Soap crayons
1 c Soap flakes
Food coloring
2 tablespoons Hot water
Have one large bowl and several small bowls, one for each color. You will also need an ice cube tray with different sections, or containers to act as small molds. Put soap flakes in a large bowl and drop the hot water into the soap flakes, stirring constantly. The mixture will be extremely thick and hard to stir. Spoon some of the soap into each of the small bowls and color each separately, adding the color by drops until the soap has the consistency of a very thick paste. Press spoonfuls of the soap into your molds and set the crayons in a dry place to harden. They should take a few days to a week to dry completely. When dry, remove from the molds and allow to dry for a few more days before using.
Play Dough
1 C. Flour
1/2 C. Salt
1 C. Water
2 tsp. Cream of Tartar
2 Tbsp. oil
food coloring
Mix all the ingredients in a pan and start cooking over medium heat. Stir with a wooden spoon until mixture thickens and stirs into a ball (relatively speaking). Remove from heat. Let cool slightly and then knead dough with hands until it becomes more smooth and pliable. Now play with it. Store in an air tight container.
Bubble Bath
2 cups soap flakes or grated soap
1 gallon water
1/4 - 1/2 cup glycerin
2 cups shampoo or liquid dishwashing detergent
Scented oil or healing oils- just a couple of drops (for example: tea tree for oily skin and healing)
Mix the soap flakes, water and 2 tbsp glycerin in a pot and set over low heat, stirring occasionally until the soap has dissolved. (This liquid soap can be stored in a covered container and used as an all-purpose soap or hand soap in the kitchen.) In a bowl, add 2 cups of this mixture to the rest of the glycerin, shampoo and add a few drops of your scented oil. Put into a quart container and store covered at room temperature. When you're ready to bathe, add about one cup to your tub as it's filling.
Finger paint - non toxic
1 cup All-Purpose Flour
4 cup Water (as 1 cup then 3 cups)
Food Coloring
Combine flour and 1 cup water into a large saucepan. Stir in water until smooth. Add the remaining 3 cups water and place over medium heat. Bring the mixture to a sustained boil (cannot be stirred down) for 1 minute then remove from heat. Let cool. Pour into 3 or 4 separate cups (paper cups, plastic bowls, etc.) and add food coloring.
STORE the paint in a air-tight plastic bowl, cup, or large baggie.
Slime, ooze, goop (firmer)
1 cup Cornstarch
1/2 cup Water
Food Coloring
Mix all ingredients. Great for squeezing through your hands. You can change the consistency by adding more water, then more cornstarch.
Slime, goop option 2 (wetter)
½ teaspoon Borax
1 cup White Glue
1 cup split in two Water
4 drops Food Coloring
In a glass or ceramic bowl, add 1/2 cup water and glue. Stir in 4 drops food coloring if desired. In another bowl, dissolve borax in 1/2 cup water. Slowly add the dissolved borax mixture to the glue mixture. Stir well. When not in use, store in a tightly sealed jar. Tips: Borax can usually be found next to the laundry detergent in your grocery store. Encourage your children to play with this outdoors as it's messy.
This video is on how to dye paper
What do I do with this? Well it is awesome as they say on video for cards and book covers, scraping whatever you can think of we will be posting specific ideas on this later.
This video is on how to make paper mache pulp
Why would I want to make pulp, Well you can take the pulp add food coloring giant glitter whatever sqweese out excess water onto a screen and you have homemade paper try to push it down as flat as you can. Other ideas to come!
