Summer is approaching and within days after school letting out for the summer, the children will already claim boredom. For the younger set, here are some inexpensive yet fun things to make and do. Warm weather is nice; they can do this outside!
Silly Putty
2 cups white, all-purpose glue
1 cup liquid starch
Mix together thoroughly. Set on disposable, plastic plates or waxed paper for play time. Can be used much like the commercial putty. Store in an airtight container.
Gunk
2 pounds cornstarch
3 3/4 cups water
Green food coloring
Add food coloring to the water to desired darkness, stir into the cornstarch. When the cornstarch is dissolved, drop the whole batch into plastic bowls or trays to play. It is a more liquid ‘dough’. Easy clean up; when it dries, sweep it away. Leftover Gunk can be placed in glass jars and let dry. Reconstitute with water.
Body Paints
2 cups non-irritating baby shampoo
Powdered tempra paints
Dived the shampoo into two or more portions. Stir in enough tempra paint to make a medium-density color. Take the children and the paints outside dressed in swim suits. The children can decorate themselves and run through the sprinklers to clean up.
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