Cinnamon Spice Craft Dough
• 1 cup apple sauce • 1 cup cinnamon • 1 teaspoon nutmeg • 1 teaspoon cloves Mix until the dough has the consistency of playdough, adding more apple sauce or cinnamon as needed. (Incidentally, I buy cinnamon at the dollar store for $1/ bottle.) Roll flat, dusting countertop and rolling pin with cinnamon if […]
ABC clip game
Here is a fun way to help your preschoolers learn the upper and lower case ABC’s. Use 26 clothes pins-write a capital letter on each. Take 13 index cards, cut in half (or any sturdy paper will do) then write the lower case letters on those. Now, mix the cards and clips up and have […]
Tie dyed paper towels
This is such a fun craft! No two pieces of art are ever the same! Materials: * Heavy duty paper towels (don’t skim on the heavy duty part because the art will disintergrate) * watercolor paints * water * string Directions: Fold, twist and tie the paper towel. You can do a spiral twist and […]
Kool-aid play dough
Here is another recipe for homemade play dough. This one smells really good, too! Store in closed container. * 2 1/2 cups of flour * 1/2 cup of salt * 2 packages of dry, unsweetened drink mix (like Kool-aid) * 2 cups boiling water * 3 TBS of oil Mix the dry ingredients in a […]
Rainbow Crayons
This is a great way to reuse and recycle that box of old crayons that the kids just don’t want to play with anymore. It’s also lots of fun to break up crayons and then watch them melt together! What you’ll need: -old crayons -old muffin tins , empty tuna cans OR I do like […]