case, the solution seems to get better with age.
If you substitute some other soap for Dawn, you will have to
experiment with the rest of the formula... but that's the
fun of science!
For long-life bubble solution I've tried the following
with some success:
1/3 cup commercial bubble solution (I like Wonder Bubbles
by ChemToy)
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup glycerine
As you can see this is a much heaver solution with all that
glycerine. I glue a watchglass to the bottom of a
wide-mouth jar with hot-melt-glue (no solvents in hot
-melt...) I then "paint" the watchglass with bubble
solution to wet it. Using a bubble pipe (you can use a
straw too), I blow a large bubble on top of the watchglass.
I seal the jar with a stretchy wax sealer found in bio and
chem labs. This comes in rolls and I stretch a piece over
the top of the jar before screwing the lid on tightly. You
must have a good seal or the liquid will escape slowly and
the bubble will pop from evaporation. I sometimes carefully
flip the bottle over and let the bubble hang upside-down.
This allows it to drain. My longest lasting bubble survived
for 3 months! This bubble never popped. It just got smaller
and smaller as the higher pressure air inside the bubble
slowly diffused through the film and escaped. The late
Eiffel Plasterer (sorghum farmer, physics teacher, and
master of the bubble) called this "dying the natural death"
for a bubble. Eiffel's longest lasting bubble went for an
incredible 342 days! I have a long way to go...
Bubble Recipes
Giant Bubble
Ingredients:
6 cups water
3/4 cup corn syrup
2 cups dishwashing liquid
Method:
Mix together and let sit 4 hours before using.
Bubbles #2
Ingredients:
1/2 C. Water
1/2 C. Liquid Detergent
1 Tbl. Cooking Oil
Method:
Mix together and use.
Bubbles #1
Ingredients:
1 cup of water
2 Tbs.liquid detergent
1 Tbs. glycerine
1/2 tsp. sugar
Method:
Mix together and use.
Giant Bubbles #2
Ingredients:
1 C. Warm Water
1/4 C. Blue Dishwashing Liquid
1 Tsp. Salt
Method:
Combine all ingredients. Mix well until salt dissolves. Use.
Colourful Bubbles
Ingredients:
1 cup granulated soap or soap powder
1 quart warm water
liquid food coloring
Method:
Dissolve soap in warm water. Stir in food coloring. Use.
RECIPE #1
1/4 cup liquid dish soap, 1/2 cup water, 1 teaspoon sugar
RECIPE #2 - 3 cups water, 2 cups liquid dish soap
(Joy detergent), 1/2 cup light corn syrup
RECIPE #3 - 2/3 cup liquid dish soap, 1 gallon of water,
1 tablespoon glycerine
Finger Paint added 3-12-98 Original Author Unknown
Need: 1/4 cup cornstarch, 2 cups water, food coloring
Mix ingredients in saucepan. Boil until mixture thickens.
Allow to cool, then pour into jars or other storage
containers and color with food coloring.
Condensed Milk Paint added 1-24-00 Original Author Unknown
Need: 1 cup condensed milk, Food coloring
Mix one cup condensed milk with a few drops of food
coloring. This makes a very bright, glossy colored paint.
Sparkle paint added 1-24-00 Original Author Unknown
Need: 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup salt.
Mix everything together. I also added silver glitter into
the mixture to really give the mixture some pizzazz! When
it dried (we painted snowflakes to hand from the ceiling),
it really sparkled!
Finger Paint added 3-06-01 Original Author Unknown
Need: 3 cups water, 1 cup corn starch, food coloring
Boil water, remove from heat. Make a paste with the corn
starch and a little cold water, and add this to the hot
water, stirring constantly. Boil until thick and clear
(about one minute). Add coloring. Use this paint while
it is still warm, it feels great!
Another Finger Paint added 3-06-01 Original Author Unknown
Need: 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons salt, 2 1/2 cups cold water,
2 cups boiling water, Food Coloring
Mix 2 cups flour with 2 teaspoons salt. Add 2 1/2 cups
cold water. Stir until smooth. Gradually add this mixture
to 2 cups boiling water. Boil until smooth and thick.
Add food coloring, then stir until smooth.
