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Bubble mix
1 part dishwashing liquid
3 parts water
Combine and test, I recommend using Earth or home brand dishwashing liquid here in Australia as they have given me the best results.
Moon Sand
Mix one part oil to 16 parts plain flour.
Salt dough
2 parts plain flour
1 part salt
1 part water
Mix salt and flour together and add the water gradually, roll out and cut into the desired shape and bake at 120c for 2 hours or leave out to dry for 48 hours. Decorate with paint.
I recommend for long term use ie, Christmas decorations to seal with a thick coat of clear gloss or mog posh.
Lego brick printing
Lego back plate
Lego plate bricks
Paint
Paint rollers
Paper
Arrange the lego plate bricks on to the pack plate. Place paint on the tray and saturate the paint roller. Roll the paint over the lego, place the paper on top of the lego and press down. peel off the paper and rinse the paint off the lego.
Shaving cream paint
1 part shaving cream
1 part chalk
Paper
Grind your chalk into a fine powder mix into your shaving cream until no lumps remain using a paint brush for best results and paint onto your paper as normal
Sand art
Sand
Food dye
Ziplock bags
Jar
Spoons
Place sand into a ziplock bag and use the food dye to colure it putting each colure into a different bowl to dry once coloured. Allow your child to scoop the sand into the jar.
Obleck
Mix a one to one ratio of cornflour and water.
Smell Dough
Add liquid spice blends, flavouring extracts, teas, coffee, dried flowers or citrus rind to playdough as you make it.
Chia slime
Equal parts chia seeds and water, add more water if the slime becomes to thick
Flour paints
Equal parts flour and water for the base and then add a small amount or food colure or chalk until you reach the desired colure.
Glue bassed slime
Add 2 parts glue to one part saline and bicarbonate soda mix. Add food colure to taste.
Corn starch paint
Add equal parts cornflour and coloured water mix and then heat in the microwave 30 seconds at a time until translucent and a gel texture is achieved.
Nana’s slice
Box cake mix
150g of butter
800g tinned apples
Sour cream
Baking dish
Nutmeg
Tip cake mix into large bowl, melt your butter and add to the bowl. Stir until a crumbly texture is achieved and press into a lined baking dish. Spread the apples over the top then the sour cream. dust the nutmeg over the top and bake at 180c for 30 minuets.
Playdough
3 parts flour
2 parts salt
1 part oil
A pinch of creme of tartar (optional)
Food colouring (optional)
Enough water to bring it together
Add all of your dry ingredients into a bowl and mix in your oil, if you want your playdough to be marbled with flecks of colour though out add it here to. If you want your playdough to be one solid colour, add it to the water and add enough water to bring all of it together into a smooth elastic dough. You will have to kneed the dough for about 10 minuets before use you want your dough to bounce back slightly when pressed.
Crunch sand
Combine equal parts corn flour and baby oil. I like adding oil based plant extracts for a more global sensory experience.
Chalk paint
Chalk
Water
Bi-carb soda
Paint brushes
Bowls
Rolling pin
Place the chalk sticks into bowls and cover in water, allow this to sit for a few minuets before crushing the chalk into a smooth paste. Using the paint brushes mix the bi-carb into the chalk and water mix, This should react with the acid in the chalk to create a even base that will be easier to clean.
Compost jar
Food scrapes
A jar or plastic bottle (the bigger the better)
Soil
Paper,
Soft plastic
Add the soil to the jar and place the food scrapes, paper, and soft plastic to the top. Set your jar on top of a counter and make it a part of your routine to observe everything but the plastic degrade away.