Posted by chrishales on September 30, 2010 ·
Kids don’t need to pull any strings to find puppets eager to put on a show. In fact, they can make the chatty creatures themselves. All a young puppeteer needs is a few paper bags, some scraps of colored paper, and a lazy afternoon.
Achieving the end result — the troupe of adorable animals here — is simple; the real challenge lies in perfecting just the right lion, dog, and [...]
Posted by chrishales on September 7, 2010 ·
Don’t want to take the time to cook your play dough? That’s fine! Here is a play dough recipe that requires no cooking at all and comes out just as nice.
First lets get all of our ingredients together:
2 cups of flour
1 cup salt
1 cup water
1 tbsp of vegetable oil
Food coloring
Posted by chrishales on August 27, 2010 ·
This modeling clay recipe is one that will harden nicely in order to be used for crafts and school projects.
First lets gather up all of our ingredients:
1 cup of cornstarch
2 cups of baking soda
1 ½ cups of cold water
Food coloring
A damp towel
Posted by chrishales on August 15, 2010 ·
Homemade play dough is quite an easy creation and much cheaper than purchasing it in a store. This is an easy project that you and your child can enjoy doing together so grab the kids and lets go!
First you need to gather the following ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup water
1/2 cup salt
2 tablespoons vanilla
1 tablespoon powdered alum (Can be found in your grocers spice section)
Food [...]
Posted by chrishales on July 23, 2010 ·
Easter time is a time of rebirth. But for these little ones it’s a first time birth. During her pregnancy she just loved the Easter basket and we had to take it off of her to get a picture of her nursing the little ones.