Yet Another Finger Paint
added 3-06-01 Original Author Unknown
Need: 1 cup liquid starch, 1/2 cup soap chips,
6 cups warm water, Dry tempera or food coloring
Dissolve soap chips with enough water and stir until
all lumps have disappeared. Add to starch and remaining
water. Keep covered in plastic jar. Color may be added
as children paint, or in the mix. A few drops of oil of
clove prevents bad odors. Be sure to keep mixtures in
covered jars in a cool location.
And Another Finger Paint
added 3-06-01 Original Author Unknown
Need: 1/2 cup of cornstarch, 3/4 cup cold water,
2 cups hot water, 2 tsp. Listerine as a preservative,
1 Tbs glycerin, screw top jars
In the saucepan, mix cornstarch with 1/4 cup of cold
water to make a smooth paste. Add the hot water,
stirring to prevent lumps. Cook over low heat until
mixture begins to boil. Remove from heat and stir in
1/2 cup cold water and Listerine. Divide and pour into
jars. Add food coloring to tint
Puffy Paint added 12-10-01 Original Author Unknown
Submitted by: Christina KLambt
Need: 1 part white glue, 1 part shaving cream,
electric beater
Things to extant play
Glitter
Squeeze bottles
Objects to hide
food coloring
Directions: Mix equal parts of the shaving cream then
glue in a bowl. Mix with an electric beater for a
minute or two. Now you can add what you choose- food
coloring or glitter. If using it for art I suggest
pouring it into squeeze bottles. If you use it in the
sensory table hide objects in it. (I usually use acorns,
plastic toys- anything that will surprise the children
when they wash it off.)
The children will love the feel, texture, and the uses.
The surprise after it has dried can be surprising for
children too.
Bubble Bath Finger Paints
added 1-26-02 Original Author Unknown
Need: 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, food coloring,
bubble bath (not the foamy type), water
Directions: Mix water with the flour until you get a
paste. Add food coloring and bubble bath until you get
the thickness you like. This works well in the bath tub.
They can paint themselves or the walls and it washes right off. It may
turn the water the color of the food coloring but it wont stain the
child.
Snow Paint
added 2-02-02 Original Author Unknown
Need: Elmers School glue, shaving cream
Directions: Mixed equal parts of white Elmers school glue
and shaving cream. It made a marshmallow like substance
that was great fun and a lot of mess.
Watercolor Paint added 4-02-02 Submitted by: Renee Andrews
Need: paper, watercolor paints, water, craft stick,
Styrofoam meat try, shaving cream
Directions: If you have seen the new watercolor paint and
the fun things you can do with it, there is a less
expensive way to make it. Pop out two of the paint
tablets in Crayola Watercolor paint kits and put in a
jar with a good sealing lid with some water and let
dissolve. Takes about 15 minutes. Next, take a sterilized
Styrofoam meat tray and fill it with shaving cream
(not gel). Take an eyedropper and drop several drops of
one or several different colors over the shaving cream.
You can use either the side of a craft stick or texture
paint paddles to swirl the colors. Take a sheet of regular
typing paper and lay on top of the colored shaving cream.
Pat it until the shaving cream adheres to the paper. Lift
straight up and turn shaving cream side up. Next take a
ruler or other straight edge and scrap the excess shaving
cream from the paper. The result will be a beautiful pastel
blending of the colors you put on the shaving cream.
Cornstarch Fingerpaint
added 5-5-02 Original Author Unknown
Need: 3 Tbsp. sugar, 1/2 C. cornstarch, Medium saucepan,
2 C. cold water, Muffin tin or small cups, Food coloring,
Soap flakes or liquid dishwashing detergent
Directions: Mix sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan.
Turn heat on low, add cold water, and stir until mixture
is thick. Remove from heat. Divide mixture into four or
five portions, spooning into muffin tin sections or small
cups. Add a few drops of food coloring and a pinch of soap
flakes or a drop of liquid dishwashing detergent to each
portion. Stir and let cool before use. Store covered.
PUFF PAINT
Kids love this stuff!
# 1/2 cup of shaving cream (use a brand that is
non-toxic)
# 1/2 cup of glue
# 1 tbs of tempra paint
Mix all together. The paint will dry puffy. The kids think
this stuff is cool. It is a great change from regular paint.
donated by Lisa
>Caroline
>
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Bob Goodman
> There are lots of good recipes for playdough, homemade paint, bubbles,
> etc.
> Here are some I have saved.
Unfortunately some may be outdated or didn't work to begin with. For
instance...
