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Homemade Bubbles
What You Need
- 1/2 cup Dishwashing detergent (120 ml)
- 4 1/2 Cup Water (1.1 liter)
- 4 Tablespoons glycerin (available at pharmacies) (60 ml)
- Container with a tight fitting lid in which to keep the bubbles
- Measuring devices
- Spoon
How To Make It
- Gather all your supplies.
- Measure out the water, detergent, and glycerin into container.
- GENTLY stir the mixture together. If a foam forms, gently skim it off the top.
- Find something with which to blow bubbles and begin to have fun.
Note: The longer you let the mixture set, the larger the bubbles are and the longer they seem to last.
HOMEMADE SLIME!
To make one golf ball size batch of slime you will need:
- Elmer's glue (most kinds of white craft glue will work)
- 2 disposable cups
- Food coloring (you pick the color)
- Water
- Borax (available at most large grocery stores near the laundry detergent)
- Small plate, dish or plastic wrap.
- A plastic spoon (for stirring)
- A tablespoon (for measuring)
What to do:
Beforehand: Mix about a teaspoon of the Borax into a cup of water and stir (it usually doesn't fully dissolve)
SLIME TIME!
- Fill the plastic cup with about 1/2 inch of glue
- Add 20 ml (three tablespoons) of water to the glue and stir
- Add a few drops of food coloring and stir again
- Add two tablespoons of the Borax solution and stir well.
- Lift out the spoon with the goo and place it on the dish
- Let it sit for about 30 seconds and then pull it off the stick and play with it!
HOMEMADE "FLOAM"
(Without the beads, this also makes Slime!)
INGREDIENTS:
1-Tsp. Borax (available in laundry aisle at your grocery store)**
½-Cup Water (Tap water is fine)
¼-Cup White Glue (available in Craft/Department/Discount Stores)
¼-Cup Water (Tap water is fine)
1-Zip Lock Bag (1 qt. Bag is best)
Food Coloring (Optional- but kids like colors)
Styrofoam Beads (about 2 - bathroom 3 oz. cups full for above)
MIXING DIRECTIONS -
1. Dissolve 1-Tsp. Borax Completely in ½-cup (4 oz.) water.
2. In a separate bowl mix ¼-cup (2 oz.) white glue and ¼-cup (2 oz.) water. (1/2 cup each=1 cup of slime). Add a couple of drops of food coloring of your choice to this solution.
3. Pour the glue solution into a zip lock bag. Then add 1-Tbsp. of the Borax/water solution to the glue solution (Another recipe says add the whole borax/water mix, so let me know which works). At this point you will think that this stuff will never come out of this bag.
4. Add Styrofoam Beads to the mixture. These beads can usually be found at any craft store.
- Seal bag and knead by hand until thoroughly mixed. Let stand about 15 minutes, and then knead by hand again. Take out of bag when the gel separates easily from the inside bag walls. It will have the consistency of dough.
Tips I found on the net:
Keep your slime in a sealed bag in the fridge when not playing with it. It may eventually dry out or grow mold. Just throw it away & start again! It should last up to around two months maybe longer as long as keep properly.
DO NOT INGEST.
Not good for carpets or furniture!
Wash your hands before playing with homemade slime (so it doesn't grow mold) AND AFTER PLAY.
When not in use store in sealed plastic bag to prevent evaporation.
Homemade Pudding Finger Paint
What you need:
• Instant Vanilla Pudding
• Food Coloring
What to do:
Mix pudding according to directions.
Add food coloring for desired color.
Finger paint on paper plates.
Completely Edible!
Kool-Aid Finger Paint
What you need:
• 2 cups flour
• 2 packs unsweetened Kool-Aid
• 1/2 cup salt
3 cups boiling water
• 3T. oil
What to do:
Mix wet into dry.
Jello Finger Paint
What you need:
• Any kind of flavored jello
• Boiling water
What to do:
Mix jello into boiling water until it is a goo consistency for finger paint. Use normal finger painting material or glossy paper. Kids love the smell and feel of it.
Homemade Sand
What you need:
4 c. dried, used coffee grounds
2 c. cornmeal
1 c. flour
½ c. salt
What to do:
Dry the ground in the sun or in your oven on low heat. Make sure the grounds are EXTREMELY dry – otherwise they’ll mold. Stir all ingredients together and there you go.
HOMEMADE FACE PAINT RECIPES
Facepaint Recipe #1
1 tsp. Cornstarch
½ tsp. Cold cream
½ tsp. Water
Food coloring (variety of colors)
Mix together cornstarch and cold cream until well blended. Add water and stir. Add food coloring one drop at a time until you get the desired color.
Facepaint Recipe #2
3 tblsps. Cornstarch
1 tblsp. Flour
3/4 cup Karo light corn syrup
1/4 cup water
½ tsp. Liquid food coloring
Mix cornstarch and flour together in a bowl. Gradually stir in Karo syrup and water until smooth. Divide mixture into individual containers as needed and tint each one with the food coloring of your choice. Leave one batch untinted.
Homemade Bruises
You will need:
- deep blue powder eyeshadow
- charcoal or smoke gray powder eyeshadow
- shimmery green powder eyeshadow
- make up brush
Using a blot of deep blue powder eye shadow, apply with a wet make up brush. Use your fingertips to add blots of charcoal gray and blue shadows. Touch up the edges with a shimmery olive green. Smudge the bruise to complete.
Homemade Blood
You will need:
- 1/2 bottle of light corn syrup
- very hot water
- squirt of liquid soap
- red food coloring
- blue or green food coloring (optional)
Pour light corn syrup into a bowl and add hot water sparingly, adding and stirring until you have the right consistency. Add a squirt of liquid soap to make it the blood easy to clean off later. Tint with red food coloring. You may add a drop of blue or green if you like to make the blood a darker color. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use. Smear on as needed!
How to Paper Mache
Tear newspaper into strips
HINT: always make the last layer of mache with white computer paper or paper towel so that painting is easier. It takes FAR less paint. If you don't do this, consider priming the project with white acrylic paint before you let the kids at it with the poster paint
Make paper mache paste (there are many different options):
- OPTION 1: 3/4 white glue to 1/4 water (or if using a good, thick glue, like elmers you can do 1/2 and 1/2)
- OPTION 2: COOK METHOD: 1 part flour to 5 parts water... boil about 3 minutes and let cool (my favorite! it's the cheapest method and is nice and smooth)
- OPTION 3: 1 part flour to 1 part water. Stir together.
Suggestion from a viewer...
"Rather than make our own paste for paper mache, we use liquid starch that is relatively inexpensive. I bought a large jug at the supermarket that we have been using for years. Sounds like it gives the same result as the cooked method. It dries smooth and clear - fantastic for use with gift wrap scraps. We use it with brown grocery bags when we want to create pottery or leather looking crafts."
Thanks to Pam for sharing this idea!
Suggestion from a viewer...
"for paper mache: add a little cinnamon to the mix - it takes away the smell."
Thanks to Cindi for sharing this idea!