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3 tablespoons sugar Mix sugar and cornstarch in saucepan over low heat. Add water, continue stirring until mixture is thick. Remove from heat. Spoon into sections of muffin tin or cups. Add a drop or two of food coloring (a different color for each cup) and a drop of dishsoap to each portion. Stir and let cool.
May be stored, covered, in an airtight container. HARDENING SALT CLAY
2 cups salt Mix salt and 1/2 cup water in heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until salt dissolves. Remove from heat. Combine cornstarch and remaining water and add it to the salt water. Cook over low heat until mix is thick and smooth. This happens quickly. Spoon the clay onto table or board to cool. Store air tight. It will harden in the sun and can be painted. HOMEMADE MODELING CLAY
1 cup flour Mix just enough water to make it smooth and workable. If clay gets dry, mix in a little more water. Store tightly covered. HOMEMADE PLAYDOUGH
2 cups flour Mix flour, salt and oil. Then add food coloring to the water. Finally add water to flour, salt and oil. Knead until it no longer sticks to your hands. Baggies may be used to store playdough in so it doesn't have to be divided every time it is used. Seal with plastic tie strings or coffee cans. If dough gets too hard or dries out, add more water. If dough gets too oily, add flour. EDIBLE PLAY DOUGH
1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar Mix until dough reaches proper consistency for molding. Let children mold all kinds of creatures and decorate with Cheerios and raisins. Can eat when they are finished. PAINT WITH BUTTER
Melted butter or margarine Mix desired color of food coloring with melted butter or margarine. Give child an unused paint brush and a slice of bread. Have them paint the bread, using several different colors, if desired. Then put bread in toaster until brown. A masterpiece to eat! PAINTBRUSH COOKIES
3/4 cup butter
Mix shortening, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix flour, baking powder and salt.
Stir together and chill 1 hour. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Roll out 1/8 inch thick. Cut in desired shapes. Place on ungreased baking sheets.
Paint with egg yolk paint. Bake 6 to 8 minutes. EGG YOLK PAINT: egg yolk 1/4 tsp. water . Divide mixture and add food coloring. Paint designs on cookies with paint brush. If paint thickens, add few drops of water. PAINTED TOAST
White bread Divide small amounts of milk into paper cups and add a different color to each. Using the clean brushes. Let the children paint on their bread. Teach them to paint gently so they don't tear the bread. Do not let them get the bread too wet. Let them drop into toaster and see what happens when it pops up! PAPER PASTE
1 cup flour Mix flour and sugar, then add slowly 1 cup of the water. In the top of a double boiler, bring remainder of water and the alum to a boil, then add flour and sugar mixture, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until fairly clear (about 1/2 hour). Remove from heat and add oil of cloves. Makes 1 quart of paste. Paste will keep a long time in air tight jar with small wet sponge on top of paste. SALT & FLOUR CLAY - DOUGH
2 cups flour Mix flour and salt together. Slowly add water and stir until it forms a soft dough, all of the water may not be needed. If too gooey, more flour may be added. Roll out on a flat surface to make bread dough cookie ornaments. May be painted with food coloring while still moist. Can be air dried (about 2 days) or baked 1-2 hours at 200-250 degrees. Baked ornaments are less fragile than those which have been air-dried. SAND SCULPTURE CLAY
2 cups sand
Mix in pot over low heat until thickened. Let cool and mold into shapes.
Decorate with shells. Dry. Can be painted. PASTE
1 cup boiling water Add alum to 1 cup boiling water. In separate bowl mix flour and cold water until smooth. Pour flour mixture into boiling water and cook until it has a bluish cast, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in oil of cloves. SIDEWALK CHALK
1/4 cup plaster of paris Mix all ingredients, pour into small 3 1/2 ounce Dixie cup. When mixture hardens (about 30 minutes), peel off paper cup. Makes 1 large chunk of chalk; washes off sidewalk with water. Makes 1 cup chalk. PET SPIDERS
Paper nut cups or egg cartons cut into cup Decorate cup to make it look like a spider face. (Use crayons or markers; adhesive stickers; glue on cereal; raisins, nuts. Hats can be made with cotton balls, marshmallows or string.) Using the tip of a pencil, poke 8 holes around the bottom of the cup. To make the spiders legs, insert pipe cleaners or twist ties into holes. SPIDER WEB: Squeeze a glob of white glue onto waxed paper. Dip 9 inch piece of twine into glue, squeezing excess off with fingers. Lay one end in center of another piece of waxed paper. Working outward from center, lay down the twine. Add more pieces of twine to increase sizes. Lay longer pieces of twine dipped in glue (12 inches) across the top of the web. Let dry at least 4 hours. Carefully peel off the waxed paper. FUN FANS
Cardboard Place your barefoot or hand on piece of cardboard and trace. Cut out shape and color both sides. Roll a sheet of paper into a tight tube to make a handle. Tape tube closed, tape one end to the fan. Your ready to keep cool. FUNNY FACE MAKE-UP
2 teaspoons white shortening In a small bowl, mix shortening, cornstarch and white flour. Add four drops of glycerin. Stir to a creamy consistency. Add any food coloring that you wish. For brown makeup, add 2 1/2 teaspoons of unsweetened cocoa instead of food coloring and you're all set. HALLOWEEN MAKE - UP
1 2 tbsp. shortening
Spread on face. Then dust with talcom powder to set. Courtesy of Phil Reisen To store extension cords neatly, fold them to the desired length and place inside an empty toilet paper roll. To keep your bread sacks orderly, roll them onto an empty paper towel roll and place a rubber band around to hold securely. BATH SALTS
1 cup Epsom salts To make these good smelling bath salts, first measure 1/2 cup of Epsom salt into each jar with a lid. Add 15 drops of food color to each jar, one color per jar and put on the lids. Shake the jars until the Epsom salts are dyed evenly. If you want your colors to be darker, add more food color and shake again. Take off the lids and let the salts dry overnight. Now, make sure your pretty jar is all clean and dry. Then pour the dyed bath salts into the jar, alternating colors (you may want to get colors that go together well). Add a couple of drops of perfume to the bath salts, put on the lid and tie the jar with your pretty ribbon. Now you have a really nice present to bless someone with. HUMANE SOCIETY COOKIES
7 ounces beef baby food -- strained Mix all, roll into 24 small balls. Place on greased cookie sheet. Flatten with a fork. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Fido will love you! These are dog or cat treats, but okay for human consumption. BIRD FEEDERS
2 cups shortening Mix all ingredients together. Shape into balls. Wrap each ball in netting from onion bags, and secure with a plastic twist. This recipe makes about 12 feeders. SUET SEED CAKES
2 pounds beef suet Grind suet. Place in large pot and cook slowly over low heat until smoothly melted. Let cool to a semi liquid state. Stir in nuts. Spread into shallow rectangle foil molds. If using paper cups tie string to pencil and place other end in mixture to harden. This will then enable it to be hung from a tree, or place molded mixture into a netting, like a suet bag when cakes are solid only. Needs no refrigeration. Keeps well in a dark, cool place, such as a corner of the cellar.Good for many different kinds of animals,birds,squirrels,etc...
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