Silky Play Dough

Silky Play Dough

1 part Hair Conditioner (Suave works great and is cheap!)

2 parts Corn Starch

Add food coloring for diversity.

Since not all hair conditioners are the same consistency, you may need to alter the amounts just a bit so it is dough consistency.

Puff Paint

Puff Paint

Materials:
Flour
Salt
Water
Coloring; can use tempera paint (wet or dry), food coloring, or natural coloring agents such as beet juice, raspberry or blueberry juice reduction.

Directions:

1. In a bowl, mix equal parts flour, water, and salt (recommended: 1/2 c. of each). Mix well with a spoon or whisk until you don't have clumps. Add more or less water depending on the consistency of paint you would like.
2. Once blended, add a smidgen of coloring (SMIDGEN!!!) The more coloring you add, the more vibrant your paints.

Rainbow Stew

Rainbow Stew:

Materials:
1/3 cup sugar
1 cup corn starch
4 cups water
Food coloring

Directions:
1. Mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan
2. Stir constantly and heat until the mixture begins to thicken
3. Remove from heat to cool
4. Divide the mixture into three bowls
5. Add a different color of food coloring into each bowl (1 - red, 1 - blue, 1 - yellow)
6. Put approximately 3 tbsp of each color into a Ziploc bag. Seal the bag and tape the top closes
7. Knead the baggie to mix colors just enough to look like a rainbow
8. Lay the bag down on a hard surface and gently press to flatten
9. You can hang it in your window when finished

Ooblick

Ooblick:

Materials:
1 cup corn starch
1/2 cup water

Directions:
1. Put corn starch in a bowl and add water. Mix together well
2. If needed add 1-2 TBL more of water to reach desired consistency

Noodle Center at Home

Noodle Center at Home:

Materials:
Dry noodles: spaghetti, bowtie, corkscrew, loops, etc.
String
Paper
Pasta dye (see recipe below)

Ingredients for Pasta Dye:
1/4 cup rubbing alcohol
1 tbsp food coloring
2 cups pasta
1 quart Ziploc freezer bag

Directions:
1. Pour alcohol and food coloring in bag. Mix together
2. Add pasta. Mix together
3. Let the mixture sit for 1 hour, then turn over and let it sit for 30 minutes
4. Pour out onto newspaper to dry
5. If the color is not dark enough, repeat process

Kool-Aid Play Dough

Kool-Aid Play Dough:

Materials:
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup salt
2 packages unsweetened Kool-Aid powdered drink mix
2 cups boiling water
3 tbsp oil

Directions:
1. Mix flour, salt, Kool-Aid and oil until blended
2. Add boiling water, mix with a spoon until cool enough to knead
3. Continue kneading until the color is blending
4. Store in airtight bag or container in the refrigerator

Glurch

Glurch:

Materials: 

1 1/2 cups water

2 cups Elmers glue

1/3 cup warm water

1 level tsp. Borax

Directions:

1. Mix together in a large bowl: 1 1/2 cups water and 2 cups Elmer's glue

2. Then in another bowl, dissolve 1/3 cup warm water and 1 level tsp. Borax

3. Then add the Borax mixture slowly to the glue mixture. Feel the coagulation takes place

4. Work with hands to get silly putty. You will have an extra liquid leftover. If you want to make more silly putty just add another level tsp. of Borax to another 1/3 cup of water, dissolve and add the leftover glue mixture and proceed as before