We all want to keep our kids entertained. Why not save money and make your own fun? Enjoy these homemade recipes for Bubbles, Crystal Gardens, Edible Play Dough, Face Paint, Finger Paints, Sidewalk Chalk, Slime, and Sidewalk Paint.
Bubbles
- 1/4 cup liquid dishwashing detergent
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- 1/2 cup water
Put the dishwashing detergent in the water. Carefully stir in sugar, trying to avoid suds. Take a regular drinking straw and cut into 4 pieces. Then dip into the solution and blow your bubbles. Tie a rope loop up to a foot in diameter on the end of a stick and make a gallon of bubbles. Dip the rope in the bubbles and run with them. This will give you giant bubbles.
Crystal Gardens
- Bluing
- Ammonia
- Salt
- Liquid food coloring
- Water
Day #1: Place damp sponge pieces in a shallow glass or plastic bowl. Over sponge, pour 2 Tbsp. each of bluing, salt, water and ammonia.
Day #2: Add 2 Tbsp. salt.
Day #3: Add 2 Tbsp. each bluing, salt, water and ammonia. Avoid pouring on crystal growth.
Repeat Day #3 as needed to keep crystals growing. For color, add drops of food coloring.
*Bluing can be purchased in the laundry section at the store.
Edible Play Dough
- 1/3 cup margarine
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract or flavorings
- 1 lb. powdered sugar
- food coloring (optional)
Face Paint
Mix first 4 ingredients together. Add powdered sugar. Knead it. Divide and add food coloring. Keep refrigerated to keep from spoiling when not in use. You can replace vanilla with flavored extracts to give flavor other than just plain sweetness.
- 1 tsp. corn starch
- ½ tsp. water
- ½ tsp. cold cream
- food coloring
Mix all ingredients together in an old muffin pan and you are ready to paint. This amount makes one color.
Finger Paints
- 1 pkg. unflavored gelatin 1 ½ cups water
- ½ cup cold water liquid dish detergent
- ½ cup cornstarch food coloring
Dissolve gelatin in ½ cup water. Set aside. In a saucepan add cornstarch then slowly stir in 1 ½ cups water until well blended over medium heat. Cook until it boils, becomes smooth, thickens and turns clear. Add gelatin mixture and stir well. Pour into containers and add a drop of liquid dish detergent. Add food coloring until you get the desired shade. Store covered in the refrigerator 4 - 6 weeks.
Sidewalk Chalk
- 2 qts. plaster of Paris
- Food colors
- Water
Mix plaster of Paris with 1 quart water. Mix in desired color. Pour into paper towel or toilet paper tubes (about 3 inches high). Let dry thoroughly (This may take several days). Remove from tubes and let the kids draw away.
Slime
- 1/2 cup white glue
- 6 Tbsp. water
- Food coloring
- 1-4 tsp. Borax
- 1-4 Tbsp. water
Mix the glue, 6 tablespoons water and food coloring until the glue is dissolved. In a separate bowl, dissolve 1 teaspoon borax into 1 tablespoon water. Add to the glue solution. You will get a very thick clump of slime when the two mix. Pull the clump of slime out of the glue mixture and put it in a separate bowl. Mix another batch of the borax solution and add to the remaining glue mixture. Repeat until all the glue mixture is used (about 3-4 times). With clean hands, knead the slime to get it to mix. This will take about 10 minutes and is not very difficult as the slime easily separates between your fingers. If you desire a looser, more slimy texture, knead in a bit more water. The more water you add, the slimier it gets. The Slime doesn't leave a residue and doesn't get stuck on anything. This is great for Halloween entertaining. Store in an airtight container. This can easily be doubled, tripled or quadrupled.
Sidewalk Paint
- Water
- Cornstarch
- Food Coloring
Put water in the cups of a muffin tin, add approximately one Tbsp. of corn starch and food coloring to each.
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