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CRAFT RECIPES

Home-Made Bubbles Recipe

Materials:
1/2 cup dish soap
1 1/2 cups water
2 teaspoons sugar
Instructions:
Mix all 3 ingredients together. Don't stir or shake too much! Store in a sealed container. Experiment with blowing bubbles using different items.
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Play Dough

1 cup cold water
1 cup salt
2 tsp vegetable oil
3 cups flour
2 Tbsp cornstarch
Tempura paint or food coloring

Mix the water, salt, oil, and enough tempura paint to make a bright color.
Gradually add flour and cornstarch in until the consistency of bread dough.

FINGER PAINT

Sure it's messy, but in the summertime, cleaning off finger paints can be as simple as dashing through the sprinkler.

Here's a recipe for washable paints that will keep your artists well supplied.
Mix 2 tablespoons of sugar and 1/3 cup of cornstarch in a saucepan,
then slowly add 2 cups of cold water.
Cook over low heat for 5 minutes,
stirring constantly until the mixture is a clear, smooth gel.
When cool, stir in 1/4 cup of liquid dishwashing soap.
Scoop into plastic containers, and stir in food coloring drops or tempera paints.
Originally published in FamilyFun magazine http://www.familyfun.com

Homemade Sidewalk Chalk
Jill Dvornik
Age: 3 and up Time: 20 minutes Type of Activity: Arts and crafts Spending the afternoon creating a sidewalk masterpiece is a great way for your kids to enjoy a spring day. But long after their fantastic artwork has washed away, your kids will remember making their own colored chalk!

Materials needed:
1 cup plaster of Paris
1 cup water
Powdered tempera paint
Mold for chalk (small paper cups, ice cube trays, tissue rolls, etc.) Mixing bowl

What to do:
Step One: In a large bowl, mix the water and plaster of Paris together.
Step Two: Add the powdered tempera paint to the mixture.
Step Three: Once the paint has been mixed in well, set it aside for a few minutes.
Step Four: Pour the mixture into the mold and let it dry. This can take anywhere from several hours to a day (or maybe longer), depending on the size of the mold. Remember: The bigger the mold, the longer it will take to dry.
Step Five: Once the mold is dry, remove the chalk. If the chalk is still moist, let it air dry for another 24 hours.
Now your kids can have a blast drawing with the chalk they created. Anything they draw will be washed away by the rain, so don't worry if they accidentally get some on the side of your house!

Oatmeal Clay

Here's the clay equivalent of comfort food: a sturdy, nubbly dough that provides hours of smushing and sculpting. It dries rock hard overnight and makes convincingly Jurassic-looking figures and pretty, earthy beads.

WHAT YOU NEED
• 1 cup rolled oats (you can use instant or old fashioned)
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour, plus extra
• ½ cup water
• Food coloring (optional)
Time needed: Under 1 Hour

Stir together all the ingredients in a large bowl, adding more flour if necessary, until the dough forms a lump. For colored clay, you can add drops of food coloring to the water before combining it with the dry ingredients.
Knead it on a floured surface, adding flour as needed, until it is smooth and not too sticky.
Tips: Allow finished creations to air-dry overnight. Leftover clay can be refrigerated in aziplock bag for up to three days.

Color-me-clean Tub Paints

Talk about good clean fun! Your bathtub Botticellis are sure to appreciate the bright colors of this smearable, sudsing medium. Try dividing the paints into a muffin tin or ice cube tray for an instant palette. But don't try getting your kids out of the bath in a hurry.

WHAT YOU NEED
• ½ cup liquid hand soap, clear or white
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• Food coloring
Time needed: Under 1 Hour

Combine the soap and cornstarch in a small bowl.
Divide the mixture into separate containers, then add food coloring one drop at a time. Caution: Test the paints on a small area of your tub or wall first to make sure they won't leave a stain; darker hues may be more difficult to wash off.
Tips: Apply to tub and body with fingers or paintbrushes. Use bathroom cleanser to clean the tub if any color remains. Keep any leftover paints in airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to three days.
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Tutti Frutti Watercolors

This may just be the world's easiest recipe for paint. Everyone loves the vibrant shades of these watercolors, and kids are especially partial to the aromatic punch of their fruity scents.

