Concoctions for Kids

How to Make Your Own Window Paint

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Stuck indoors with nothing fun to do? Mix up a batch of our homemade window paint and decorate your windows! This recipe makes a thick, opaque window paint that is...

How to Make Your Own Window Paint

JayDee Mahs

Stuck indoors with nothing fun to do? Mix up a batch of our homemade window paint and decorate your windows! This recipe makes a thick, opaque window paint that is...

How to Make Translucent Clay

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Here is a unique recipe for clay that is semi-translucent! It's quick and easy to make, and kids enjoy the soft texture. Makes about 1-1/2 cups of clay.

How to Make Translucent Clay

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Here is a unique recipe for clay that is semi-translucent! It's quick and easy to make, and kids enjoy the soft texture. Makes about 1-1/2 cups of clay.

How to Make Your Own Watercolor Paints

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Here is an excellent recipe for making your own watercolor paints - a true masterpiece! Kids love creating their own colors.

How to Make Your Own Watercolor Paints

JayDee Mahs

Here is an excellent recipe for making your own watercolor paints - a true masterpiece! Kids love creating their own colors.

How to Make the Ultimate Slime

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Here is a recipe for making the coolest, most fool-proof slime - it's just like the store-bought variety! Making slime is a great way for kids to explore the science...

How to Make the Ultimate Slime

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Here is a recipe for making the coolest, most fool-proof slime - it's just like the store-bought variety! Making slime is a great way for kids to explore the science...

Make Your Own Dig and Play Treasure Rock

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This dough recipe looks like a rock! And with the hidden treasures inside... kids are sure to have fun excavating. Makes approximately 3 cups of dough.

Make Your Own Dig and Play Treasure Rock

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This dough recipe looks like a rock! And with the hidden treasures inside... kids are sure to have fun excavating. Makes approximately 3 cups of dough.

How to Make Your Own Scent-sational Play Dough

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Kids love this colorful, sweet-smelling dough - it uses unsweetened powdered drink mixes, such as Kool-Aid. The colors are vibrant and the scent is fantastic! Makes approximately 3 cups of dough.

How to Make Your Own Scent-sational Play Dough

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Kids love this colorful, sweet-smelling dough - it uses unsweetened powdered drink mixes, such as Kool-Aid. The colors are vibrant and the scent is fantastic! Makes approximately 3 cups of dough.

How to Make Your Own Milk Paint

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Milk does a body good... but it also makes a great paint! Milk paint is versatile, eco-friendly, and non-toxic paint that you can easily make at home. This simplified version of...

How to Make Your Own Milk Paint

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Milk does a body good... but it also makes a great paint! Milk paint is versatile, eco-friendly, and non-toxic paint that you can easily make at home. This simplified version of...

How to Make Soapy Play Dough

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Clean-up is a breeze with our Soapy Dough! Kids love the squishy, gooey texture. Kneading and shaping the dough helps kids develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Here's an easy...

How to Make Soapy Play Dough

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Clean-up is a breeze with our Soapy Dough! Kids love the squishy, gooey texture. Kneading and shaping the dough helps kids develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Here's an easy...

How to Make Your Own Squeeze Bottle Paint

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Kids of all ages absolutely love to use squeeze paint for their works of art! This is an easy recipe to mix up and the paint provides an added texture to...

How to Make Your Own Squeeze Bottle Paint

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Kids of all ages absolutely love to use squeeze paint for their works of art! This is an easy recipe to mix up and the paint provides an added texture to...

How to Make Your Own Silly Putty

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Silly Putty is a classic toy that has entertained kids for generations. It's stretchy, bouncy, and fun to play with. Here is our recipe for making a version of Silly Putty! Get...

How to Make Your Own Silly Putty

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Silly Putty is a classic toy that has entertained kids for generations. It's stretchy, bouncy, and fun to play with. Here is our recipe for making a version of Silly Putty! Get...

How to Make a Salt Dough Map - Fun with Geography

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Make geography fun by creating a textured map of your favorite place! This salt dough recipe makes approximately 3-1/2 cups of dough, which is enough for one map.

How to Make a Salt Dough Map - Fun with Geography

JayDee Mahs

Make geography fun by creating a textured map of your favorite place! This salt dough recipe makes approximately 3-1/2 cups of dough, which is enough for one map.

How to Make Your Own Finger Paints

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Kids of all ages love to touch and feel their artwork - and this recipe for finger paint is fun! Homemade finger paints are nontoxic, washable, and always available.

How to Make Your Own Finger Paints

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Kids of all ages love to touch and feel their artwork - and this recipe for finger paint is fun! Homemade finger paints are nontoxic, washable, and always available.

