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Kid Craft Recipes


Below you will find many different recipes that kids love and more will be added. 

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Playdoh (Cooked Version)  

  • 1 c. flour
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 2 tsp. cream of tartar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 Tbl. vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp. food coloring
 

Combine flour, salt and cream of tartar in a saucepan. Mix liquids and gradually stir them into dry ingredients. When mixture is smooth, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until a ball forms. Remove from heat and knead until smooth.

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Bathtub Crayons

  • 1 cup grated Ivory soap or any mild soap like castile or glycerin. *Do NOT use Ivory soap detergent flakes. When applied directly to the skin they can be very irritating.
  • 1 cup warm water
  • Food coloring
  • Plastic cookie cutters

    Combine water, soap and food coloring in a medium size bowl. Stir the mixture until it begins to stiffen. Remove from the bowl and knead with your hands until it reaches the consistency of a thick dough. You may need to adjust the amount of water or soap. Spoon mixture into cookie cutters or have your children mold their own shapes. Place in freezer for ten minutes. Pop them out of the cookie cutters and allow to dry overnight or until hard. Make several batches of different colors. Children can draw on the bathroom tiles or on each other. Lather up some shaped sponges and make sponge prints!

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    Bathtub Finger Paints

  • Mild liquid soap or baby shampoo
  • Cornstarch
  • Food coloring
  • Squirt bottles (available at drugstores)

    Pour 1/3 cup liquid soap into a squirt bottle and add 1 to 2 tablespoons cornstarch and several drops of food coloring. Shake vigorously until mixture is dissolved. Make several bottles of different colors. This is a great opportunity to teach your children about color mixing.

     

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    Critter Embedded Soaps

     

  • Glycerin soap (Or you can also use inexpensive glycerin soaps found in supermarkets and drugstores.)
  • Soap color chips or small bits of crayons (optional)
  • Essential oil or extract for scent (optional)
  • Small object or critter of your choice (plastic)
  • Pint container (like a milk carton)
  • Microwave safe measuring cup

    Place a large chunk of glycerin and optional color in the measuring cup. Melt in microwave until completely dissolved. Let cool slightly and add scent.  Pour into clean, empty container about a third full or 2 inches up from the bottom. Let soap harden only slightly so that when you place your object on top it won't sink to the bottom. Then pour more melted soap until the object is completely covered. You may have to re-melt the soap in the measuring cup. Let the soap harden completely. Tear the container away and presto, you have homemade bug soap.

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    No Bake Clay

    2 1/2 cups flour
    1 cup salt
    1 cup water
    Food coloring

    Mix together and add food coloring. Refrigerate for a few hours. Store in airtight container or plastic ziplock bag.

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    Silly Putty

    2 cups white school glue
    1 cup liquid starch

    Mix together and set aside until dry. Store in an airtight container.

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    Goo Goop

    1/2 cup water
    2 cups cornstarch
    Food coloring

    In a large bowl, mix together water and cornstarch until smooth. Add food coloring and stir.
    Play with goop on a plastic covered surface or on newspaper.

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    Slime

    1 cup room temperature water
    1 cup white school glue
    Food coloring
    1 1/3 cups warm water
    4 tablespoons Borax laundry booster

    Mix together room temperature water, glue, and food coloring in a medium bowl. Set aside. In another bowl, mix together warm water and Borax until completely dissolved.

    Next, slowly pour the glue mix into the second bowl with the Borax solution, but do not mix them together.

    Roll the glue mix around in the Borax solution (around 4 or 5 times). Then lift the glue mix out of the Borax solution. Knead for 2-3 minutes.

    Store the slime (the glue mix) in an airtight container or plastic ziplock bag.

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    Homemade Bubbles

    Joy - 2/3 cup
    Water - one gallon
    Glycerine - three tablespoons

     

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