Playdough is winter’s best friend in our house. It’s too cold to go outside all that much, so we find ways to stay entertained all the time. Playdough is a big one here. I making it a few times a month, not because it goes bad, but because so much ends up on the floor …
Have you seen this around? Elephant toothpaste. I know Austin thought I had finally lost my mind when I told her what we were making. Then she asked where the elephant was, looking around our small back yard. You know, because I could easily hide an elephant. This is just one of our favorite activities. …
Originally when I made some rubber playdough for the girls I didn’t think it was going to be any messier that regular playdough just figured on a different texture. Which it has. I can’t quite explain it, it was smoother, softer – not quite as solid feeling. Something new and fun to play it, and …
Early in the afternoon the girls requested play dough. Ugh, ours needs to be thrown out and we have no flour. So internet here I come. I found some interesting recipes but I couldn’t get over the idea of making putty out of toothpaste. Toothpaste putty, sounds odd doesn’t it? On Monday I had my …
Let’s go outside and make something fun. Something like this bouncy ball experiment. I try to do science experiments outside as much as possible, because it leads to easier clean up. I don ‘t limit them to outside out, but outside is much easier to clean up, and that means I usually enjoy them more. …
I saw ‘Cloud Playdough’ on another blog (I wish I knew which one!) and had to try it. Looking at ours and what I think theirs looked like, I think we did something wrong or you really do have to use all 8 cups of flour at a time. Either way, we had fun. Homemade …
Slime, what kid doesn’t like to get messy and play with homemade slime? It’s a different texture, like nothing else I have ever touched. I don’t remember ever playing with slime as a child, I loved silly putty though. I admit, I played with this a for a few minutes before putting it away for …
If you drink ground coffee then chance are you’ll be able to make this playdough. Instead of tossing your grounds in the garbage or where you put them. Instead, put them into a container and store in the fridge (to keep from molding). Once you have a coup worth, you’re good to go. I am …
The sun was shining hot and bright this afternoon, with rain in the forecast, we made the most out of the great weather. I’ve shared some of the things that I always have on hand for summer fun. Mixing up cornstarch and water is a simple way to have some fun.