WHAT YOU NEED
• A variety of .13- to .23-ounce packets (enough to make two quarts) unsweetened flavored powdered drink mix, such as Kool-Aid
• Warm water
Time needed: Under 1 Hour
For each color, combine one packet of drink mix and two teaspoons of water in a small cup, stirring until the mix dissolves.
Use with paintbrushes on watercolor paper. Refrigerate any leftover paints in airtight containers for up to three days.
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Multi-Purpose Waterproof Ink
by Kathryn Martinez

Have you ever needed to write on something, have it get damp, and
then have the ink run all over the place?
Have you ever wanted to do a pen and ink drawing no fabric, but
decided on after pricing the fabric inks?
Would you like to replace those stiff fabric paints? Stencil very
fine lines? Splatter paint without the goopy drops?
Here is a great reciipe for a waterproof ink that is simple,
inexpensive, and versatile.

INGREDIENTS:
1 tablespoon powdered clothes dye* (Ritz dye is one brand)
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
1 tablespoon glycerine (available at most pharmacies)
3/4 cup distilled water

DIRECTIONS:
1. In a small bowl, dissolve the dye in the peppermint extract.
2. Pour glycerine into the dye mixture. Mix thoroughly, but be
careful not to splash.
3. Carefully dissolve the mixture in the distilled water.
4. Store in a screw-top bottle or jar.

Yields about 3/4 cup of ink.
*Ritz dye is available at many grocery and discount stores such as
Walmart. It comes in a variety of colors. You can create deeper
colors by adding more powdered dye.

Clown Paint

Need:
1/8 C. Baby Lotion
1/4 Tsp Powdered Tempera paint
1 Squirt liquid Dishwashing Soap

Mix and use.
Easily removed by soap and water
*Note: test on skin first for any possible reactions.

Chocolate Scented Playdough

Need:
flour
cocoa powder
salt
cream of tartar
cooking oil
boiling water

Contributed by:
Virginia Scott

Mix 1 1/4 cups of flour, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, 1/2 cup salt,1/2 Tablespoon cream of tartar.
Add 1 1/2 Tablespoons cooking oil, 1 cup boiling water.
Stir quickly, mix well. Cook over low heat until dough forms a ball. When cool , mix with your hands. Store in airtight container. It will smell good enough to eat but without sugar in it kids will not want to taste it a second time!

Colored Sand Recipe

Need:
salt
sidewalk chalk of different colors
paper plates

Contributed by:
Cheryl Conroy

Pour salt onto paper plate and rub sidewalk chalk over an area of salt. The salt will become the color of the chalk and can be used to do sand art. Use a funnel or construction paper in the form of a funnel to pour into jars to create beautiful designs!!

Coolwhip Art
for babies and toddlers

Need:
coolwhip
food coloring
heavy paper

mix a food coloring and coolwhip together to make desired color. not to much food coloring or it will be too runny. make sure you do not stir to much or the coolwhip will break down. give to your toddler along with a piece of paper and let he/she create with thier hands, paint brush, anything really. when it dries flat on a table you have the most creative 3-d picture.

Flubber

Solution A:
1 1/2 C. Warm Water 2 c. Elmers 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. I made this with my daughters class, and the teacher & children loved it! It's neater than "Gak" or "slime". And it also a safe chemical reaction for the kids to see. I used a glass bowl for solution B so the kids could see the flubber form in the bowl. It just becomes a big "cloud" of rubbery stuff. Store in baggies. If you half the recipe, you only need to half the solution A and it will work the same.

