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Making Colored Sand or Salt

Here’s a movie of my kid and I making some colored salt…


As you can see, these are pretty easy to make. I know the big name guys like Discount School Supply sell this stuff inexpensively, but really, you can make it yourself and use the money you’d save on some colored butcher rolls. (Always seems like there’s never enough of that…) Read more

June 29, 2007 | Filed Under Fours, Kindergarten, Preschool, Recipes, School Age, Threes, Toddlers, Twos, Head Start, Homeschooling, Family Child Care, Art | 1 Comment 

Soap Crayons

Ice cube tray
liquid food coloring for each color crayon
2 T hot water
1 cup soap flakes

For each color, put two tablespoons of hot water and one cup of soap flakes into a bowl. Add as many drops of food coloring to the mix as you wish. Stir the soap mixture until it thickens. This takes time, so be patient. Press spoonfuls of the first color of soap into sections of the ice tray. Mix enough soap in other colors to fill the entire tray, repeating the first two steps. Let the soap crayons dry for one or two days. Gently bang the ice tray to loosen the crayons.

November 2, 2005 | Filed Under Recipes | 1 Comment 

Homemade Soap Balls

Ivory Snow
water
bowl
plastic trays
food coloring optional
fragrance optional (like perfume or cologne)

Moisten Ivory Snow with water in a bowl to the consistency of very stiff dough. Food coloring and fragrance may be added if desired. Have each child shape large spoonfuls of soap into balls with their hands. Place shaped balls on plastic trays to harden- about 3 days.

November 2, 2005 | Filed Under Recipes | 1 Comment 

Slate Bag

Tempera Paint
Ziplock bag

Place paint in bag and smooth out bubbles. Make sure the bag is locked completely. Thick paint such as fingerpaint works best. Allow children to press the bag with their fingers to make designs.

November 2, 2005 | Filed Under Recipes | Leave a Comment 

Mud Pies

1 puddle
Plastic sandpails
Spoons
Cookie sheet

The “original” clay- dirt and water! Dig mud out of bottom of puddle and mix in sandpails. Spoon globs onto cookie sheets. Remove worms. Place in the sunshine until mudpies dry.

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Cornstarch Clay

1 cup cornstarch
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup flour

Pour cornstarch into a bowl and add oil. Stir until syrupy. Gradually add the flour until thick and doughy. Knead well and store in airtight container.

November 2, 2005 | Filed Under Recipes | 1 Comment 

Salty Playdough

1 cup salt
4 cups flour
1 1/2 cups water
4 T oil

Mix flour and salt. Add water and oil slowly to the dry ingredients, stirring with a spoon until well blended. Knead dough until soft and pliable. Sculpt objects or use cookie cutters. Bake 45 minutes in 350 degree F oven until hard. Paint with acrylic or varnish to seal.

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