> We use water and Ivory Snow soap flakes. They can
> be found in the supermarket in the laundry detergent
> aisle.
Not any more, they can't. I've heard some say the Ultra Ivory Snow
detergent powder can be used for some of these crafts purposes, but I
doubt it'd be any better, just more expensive, than other laundry
powders for such recipes.
From time to time, here and there you can find soap chips, flakes,
noodles, or granules.
> 1 1/2 bars Ivory soap, shaved
Now, see, that's something you can use in place of soap powder or
flakes. Of course making your own shavings is more work.
> *PAPIER MACHE - 1
> 1/2 cup flour
> 2 cups cold water
> 2 cups boiling water
> 3 TBSP sugar
I notice that some of the recipes here omit the paper!
> Bubbles
> Mix soap flakes and water in a large container. Add food
> color or tempera, if desired.
Not tempera; it'll tend to kill the bubbles. Could still work, but
inferior to food color. Note that it takes a lot of color to color a
bubble, compared to the amount needed to color food or drink. The
bubble sol'n has to look about inky black for much color at all to be
noticeable in individual bubbles.
> Bubble Bath
> 2 cups soap flakes (or grated soap)
> 1 gallon water
> 1/4-1/2 cup glycerin
> 2 cups shampoo or liquid dishwashing detergent
> Scented oil
> Mix the soap flakes, water and 2 tbsp.. glycerin in a pot
> and set over low heat. Stir occasionally until the soap
> has dissolved. In a bowl, add a 2 cups of this mixture to
> the rest of the glycerin and shampoo. Add a few drops of
> scented oil. Put into a quart container and store covered
> at room temperature. When ready to use, add one cup to the
> tub as it is filling .
This one has gotten around a lot, but it's poor. With any "hardness"
in a bathtub full of water, soap tends to BREAK bubbles that other
surfactants (like those in the shampoo or detergent) make. Notice the
instruction to add a whole CUP of this goo to one bath!
Then there are some recipes for bubble bath that are entirely soap
based. The only reason they get around is that few people use them.
When they try, they find it doesn't work. Well, OK, if you have
softened water and/or use a very large amount of soap, it can work,
but it tends to irritate.
> Giant Bubbles #2
> Ingredients:
> 1 C. Warm Water
> 1/4 C. Blue Dishwashing Liquid
Heh...blue! Like that makes a difference?
> Bubble Bath Finger Paints
> added 1-26-02 Original Author Unknown
> Need: 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt, food coloring,
> bubble bath (not the foamy type),
Then is it supposed to be the fizzy type?
Robert
toto
wrote:
>Unfortunately some may be outdated or didn't work to begin with. For
>instance...
>
>> We use water and Ivory Snow soap flakes. They can
>> be found in the supermarket in the laundry detergent
>> aisle.
>
>Not any more, they can't. I've heard some say the Ultra Ivory Snow
>detergent powder can be used for some of these crafts purposes, but I
>doubt it'd be any better, just more expensive, than other laundry
>powders for such recipes.
>
>From time to time, here and there you can find soap chips, flakes,
>noodles, or granules.
Unfortunately, you are correct that the product was
discontinued. I wish it was still available. The detergents
don't whip up as nicely.
According to Ivory's Web site, www.ivory.com, Ivory Snow
debuted in 1930. Here's what else the site says: "For many
years Ivory Snow and Ivory Flakes were sold side by side. ...
Ivory Flakes was discontinued in 1978, and Ivory Snow Soap
was discontinued in 1993"
michelle downunder
wrote:
>According to Ivory's Web site, www.ivory.com, Ivory Snow
>debuted in 1930. Here's what else the site says: "For many
>years Ivory Snow and Ivory Flakes were sold side by side. ...
>Ivory Flakes was discontinued in 1978, and Ivory Snow Soap
>was discontinued in 1993"
what about Lux Flakes, could you not replace with that?
Michelle
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toto
<seysan...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:05:28 -0600, toto <scar...@wicked.witch>
>wrote:
>
>>According to Ivory's Web site, www.ivory.com, Ivory Snow
>>debuted in 1930. Here's what else the site says: "For many
>>years Ivory Snow and Ivory Flakes were sold side by side. ...
>>Ivory Flakes was discontinued in 1978, and Ivory Snow Soap
>>was discontinued in 1993"
>
>what about Lux Flakes, could you not replace with that?
