Silly Putty/ Slime

Ingredients:
1 cup school glue
1 cup liquid starch
Food coloring optional

Directions:
Combine and enjoy. If the mixture starts getting sticky add more starch. keep in an airtight container.

** Use strawberry baskets, spoons, be creative
** We made a batch of blue and a batch of yellow so when we mixed them they would turn green

Science- Slime Baskets

This is a variation to the borax/ glue slime that everyone makes I wanted it to fall through the baskets slowly and keep the runny consistency even after cooling so this is the recipe I came up with.
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Sensory Table Fun

Colored Rice
This is actually a sorting table there are sets of all different types of Items. Varying in different colors, shapes, sizes, etc.
Moon Sand table set with different size scoopers (measuring cups) in different shapes as well the heart ones are a favorite molds were set in the table as well.

Moon Sand is super easy to make
Ingredients:
7 cups Flour (use the cheap stuff)
1/2 cup baby oil

Directions:
Mix and enjoy!

Strawberry Cake Playdough (non-edible)

Materials Needed:
Strawberry Cake Mix (1 package)
1 1/2 cups salt
6 tsp cream of tartar
2 cups flour
3 cups water
6 TBS oil


Directions:
1. Mix the dry ingredients.
2. Add the oil and water.
3. Stir quickly, mixing well over Medium heat.
4. Once the dough starts making stiff peaks remove from heat and let cool.
5. Knead until smooth.

For a List of ALL my Playdough recipes visit HERE I wish there was smell-o-vision right now. This is the best smelling playdough ever. It really does smell like strawberry cake or maybe strawberry ice cream. It smells incredible... but it does not taste so good so best not to eat this one. Have your ingredients ready to go Mix your dry ingredients first Once mixed you can add your wet ingredients We made vanilla and chocolate playdough to go along with our strawberry They work really well together To see more pictures of our fun cupcake making with these great playdough's visit here

Lemon Poppyseed Playdough (non-edible)

Materials Needed:
Lemon Poppyseed Muffin Mix (1 package)
1 1/2 cups salt
6 tsp cream of tartar
2 cups flour
3 cups water
6 TBS oil

Directions:
1. Mix the dry ingredients.
2. Add the oil and water.
3. Stir quickly, mixing well over Medium heat.
4. Once the dough starts making stiff peaks remove from heat and let cool.
5. Knead until smooth.

For a List of ALL my Playdough recipes visit HERE

Jello Finger Paint

Ingredients:
1 cup cornstarch
1 cup cold water
2 cups hot water
1 envelope gelatin
1/2 cups liquid soap or dishwashing liquid
2 packets (same flavor) unsweetened Kool-Aid mix

Directions:
1. In a saucepan, blend 3/4 cup of cold water and cornstarch.
2. Add hot water and heat until boiling stirring constantly.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Mix gelatin into remaining 1/4 cup of cold water
5. Blend with liquid soap and cornstarch mixture.
6. Add Kool-Aid.
7. Store in a covered jar in the refrigerator for 12 hours before using. Yields 3-4 cups.

We made some jello finger paint and the Mikey painted some bubble wrap with it



Kaia decided she wanted hers in a sensory tub but also painted paper with it

Collage Art

Kaia and Mikey made a collage art project

And they decorated a box

Kaia also did some texture painting

And a texture collage

Art and Science all in One

My friend Kristin bought Kaia some super cool heart ice cube trays
We have been having a lot of fun melting the hearts with different color liquid water colors then using the melted liquid to paint watercolor pictures with and to water our plants with.
We have been having a lot of fun with shaving cream

Kaia and Mikey's favorite is definitely the ice cubes though

They can spend hours or at least the amount of time it takes for the ice to melt playing with these cool cubes.

Sensory Play Ideas

We had a Sensory playdate with our friends. Here is Baby Ellie in our tub O' Jello
Mikey and some Clean Mud
The kids in the pool
Mikey decided the jello needed some texture so in went some ramen noodles

Kaia loved the Jello


We also had a tub of pinto beans
We had a very fun very messy day!