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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Homemade Goo/Silly Putty

Goo
1 cup water
1 cup cornstarch
4-5 drops fruit juice like blueberry or raspberry (combine a 1/4 cup of the food with 2 cups water, simmer for an hour. Cool, strain, and use as coloring).
Work the ingredients together and let your kids have fun with this gooey concoction.

Silly Putty
2 cups white school glue
1 cup liquid starch

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

Homemade Play Dough

COOKED FLOUR PLAY DOUGH
3 cups flour
1.5 cups salt
6 tsp cream of tarter
3 tbsp oil
3 cups water
Pour all ingredients into a large pot and stir constantly over medium heat until a ball forms. Knead the play dough until the texture matches conventional play dough (1-2 minutes). Add food coloring if you want colored play dough.
Store in plastic container. Should last for at least 3 months.

Peanut Butter Play Dough

18 oz. peanut butter
6 tbsps. honey
Non-fat dry milk
Cocoa for flavor

Mix all ingredients, adding enough dry milk to give make dough pliable. Shape, decorate with edible treats, and eat!

Salt Dough
Equal amounts salt and flour; then add enough water to make it doughy.

Dries hard in a couple of days and then you can paint it.