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Cooked Play Dough
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4 cups
water
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4 cups
flour
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¾ - 1 cup
salt
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2 ½ tbs.
Oil
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5 tbs.
Cream of Tartar
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Food Colouring
Mix all
ingredients in a pan on medium heat until mixture thickens.
Sprinkle a small amount of flour on counter. Remove from heat and knead play dough on sprinkled
flour. To soften the
play dough even more add another tablespoon of oil to mixture
while kneading.
HERES A FUN
PLAYDOUGH ACTIVITY:
Make white
play dough (don’t use any food colouring in original mixture).
When kneading is complete separate play dough into small pieces
and roll into 3-4 inch ball shapes.
Poke a well into the ball with your finger and inside each
well place a drop of food colouring (its best if you use different
colours in each ball) Cover up the well and place the play dough
out for your child to play with.
As your child manipulates the play dough colours will come
out. It’s a great
surprise for your child and also the play dough looks quite
beautiful when all of the colours are mixed through it (I often
call it “rainbow play dough)
Kool Aid Play Dough
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½ cup
salt
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2 cups
water
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2
tablespoons oil
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2 cups
flour
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2
tablespoons alum
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kool Aid
for colour
Boil salt in
water until dissolved. Add
Kool Aid, oil, alum and flour.
Knead until smooth. Keep
refrigerated. Will last up to two months.
Bubbles
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1 cup
water
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2 tbs.
Liquid detergent
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1 tbs.
Glycerine
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½ tsp.
Salt
(I also
recommend looking at the Science World web site www.scienceworld.bc.ca
and under search type in "bubble recipe".
They have some great and very interesting bubble recipes on
their web site.)
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Here is a
great song to sing while blowing bubbles:
The Bubble Gum Song
Traditional
Song, Adapted by Marnie Grey
(Tune: All around the Mulberry Bush)
My Mommy gave me a nickel so
I could buy a pickle
But I didn’t buy a pickle I bought bubbles
Baloop, baloop, baloop, POP!
Baloop, baloop, baloop, POP!
Baloop, baloop, baloop, POP!
I like bubbles.
My Daddy gave
me a dime
So I could buy a lime
But I didn’t buy a lime
I bought bubbles.
Baloop, baloop, baloop, POP!
Baloop, baloop, baloop, POP!
Baloop, baloop, baloop, POP!
I like bubbles.
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On a hot
summers day save yourself a little arm work and hold your
bubble blower in front of a fan.
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Many items
in your home can be used to blow bubbles with: empty
strawberry baskets, egg flippers, pasta strainers etc.
Side Walk Chalk
Tape one end of toilet paper tube
Mix ingredients and let stand for 5 minutes
Line cookie sheet with wax paper
Tape closed end of toilet paper tube to wax paper
Pour mixture into open end of tube
Let stand until almost firm
Tear off toilet paper tube and let stand for at least 2 hours
prior to using.
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