>Michelle
I don't think you can get those in the US now either.
I hadn't even heard of them until you mentioned them and
then looked them up on google. They seem to be a product
from the 1940s and 50s.
btw, I found a substitute with any bar soap.
Any complexion bar soap, (Camay, Ivory, Dove, etc).
Grate or peel bar soap in a large bowl with potato peeler
into 2 cups boiling water, (about a half cup of peelings).
Add about a quarter cup of liquid laundry starch, whip
on high with electric mixer. Add more soap peelings if
not stiff enough...
Here's another similar, but with glitter. I don't think
the brands matter in this case.
Faux snow:
l lg. bar Ivory soap
food grater
mixing bowl
2/3 c. Sta-flo concentrated liquid starch
2 Tbs. water
l Tbs. Wee crafts diamond dust glitter (it's the
BIG-sized clear glitter)
l Tbs. Creative-beginnings diamond dust glitter
(Gold ultra fine)
Grate soap on "large grate" side into bowl. Add
liquid starch & begin mixing on low until starting
to blend. Then, slowly graduate to higher speeds
until it begins looking fluffy. Add the water & mix
on med. to high speed until it gets to the consistency
you prefer. Then add glitter & CAREFULLY mix on
slow speed until blended thoroughly. (The glitter isn't
very noticeable until snow is applied).
Taniwha grrrl
"toto" <scar...@wicked.witch> wrote in message
> >what about Lux Flakes, could you not replace with that?
> >Michelle
>
> I don't think you can get those in the US now either.
>
> I hadn't even heard of them until you mentioned them and
> then looked them up on google.
Oi I mentioned them to you in the place that must not be
named when you posted pics of your pre school <feels
invisible ..sulk...sulk>
Will post you a couple of boxes if you like.
Taniwha grrrl
"Bob Goodman" <robg...@bestweb.net> wrote in message
> > Bubbles
> > Mix soap flakes and water in a large container. Add food
> > color or tempera, if desired.
>
> Not tempera; it'll tend to kill the bubbles. Could still
work, but
> inferior to food color. Note that it takes a lot of color
to color a
> bubble, compared to the amount needed to color food or
drink. The
> bubble sol'n has to look about inky black for much color
at all to be
> noticeable in individual bubbles.
This is the bubble recipe I use with success every time...
9 Tbsp of dishwashing liquid
1 Tbls of glycerine (get from chemists, pretty cheap)
Water
Mix first two together so it doesn't froth to much, then
thin down with water as needed to get your bubble blowing
easily. Works even better if you leave it a day or two. For
bubble blowers you can use the plastic rings of milk bottles
with a pipecleaner as a handle, or even just the pipe
cleaner alone with a loop at the end.
michelle downunder
wrote:
>I don't think you can get those in the US now either.
>
>I hadn't even heard of them until you mentioned them and
>then looked them up on google. They seem to be a product
>from the 1940s and 50s.
>
lux soap is still big here.. we tend to be old fashioned ;-)
its used mainly for hand washing delicates and for baby clothes...
toto
<bott...@take-this-bit-out-ihug.co.nz> wrote:
>Oi I mentioned them to you in the place that must not be
>named when you posted pics of your pre school <feels
>invisible ..sulk...sulk>
>Will post you a couple of boxes if you like.
My mind is a sieve.. Sorry Andy.
Would love it, but it's probably more expensive to pay the
postage than you need right now. I can just shave some
bar soap when and if I need to use it. Thanks though.
toto
<seysan...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>lux soap is still big here.. we tend to be old fashioned ;-)
>
>its used mainly for hand washing delicates and for baby clothes...
>Michelle
Interestingly, soap flakes are sold in the UK and Canada too.
I found some online - could even order from Canada online
but $8.99 Canadian for 1.5 kilos seemed a bit steep actually.
Would save on my labor though if I don't have to shave the
soap myself. I haven't checked out the shipping cost either.
http://www.healthyhomeservices.ca/product.cfm?Room=BasementLaundry&ProductID=8
toto
There are lots of good things to use as bubble blowers.
One other one to try - cut a small plastic bottle (like the
individual soda bottles) so that you have the bottom open
Cutting on the *line* is probably the best option. Then
put tape around the part you cut to keep it from sharp
edges. Dip into bubble solution and blow.