Creative Recycling with Baby Food Jars
Baby food jars are great for arts & crafts projects. The ideas here are from T2T contributors. Many of these make great Mother’s Day gift ideas.
Miscellaneous
Play Dough Options: Do-it-yourself Recipes for Kids
Hey, kids love this stuff! There are so many different kinds of play dough recipes available, we felt that we should share some of each. Play dough is always more fun when you make it yourself. Whether you need to make it now or will use it in the Fall, hang on to all of the recipes compiled here. Try different methods for coloring your dough, as well as adding lemon or orange oil to give it a more fragrant smell – unless of course you’re making the edible dough. Cook it, knead it, freeze it, color it, dry it, paint it, you get the idea. Most of all, have fun and be as creative as you can!
Edible Peanut Butter Play Dough
* 1 cup creamy peanut butter * 1/4 cup honey * 1 cup instant nonfat dry milk* Mix together until smooth. *For milk allergies, you >>>
No-Cook Clay Dough
* 3 cups flour * 3 cups salt * 3 tablespoons alum Combine ingredients and slowly add water, a little at a time. Mix well >>>
Cornstarch Clay
An simple dough recipe for sculpting and crafts that can be air dried and painted.
Kool-Aid® Play Dough
* 1 cup flour * 1 tablespoon vegetable oil * 1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid® * 1/4 cup salt * 2 tablespoons cream of tartar * >>>
Earth Friendly Play Dough
* 1 cup all-purpose flour (white, not self-rising) * 1/2 cup salt * 1 cup water * 1 tablespoon vegetable oil * 1-1/2 teaspoons cream >>>
Mister Rogers’ Easy Play Dough
A fast, easy, simple recipe for non-toxic play dough.
Traditional Play Dough
Traditional cooked flour play dough recipe.