Play dough
Combine in a saucepan: 2 cups of flour, 2/3 cup salt, 4 tsp. Cream of Tartar.
Combine in a bowl: 2 cups water, 2 tbsp. oil and food colouring.
Pour liquid into saucepan, stir over medium heat until thick. (approx. 3-5 mins)
Let cool and store in a container with a tight fitting lid.
PUFFY SHAPES
You will need:
• 2 pieces of construction paper
• scissors
• cotton balls or scrunched up newspaper
• glue
• items to decorate with - crayons, markers, glitter, etc.
• yarn to hang it with
Instructions:
Cut two large identical shapes from the construction paper. On one of
the shapes, glue three quarters around the outside edge leaving the
rest open. Be sure to leave an opening large enough to put the cotton
balls or newspaper in to stuff it like a pillow. Make a hole to thread
some yarn through to hang it up. Have the kids decorate the shape to
their desire. When done, stuff it and glue the remaining edge. A variation
of this is to use cheap material and cheap pillow stuffing and fabric
glue so the kids can make little pillows to decorate their bedroom/playroom.
Gobbely Goop
1 Cup salt, 1/3 Cup water, 1/2 Cup cornstarch and 1 Cup water. Mix salt and water in a saucepan. Cook for 3-4 minutes. Mix cornstarch and water and add to salt mixture and mix quickly. Stir until stiff dough is formed. Keep refrigerated.
Bubbles
2-6 teaspoons of dishwashing soap. 1 cup of warm water. 1 tbsp. gelatin or 1 tsp. glycerine.
Finger Painting
3 tsp. sugar. 1/2 cup cornstarch. 1 cup of water. Mix salt and water in saucepa, bring to a boi, stirring continuously. Cool. Pour into small baby food jars and add food colouring.
Microwaveable Home-Made Play-Dough
You will need:
• 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 cup Salt
• 2 tsp Cream of Tartar
• 1 cup Water
• 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
Optional:
• food colouring can be added to make different colours
• Kool-aid crystals can be added to make it smell nice and change
the colour
Instructions:
Mix the dry ingredients together in one bowl; mix the wet ingredients
together in another bowl; then mix the two together. Once they're mixed
together you can add the food colouring or kool-aid.
Microwave on high for 3 - 4 minutes, stirring every minute. Let cool and
then knead.
Store in an air-tight container (e.g. Glad/Ziploc disposable container).
Should last for a couple months (if not longer) when the lid is kept sealed.
Crafty Caterpillars
You will need:
• Egg carton
• Crayons/markers
• Pipe cleaners
• Googly eyes
• Scissors
• Glue
Instructions:
Cut 5 or 6 cups in a row from an empty egg carton. Make 2 small holes
at one end using the point of the scissors for the antennae. Insert
2 pieces of pipe cleaner, any length you would like, for the antennae.
Glue on some eyes, add a mouth, and decorate the body of the caterpillar
with markers or crayons.
Musical Rain Sticks
You will need:
• A paper towel tube or wrapping paper cardboard tube
• Aluminum foil
• Small dried beans (like lentils), unpopped popcorn, dry rice,
or tiny pasta
• Masking tape
• Scissors
• Crayons or markers
• Stickers
Instructions:
Take the cardboard tube and cover one end completely with masking tape.
Cut a piece of aluminum foil that is about one and half times the length
of your tube and about 6 inches wide. Crunch the aluminum foil into a
long, thin snake-like shape. Then twist the foil into a spring shape.
Put the aluminum foil spring into your tube.
Pour some dry beans, unpopped popcorn, dry rice or tiny pasta into the tube. The tube should only be about 1/10 full.
Using the masking tape, cover the other end completely, making sure that no beans or rice can fall out. Decorate the tube by making designs with crayons or markers. Put stickers on it or cut out shapes from construction paper and glue them on.
When finished, hold the Rain Stick upside-down and listen to the sound as the beans/rice flow through the tube to the other end. If you’re making more than one, try using a different seed on the inside and/or using a different amount to hear the difference in sounds they make.
Blow Painting
You will need:
• Washable non-toxic paint
• Straws
• Paper (the smooth finger painting paper works great)
• Plastic table cloth
Instructions:
Cover your table with the table cloth to make clean-up easier. Place spoonfuls
of paint on the paper and have your child blow the paint around with the
straw. Use different colours to make layers. This makes for interesting
paintings and your child will enjoy using the straws to blow the paint.
Make sure there are no other objects on the table as they may get splattered.
This project will be appropriate only for children who have mastered blowing
rather than sucking.
Baby and Toddler Foods
Steamed Apple or Pear Sauce
-Makes 2 ice cube trays. Use 6-8 apples or pears aor a combination. Wash, quarter, core, peel, then thickly slice the fruit. Bring 1" of water to a boil in a large saucepan. Cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 5-10 minutes, or until the fruit is just fork-tender. Timing depends on the variety and ripeness of the fruit. Transfer cooked fruit to a food mill, blender or processor. Puree to desired consistency, thinning with a little water or juice if necessary. Pass the puree through a sieve for very first time eaters to catch any lumps. Spoon into ice cube trays and cover tightly. Freeze and transfer cubes into labelled freezer bags. Flavour variations: Add stewed prunes, pureed strawberries, bananas, steamed peas or asparagus
Finger Foods and Snack Ideas
-Steamed Green Beans, carrot sticks, potatoe cubes, or cauliflower pieces, served with dip. -Peeled cucumber slices, cheese slices, and cherry tomatoe halves, served with dip. -Banana chunks and strawberry halves, with a little plain yogurt as a healthy dip alternative. -Mini whole wheat pita pocket, split, spread with a cheesse spread and stuffed with banana. -Mini rice crackers, spread with natural apricot or apple butter. (or any spread). -Wedges of ripe pear, spread with natural almond butter
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