Making your own homemade paint with kids is a rewarding process that helps children understand that store-bought is not the only way! Using a combination of salt, flour, and water, this recipe is beyond simple. How we made homemade paint…
We’ve been crafting up a Valentine’s storm, which mostly means that three-year old N has been collaging all our self-serve bits and bobs of Valentine goodness into a taped-up, glued, and spackled hodge podge of Valentine craziness. In other words, we’ve been…
I love making playdough with my kids, and today I’m sharing what is easily the BEST playdough recipe ever. The recipe was handed down to me by a trusted preschool teacher years ago, and it can’t be beat. I’m so confident about this recipe,…
Would you like to make the best no cook playdough? One that will last for months and doesn’t require stovetop preparation? After making what I consider the best play dough recipe for a few years now without too many changes, I…
After seeing so much lovely colored rice all over my Pinterest feed for ages, it was high time that we created our own colorful rice. And you, too, can make your own colored rice for an afternoon of sensory play or for…
The following post is from the archives. It originally appeared in August, 2011. Drawing over over old photographs is a fun way to turn old images into new treasures. Not only is the process totally enjoyable, but the product can…
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