This is gorgeous stuff. Smooth and silky in your hands, it has a porcelainlike finish and a soft, eye-catching shimmer when dry.  1 cup baking soda ½ cup cornstarch  ¾ cup water  Food coloring (optional)  In a saucepan, stir together the baking soda and cornstarch. Add the water, mixing well.  Cook the mixture […]
A paper lunch sack, plain or colored Plastic grocery sacks, crumpled newspaper, junk mail or other material to stuff the sack Nontoxic craft glue or tape Pipe cleaner, wire or rubber band Decoration material such as glitter glue, googly eyes, sequins or metallic confetti, markers, colored paper etc. Â Stuff half the sack with crumpled […]
Inspire your toddler’s creativity with this clever creature.  • egg carton • scissors • pipe cleaners • glue • felt • tissue paper • markers Cut an egg carton in half lengthwise, so you have a “caterpillar” that is six egg-lengths long. Cardboard egg cartons work best, but Styrofoam will work too.  If you are working with a cardboard egg carton, […]
Make meals more fun with these math mats kids create.  • several sheets of colored construction paper • clear contact paper • Velcro tape (adhesive back) • adult-type scissors • markers, crayons, or colored chalk Invite your child to choose several colors of construction paper. From these, cut out squares, triangles, rectangles, and circles. Name each shape as you […]
  Make stamps perfect for little hands.  • potatoes (smaller white potatoes work best) • knife (adults only!) • tempera paint • paper plates • construction paper (different colors) • aluminum foil (optional) Prepare for this activity by cutting potatoes to a size small enough for your child to grasp. Next, cut away the outside of the potato so that […]
Do you always have to use a brush to make great paintings? • construction paper • tempera paints • clean plastic-foam vegetable or fruit trays • child’s paintbrush • assorted items: pine needles, feathers, twists of paper towels, yarn, plastic flowers, pipe cleaners, and so on Have your child put on a smock. Cover the table with newspaper. Pour some […]
Creating these unique hats will give children a “head start†in building creative-thinking and fine-motor skills! Materials: for base of hats: Large plastic containers (yogurt or margarine), Styrofoam plates or bowls, shoeboxes child safety scissors and sharp “adult” scissor white drawing paper markers, tempera paint, brushes collage materials such as yarn, pom-poms, wire, feathers, construction […]
Compose a canvas of rainbow-colored circles to create a work of modern art. various objects for tracing circles, such as paper cups, spools, film canisters, old records, bowls, yogurt containers tempera paints paint brushes 12″ x 18″ paper Display all the round objects on the table and talk about which object will make the largest […]
