1 cup salt
1 cup flour
1/2 cup water
* Mix all ingredients
together to proper consistency.
Cooked Playdough
1/2 cup salt
1 cup flour
1 cup water
1 TBSP cooking oil
1 TBSP cream of tartar
* Heat over
low heat and stir. When it clumps up remove from heat and knead in a few
drops of food coloring
Peanut butter Playdough
1 part peanut butter
1 part non-fat powdered milk
1 tsp. of honey* (optional)
* Mix and knead.* Honey should
be avoided for children under age one.
Bread Dough
1 part white bread without crust
1 part Elmer's glue
food coloring
* Shred bread well and add glue. knead until proper consistency and not to gooey. Add either bread or glue as needed. Add a
few drops of coloring as desired. This dough dries well.
Finger Paint
*
Mix together dry tempera
paint with liquid starch or wall paper paste.
Silly Putty
*
Add 4 TBSP of white Elmer's glue to 2 TBSP of liquid starch. Mix together,
if it stays stringy, add a drop of glue. If too
brittle add more starch. Chill for
at least 3 hours.
Oatmeal Fun dough
2 cups uncooked oatmeal
1 cup flour
1/4 cup water
* Mix
all ingredients and knead dough.
Flour Finger-paint
3 cups flour
2 TBSP liquid soap
3/4 cup water
food coloring
* Mix
all ingredients together
Clean Crayons
* Mix 2 parts Ivory Snow powder with 1 part water until thick and creamy. Add a desired food coloring drop. Let harden in
small molds, or ice cube trays.
Puffy Tempera Paint (for paper use only)
1 part salt
1 part flour
1 water
2 parts dry tempera
* Mix
all ingredients together and put in squeeze bottles.
Rubber Dough
2 cups baking soda
1 1/2 cup water
1 cup cornstarch
* Mix with
fork. boil over medium heat until thick. Cool on flat surface.
Sidewalk Chalk
2 cups of water
2 cups of Plaster of Paris
2 TBSP powdered tempera
* Stir all ingredients and let set for a few minutes. Pour into paper towel tubes that have been taped over at one end. Let dry
for at least 2 hours.
Super Bubbles
1 cup water
2 TBSP light karo syrup
4 TBSP liquid dish soap
* Mix all ingredients
together.