How to Make Our Favorite Play Dough

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There are lots of recipes for homemade play dough... but this one is our favorite. It's easy to make and the texture is fun for kids.

How to Make Our Favorite Play Dough

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There are lots of recipes for homemade play dough... but this one is our favorite. It's easy to make and the texture is fun for kids.

How to Make Your Own Easy Face Paint

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Whenever you get tired of being yourself... try painting a new face! This DIY recipe uses ingredients you likely already have, making it convenient and cost-effective. It also provides a wonderful...

How to Make Your Own Easy Face Paint

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Whenever you get tired of being yourself... try painting a new face! This DIY recipe uses ingredients you likely already have, making it convenient and cost-effective. It also provides a wonderful...

Make Your Own Gelatin Mobile

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Gelatin is used to make many things - photographic film, heart valves, and of course fruit-flavored desserts. But did you know you can make a unique mobile with it? Here's...

Make Your Own Gelatin Mobile

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Gelatin is used to make many things - photographic film, heart valves, and of course fruit-flavored desserts. But did you know you can make a unique mobile with it? Here's...

Make Sand Castles Using Coffee Grounds Dough

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Creating sand castles using coffee ground dough is a unique and eco-friendly way to enjoy a classic activity. This project is perfect for kids and adults alike, offering a fun,...

Make Sand Castles Using Coffee Grounds Dough

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Creating sand castles using coffee ground dough is a unique and eco-friendly way to enjoy a classic activity. This project is perfect for kids and adults alike, offering a fun,...

Make Your Own Bath Jelly

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Creating bath jelly with kids is a fun way to combine playtime with a bit of science. Bath jellies are squishy, colorful, and make bath time a sensory delight. This...

Make Your Own Bath Jelly

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Creating bath jelly with kids is a fun way to combine playtime with a bit of science. Bath jellies are squishy, colorful, and make bath time a sensory delight. This...

Make a Snowball Soap Surprise

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This snowball melts in the bathtub, not in the sun! The little prize inside this snowball is so much fun for children to discover.

Make a Snowball Soap Surprise

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This snowball melts in the bathtub, not in the sun! The little prize inside this snowball is so much fun for children to discover.

Make Your Own Slippery Play Dough

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This is a very easy dough to make, and kids love the slippery consistency - a fun sensory experience.

Make Your Own Slippery Play Dough

JayDee Mahs

This is a very easy dough to make, and kids love the slippery consistency - a fun sensory experience.

Make Your Own Super Stuff Non-Newtonian Fluid

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Remember Super Stuff from the 1970s? Super Stuff was a favorite concoction among kids - they loved it for its unique texture and versatility in play. This recipe is very similar...

Make Your Own Super Stuff Non-Newtonian Fluid

JayDee Mahs

Remember Super Stuff from the 1970s? Super Stuff was a favorite concoction among kids - they loved it for its unique texture and versatility in play. This recipe is very similar...

Make Your Own Spicy Scented Play Dough

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Making play dough at home is a delightful activity to do with kids - it combines creativity, sensory exploration, and a bit of kitchen chemistry. By adding spices like cinnamon,...

Make Your Own Spicy Scented Play Dough

JayDee Mahs

Making play dough at home is a delightful activity to do with kids - it combines creativity, sensory exploration, and a bit of kitchen chemistry. By adding spices like cinnamon,...

Make Your Own Sugared Chalk for Driveway Art

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Sugared chalk is irresistibly fun to draw with! The chalk colors become much more brilliant and they also smudge less because of the sugar crystals. Creating sugared chalk is a technique...

Make Your Own Sugared Chalk for Driveway Art

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Sugared chalk is irresistibly fun to draw with! The chalk colors become much more brilliant and they also smudge less because of the sugar crystals. Creating sugared chalk is a technique...

Make Your Own Crazy Bubbles Recipe

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Do you and your children love bubbles? We sure do! Making your own bubble solution at home is a fantastic way to engage kids in a simple, fun, and educational activity....

Make Your Own Crazy Bubbles Recipe

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Do you and your children love bubbles? We sure do! Making your own bubble solution at home is a fantastic way to engage kids in a simple, fun, and educational activity....

Make Slime with Kids - A Fun and Easy DIY Conco...

JayDee Mahs

Ooey gooey fun! Making slime is an entertaining activity for kids that combines fun and a bit of science. With just a few simple ingredients you can create various types of...

Make Slime with Kids - A Fun and Easy DIY Conco...

JayDee Mahs

Ooey gooey fun! Making slime is an entertaining activity for kids that combines fun and a bit of science. With just a few simple ingredients you can create various types of...