Best Play Dough Recipe Ever!

Teach the ABCs by making the letters out of play dough! There are many play dough recipes but this is my favorite! It is quick, easy and fabulous! You'll need some Cream of Tartar- don't skip this ingredient. It keeps the dough fresh.

Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups of colored water (just use food coloring)
1 TBSP cooking oil
1 tsp. cream of tartar
1 cup of salt

Put all of the ingredients in a medium or large pan on the stove. Cook slowly on medium-high and stir until the dough thickens. Keep in a plastic container.

Use cookie cutters and plastic knives as fun tools. Make a roller out of a bit of PVC pipe. Be sure to sand the ends so they are smooth.
See www.playdoughrecipe.com for a Pumpkin Pie Play Dough recipe and many more great doughs!

Capes and Superheroes

Does the superhero in your life need a cape? Sometimes our little ones need props; a wand, superhero cape there, tiara, plastic sword, firefighter helmet, police badge, princess dress... The Pleated Poppy has a cape making tutorial. Need a plan to make superhero wrist cuffs from toilet paper tubes?

See other great ideas at Colour Giggles.

Crack an Egg on Your Head! Letter E idea!

I love this fun interactive song!
Karen at Expert Village has a video on you tube.

Crack an egg on your head
Let the yolk drip down (X3)
Repeat
Squeeze an orange on your shoulders
Let the juice drip down (X3)
Repeat
Spiders crawling up your back
Spiders crawling down
Repeat
With a pinch and a squeeze and a cool ocean breeze...
Do you feel the chills?

Teepees, Tents, and Hide Outs

Every kids needs a place where he or she can escape and take a break. Our 8 and 9 year olds are always building forts out of blankets draped across chairs held in place by a stack of books. The kids also have a card table tent. As a kid, I had a circus themed card table tent and I loved it! On Etsy, MissPrettyPretty sells imaginative card table playhouses.

The Land of Nod offers a canvas teepee for the cowboys and Indians in your life while Outdoorplaytoys.com offers a camo tent for your adventurer.

Want to make your own card table tent? The EmptyBobbin has a pattern for purchase. A free pattern is available at OldDaysOldWays

Awesome Experiment!

You just need grapes and a microwave to do this awesome experiment! The kids did this about 20 times at home. They just couldn't get enough! I love this site because it explains what is happening in the experiment. Go to www.superchargedscience.com/documents/ScienceGuide.pdf
and then scroll down to "Making Plasma."