Permanent Markers on Cellophane
I covered her art table with cellophane, being sure to overlap the edges by a few inches so the marker wouldn’t poke through the cracks and onto the table. I could have done a neater job laying the Cling Wrap…
Category Indoor Activities
Painting on Ice Cream
Tools Vanilla Ice Cream Food Coloring. Because I like to keep it natural, my new favorite food coloring is India Tree Liquid Natural Decorating Colors. They’re pricier than supermarket food coloring, but they last a long time, the colors are wonderful,…
Shopping for Mud Pie Kitchen Accessories
This magnificent butterfly finds a little heap of dirt and sits still on it; but man will never on his heap of mud keep still.  — Joseph Conrad Did you know that yesterday was International Mud Day? One of my fondest…
How to Set Up a Mud Pie Kitchen
I filled the big green tub with water and we called it the “sink,” and N got busy making soup. She owned the kitchen right from the start and there was no end to what she wanted to create. The…
Flour Sifter
We have a make-shift sensory tub that often makes its way into the middle of our kitchen where we conduct experiments, make “cakes and pies,” and mess around with the feel of stuff. Some of the things we’ve filled it…
Egg Dyeing Experiments
Today I’m posting two Easter Egg projects in conjunction with Melissa of The Chocolate Muffin Tree. After reading about last week’s Rolled Wooden EggsClick here for details. Dyed Egg Experiment #2: Vegetable-dyed Easter Eggs from beets, cabbage, and onions, and used stickers,…