Fruity Putty

Need:
0.3 -ounce package of sugar free fruit flavored gelatin
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
4 tablespoons cream of tartar
2 cups boiling water
2 tablespoons cooking oil

Mix the dry ingredients in a pan. Add the boiling water and cooking oil. Stir over medium-high heat until the mixture forms a ball. Place the ball on waxed paper to cool. Store in an airtight container. Cut the fruit picture from the gelatin box and paste to the lid. Use different flavors to make all different colors and smells.

Homemade Glitter

Need:
Salt
Food Coloring

Contributed by:
Kelly

You can make your own sparkling glitter using salt! Add a few drops of food coloring with the salt. Place the salt mixture (spread out) on a cooking tray and set the oven at 350. You only have to cook it for about 10 mins. After taking it out, let it cool. After cooling you have homemade glitter. It's just that easy!

Gooo-Blek

Need:
1 cup of corn starch
1/4 to 1/3 cup of water
bowl

Pour the corn starch into the bowl. Add the water on top. Mix well until a thin mixture occurs. Let it sit until it gets solid. Even though it appears to be solid, the heat of your hand when you pick it up turns it to liquid!

Contributed by:
M. Goldie

Puffy Paint

Need:
Flour
Salt
Water
Tempera Paint

Mix equal amounts of flour, salt and water. Add liquid tempera paint for color. Pour mixture into squeeze bottles and paint. Mixture will harden in a puffy shape.

Salt Paint

Need:
1/8 C. liquid Starch
1/8 C. Water
1 Tbsp Tempera Paint

Mix together and apply to paper with a brush.
Keep stirring mixture.
Paint will crystallize as it dries.

Soap Slime

Need:
Old Bits of Soap
Bucket of Water

Contributed by:
Joanna Ford

Put the pieces of soap into the bucket of water and let it stand overnight. By the morning the soap has dissolved and leaves a thick slime. Looks good if green paint or food coloring is added to it.

Homemade Glue

You will need:
measuring cups and spoons
2 small paper drinking cups
mixing spoon
cheesecloth to use as a filter

Ingredients:
1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon white vinegar
pinch baking soda

Steps:
1. Pour the milk into one of the cups. Add the vinegar and stir for 1 minute. The mixture will form clumps (curds) and clear liquid (whey).
2. Place the cheesecloth over the second cup and push the middle down a bit.
3. Holding the cheesecloth in place, slowly pour the curds and whey into the cloth. Most of the whey will flow through the cloth into the cup. Gently squeeze the rest of the whey into the cup, then throw the liquid whey away.
4. Scrape the curds into the empty cup. Add the baking soda and stir well. You have glue!!
*Put some glue in a small squeeze bottle or old glue bottle, then mix in a little food coloring or tempera paint. Use the colored glue to draw pictures or add 3-D accents to artwork. Glue is thicker than paint so allow extra time to dry.

http://www.20ishparents.com/kids/activities/glue.shtml

Paper Paste

Need:
1/3 cup non-self-rising wheat flour
2 TBSP sugar
1 cup water
1/4 tsp oil of cinnamon

1. Mix flour and sugar in a saucepan. Gradually add water, stirring vigorously to break up lumps. 2. Cook over low heat until clear, stirring constantly. 3. Remove from stove and add oil of cinnamon. Stir until well blended. Makes about 1 cup. Spread paste with a brush or tongue depressor. Soft, smooth, thick and white, Paper Paste has a good spreading consistency and is especially appropriate for use with small children or for any paste-up work. This paste can be stored in a covered jar for several weeks without refrigeration.

SEAL GUM FOR HOMEMADE STICKERS

Ingredients:
4 envelopes unflavored gelatin
2 cups water
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
small saucepan

Directions: Mix the gelatin and the water together in a pan. Heat over medium heat until gelatin is dissolved. Add the peppermint extract and let cool. Paint a thin layer on the back of any picture and let dry. Lick and stick.
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