Posted by cassie on Friday, 14 March, 2008 @ 11:26 am
Below is a quick way to buy yourself a couple of minutes to finish doing whatever…
Bubble Recipe
Don’t have a bubble wand handy? Use a slotted spoon from the kitchen.
Posted by cassie on Thursday, 6 March, 2008 @ 8:44 pm
I recently made play-doh with Jody for the kids and used the recipe below (#1) but this one caught my eye as I was browsing a magazine so I thought I would post both.
One of my mommy’s groups is doing an Easter Egg hunt for the kids and each of us will be bringing eggs, so maybe I’ll try out the *new* version and let you guys in on the differences.
Storage tips: Small butter containers; plastic containers that Stage #2 and #3 baby food comes in; Take and Toss snack containers; and other smaller tupperware-ish products. You could also store the dough in a larger container altogether if you prefer. I just find it easiest to dole (or not) out the colors as Anthony requests them instead of giving them all out at once as you would with a single larger container.
Playdoh Recipe #1
Mix all of the ingredients together, and stir over low heat. The dough will begin to thicken until it resembles mashed potatoes. If you have a really thin-bottomed sauce pan it cuts the stirring time down significantly.
When the dough pulls away from the sides and clumps in the center remove the pan from heat and allow the dough to cool enough to handle.
Sprinkle flour on the counter or other surface and knead dough. To make different colors separate dough into desired amounts and work food coloring in. We found it easiest to cut the batch into 4 colors (conveniently the same amount in the food coloring boxes), flatten the dough out, add the coloring drops and fold dough over onto itself. The initial squishes of the dough can cause the food coloring to squirt out so wear an old shirt or something you don’t care about.
Playdoh Recipe #2 (New)
Combine flour, salt and cream of tarter in a pot. Add in water and vegetable oil. Stir over medium heat until a ball forms. Let cool and knead until smooth.
Posted by cassie on Friday, 7 September, 2007 @ 7:02 pm
I remember making a crayon candle years ago with my Dad and brother from Christmas. We had a great time breaking up our really old broken candles and melting the wax, etc. But now I’ve found something else that beats the crayon candles hands down! In our FL heat and summer sun this will take about 2.2 seconds to accomplish. I think it’ll take longer to find a neato pan to put it in. Thanks Rockin’ Granola for this awesome blog post!
When my Gram R passed away I inherited a large supply of madeleine tins, chocolate molds, pastry trays, and varioius mini bundt pans. Some of them are in terrific shape and get used for their intended purposes. Some of them are a bit rusty and bent and no longer suitable for food use, so those have become crayon molds for the kiddos. If you don’t have a grandmother who collected candy and baking supplies, I highly suggest the local thrift store for your crayon mold needs - I see interesting pans and trays at ours all the time. I give our trays a little spray with some baking spray (Pam) first so they are a bit easier to get the crayons out (sticking the trays in the freezer helps with this, too). If it isn’t hot enough to melt your crayons outside on the sidewalk, stick the tray in a low oven for a little while (keep a careful eye on them) or put a towel down on the seat of the car to catch any spills and make your crayons in the car (an idea inspired by several mishaps of unintentional crayon making LOL)