The Mom I Want to Be

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.

1 tsp. corn starch ½ tsp. water ½ tsp. cold cream Food coloring Stir together starch and cold cream until well-blended. Add water and stir. Add food coloring. Using a small brush paint designs on child’s face. Remove with soap and water. Store in airtight container.

1 cup flour 1 cup water 1 T oil 1 T powdered alum ½ cup salt 2 T vanilla food coloring Mix all dry ingredients. Add oil and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until reaching the consistency of mashed potatoes. Remove from heat and add vanilla and food coloring. Divide into balls and […]

1 lb jar sweetened applesauce 8 oz cinnamon Drain 1# jar of SWEETENED applesauce overnight (you will be amazed at how much water seeps out!!) Add 8 ounces of cinnamon to this and mix together well. Pat into a ball, press hard to solidify and mix. Then pat out in 1 cup units onto wax […]

6 slices white bread 6 tbsp. white glue ½ tsp. detergent or 2 tsp. glycerine Food coloring Remove crusts from bread and knead with glue. Add either detergent or glycerine. Knead until no longer sticky. Separate into portions and add food coloring if desired. Shape and brush with equal parts of glue and water for […]

Solution A: 1 1/2 C. Warm Water 2 c. Elmer’s Glue Food Coloring  Solution B: 4 tsp. Borax 1 1/3 C. Warm water Mix solution A in one bowl, mix solution B in another bowl. Dissolve both well. Then just pour solution A into solution B, DO NOT MIX OR STIR! Just lift out flubber. […]

2 tsp. borax (available in laundry aisle at your grocery store) 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup white glue such as Elmers (“If you have access to a chemical supply house, try a 4% solution of polyvinyl alcohol instead of glue for a less rubbery polymer. It will be more transparent & show off color better.”) […]

1 cup potato sticks 1 cup pretzel stick 1 cup semisweet chocolate chunk (or regular Hershey bars, broken into marked rectangular pieces)   Mix together and serve.