Recipes for fun things for the kids
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> Magic Matter
> 1/2 cup cornstarch
> 1/4 cup water
> food coloring if desired
>
> Magic matter changes state from solid to liquid. One interesting
> thing to do is to put it in a plastic strawberry basket and hang it
> so the matter comes out the holes and flows in strings down to a
> table (cover table with a plastic table cloth or newspapers)
>
Thank you for posting all of those great ideas, Dorothy! I just wanted to
share that DS thinks Magic Matter is the next best thing to toys! We put it
in big plastic catsup bottles and turn him loose on the cement driveway. He
has more fun, and it washes off just like sidewalk chalk. I really
recommend playing with this stuff, but younger ones should have a bath or
hose handy when they are done, especially for the *bottom* of their feet!
-0-Aula
Teri
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> 1/2 cup liquid starch
> 1/2 cup glue
> food coloring if desired
>
> Magic Matter
> 1/2 cup cornstarch
> 1/4 cup water
> food coloring if desired
>
> Magic matter changes state from solid to liquid. One interesting
> thing to do is to put it in a plastic strawberry basket and hang it
> so the matter comes out the holes and flows in strings down to a
> table (cover table with a plastic table cloth or newspapers)
>
>
> 1 cup water
> white glue
> 2 tsp borax
>
> Mix water and borax, then add glue. The more glue you
> add the bigger the glob will be. Stir well. After about a
> minute, pick up the glob and mush it in your hand to remove
> any pockets of glue left. You can roll this in a ball and bounce
> it, but don't use it on a carpet as it picks up a lot of lint.
>
>
> Soapdough
>
> 4 tablespoons salt
> 1/2 Cup liquid starch
> 1 Cup liquid soap
> 1/8 Cup water
> 1 tablespoon glue
> 2 cups cornmeal
>
> mix together, then add
> 1/2 cup cornmeal
> 1/4 cup water
> food coloring if desired.
>
> Koolaid Playdough
>
> 2 1/2 cups flour
> 2 packages unsweetened koolaid
> 1 tablespoon powdered alum
> 1/2 cup salt
>
> combine 2 cups boiling water
> 3 tablespoons cooking oil and
> pour in to the first mixture.
> stir well.
>
> Non-cook playdough
>
> 7 cups flour
> 1 cup salt
> 1/2 cup dishwashing soap
> 1/2 cup oil
>
> add 2 cups water, food coloring or dried tempera paints, glitter
> and/or flavorings like vanilla, peppermint or cinnamon, etc. You
> can separate it and make different batches with different colors or
> flavorings.
>
> Knead well, store in tightly ziplocked baggies.
>
> Edible playdough (don't make this if your child might be allergic
> to peanuts though)
>
> 1 Cup peanut butter
> 1 Cup honey
> 2 cups powdered milk (just the powder)
>
> Mix all ingredients in large bowl, add more powdered milk if
> needed to make a workable dough. Form into shapes and play
> and eat.
>
> Puffy paint
>
> Place equal parts of salt, flour and water in a large bowl/
> Add food coloring to make the color you want
> Put mixture in squeeze bottles, shake well, use to paint
> on poster board.
>
> Clean Mud
>
> Unroll six rolls of white toilet tissue paper into a very large
> container (bathtub is good for this), Generously add water
> until completely covered. Grate two bars of ivory soap into
> mixture, add 1/2 cup of borax. Mix well and play. This
> lasts a long time. If you eliminate the borax, it is still good,
> but lasts less long.
>
> Oil Painting.
>
> Have your child color a picture with marker or crayon,
> then paint the back with cooking oil. The paper will
> become translucent and you can hang this in a window
> and it will look like stained glass. The oil is drippy, so
> don't use too much, but be sure to cover the whole paper
> and to let it dry thoroughly before hanging. Your child
> can paint on the oil with a 1 inch paint brush if you have
> an old one around you are not using to paint furniture or
> stuff with.
>
> Soap Crayons
>
> Mix 2 parts ivory snow powder with 1 part water until
> thick and creamy. Pour into ice cube trays, molds or
> cookie cutters. Allow to harden, then use as crayons
>
> Finger Paint
>
> In saucepan, mix 1/2 Cup cornstarch and 3/4 Cup water
> until it becomes a smooth paste. Soak 1 pkg unflavored
> gelatin with 1/4 cup water. Set aside. Pour 2 C. boiling
> water over the cornstarch mixture and stir. Cook over
> medium heat stirring constantly until mixture boils and
> becomes clear. Stir in gelatin mixture. Let cool and store
> in small screw top jars. Add food coloring as desired.
> Store in refrigerator.
>
> Lick and Stick
>
> Pour 2 tablespoons of cold water into a small bowl and
> sprinkle one package of unflavored gelatin over it. Add
> 1/2 teaspoon corn syrup and a few drops of any flavored
> extract. Cut out any picture or paper. Apply the mixture
> to the back with a small paintbrush. Let dry, When ready
> to create a collage, just lick and stick the pictures to your
> background paper. The mixture will gel, so to reliquify
> and reuse, spoon into jars and place the jars in a bowl of
> hot water
>
> Charcoal Garden
>
> 6 charcoal briquettes
> 1/4 cup bluing (found in the laundry area of grocery stores)
> 1/4 cup salt
> 1/4 cup ammonia
> food coloring
>
> Place the 6 briquettes in an aluminum pie tin
> Place drops of food coloring on the briquettes
> A good pattern is to put one color on each of
> the first four, all 4 colors on the 5th one, and no
> colors on the 6th.
>
> Pour the mix of bluing, salt and ammonia over
> the briquettes. This will sprout over 24 hours into
> a colorful garden
>
> Stamp Pads and ink
>
> You need:
> container with lid
> sponge
> 6 teaspoons food coloring
> 2 teaspoons rubbing alcohol
> 1 teaspoon water
>
> Put sponge in container and pour ink mixture over.
> Use lid to keep the pad from drying out. Renew as
> necessary.
>
> You can also use tempera paints instead of the above
> mixture or bottled ink, but making your own is cheap
> and easy. You can add scented oils to the mixture to
> make smelly stamps too.
>
> Dorothy
>
> There is no sound, no cry in all the world
> that can be heard unless someone listens ..
> source unknown
Wow! Dorothy - this post is going straight to the printer so I can make my
shopping list. What wonderful recipes for rainy (and not rainy) days!
Thanks for sharing!
Also - just to add one on
You can dye rice (food coloring in rubbing alcohol) let rice soak for about
1 hour - then dry on paper plates or paper towels. I put rice in a large
under-the-bed type of storage box and put plenty of measuring spoons/cups,
beach toys ... whatever. I take it outside on nice days and both boys are
entertained for hours. This is going to be the third summer I'm using the
same box (although I have added regular white rice to make up for the rice
that gets tossed overside LOL)
-Teri
MamaSamba
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> Silly Putty
>
> 1/2 cup liquid starch
> 1/2 cup glue
> food coloring if desired
>
to start a tickler file for fun stuff. :=)
Thank you, Dorothy and Toto too!
Margie
Michael Nelson
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> Silly Putty
>
> 1/2 cup liquid starch
> 1/2 cup glue
> food coloring if desired
>
Thanks Dorothy I saved this, some of these I have but others I don't :-)
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