Squeeze Bottle Glitter

  1 part flour 1 part salt 1 part water Food Coloring   Mix equal parts of flour, salt and water. Pour into plastic squeeze bottles, such as those used for ketchup and mustard. Add liquid coloring for variety. Squeeze onto heavy construction paper or cardboard. The salt gives the designs a glistening quality when […]

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Whipped Snow

2 cups warm water 1 cup pure laundry soap or flakes Electric mixer   Put water and soap in large bowl and beat with mixer until very fluffy. Add food coloring if desired. This can be molded into shapes and left to dry.

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Magenta Playdough

1 cup flour 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 1/2 T. cream of tartar 1/2 cup salt 1 T. canola oil 1 cup water from steaming beets Combine all ingredients in a pot. Stir constantly over medium-high heat. When it forms a ball, cook for about 1 more minute until dough begins to firm.  Allow to […]

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Lip Gloss

This is a fun, sweet, fruity lip gloss that gives your lips a little color too! Fun for girl’s parties! They can make it and take it home! Multiply the recipe to make as much as you like.   1 T. vegetable shortening 1 tsp honey 1 pack unsweetened Koolaid ¼ tsp hot water   […]

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Simple Playdough

3 cups flour 1 ½ cups salt 6 tsp. cream of tartar 3 cups cool water 3 Tbsp oil Food coloring Mix dry ingredients in a big cooking pot. Blend liquids together in a bowl. Combine with dry ingredients and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat when dough pulls away from the […]

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Pancake Mix Cookies

I’m not much of a baker.  It’s generally too much work and requires too much preciseness for me to really enjoy it, ESPECIALLY with the kidlet.   Getting exactly one cup of this and 25g of that and 2 teaspoons of this other thing is hard enough for me.  Add the kidlet in — some ingredient […]

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Peanut Butter Playdough

18 oz. peanut butter 6 tbsp. honey Few tablespoons of Cocoa for flavor Non-fat dry milk as needed Mix all ingredients, adding enough dry milk to give make dough pliable. Shape, decorate with edible treats, and eat!

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Dryer Lint Modeling Material

3 C. Lint (from laundry dryers) 2 C. Cold or warm water 2/3 C. Non-self-rising wheat flour 3 drops oil of wintergreen Old newspaper Put lint and water in a large saucepan. Stir to dampen all parts of the lint. Add flour and stir thoroughly to prevent lumps. Add oil of wintergreen. Cook over low […]

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