Kids Crafts! RAINY SATURDAY ICK!

Its finally the weekend! Kids sleeping in! Whole weekend of fun planned and in a second all those plans changed........pouring down rain! Kids will be stuck in the house most the weekend. I know if I don't get some plans in place fast it will be a weekend of non-stop nagging!

Here's some fun rainy day activities for the kids:

HOMEMADE FINGER PAINT
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
2 1/2 cups cold water
2 cups boiling water
food coloring

Instructions:Mix the 2 cups of flour with the 2 teaspoons of salt. Add the 2 1/2 cups of cold water; stir until smooth. Gradually add this mixture to the 2 cups of boiling water. Boil until the mixture becomes smooth and thick. Add the food coloring until you get the desired color.

HOMEMADE PLAYDOUGH
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
1 tablespoon cream of tartar
1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil (or any light-colored oil)
approximately 20 drops of food coloring

Combine the Playdough IngredientsFirst, mix all the dry ingredients together, then all the liquid ingredients separate. The reason is because then the dry ingredients are incorporated together well.
Cook and Knead the Playdoug then combine all the ingredients in a saucepan, and stir on medium heat. Continue stirring until the dough begins to lose its stickiness. Remove from the heat, and turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth. Be careful - the dough will be very hot! When cool its time to play. Store in zip type baggie or covered container

HOMEMADE SLIME

borax powder
water
4 ounce (120 ml) glue (e.g., Elmer's white glue)
teaspoon
bowl
jar or measuring cup
food coloring (optional)
measuring cup


Pour the glue into the jar. If you have a big bottle of glue, you want 4 oz or 1/2 cup of glue.
Fill the empty glue bottle with water and stir it into the glue (or add 1/2 cup of water).
If desired, add food coloring. Otherwise, the slime will be an opaque white.
In a separate, mix one cup (240 ml) of water into the bowl and add 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of borax powder.
Slowly stir the glue mixture into the bowl of borax solution.
Place the slime that forms into your hands and knead until it feels dry. (Don't worry about the excess water remaining in the bowl.)
The more the slime is played with, the firmer and less sticky it will become. store in refrigerator in zip baggie.

ICECREAM IN A BAGGIE

1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup whipping cream (heavy cream)
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 to 3/4 cup table salt or rock salt
2 cups ice
1-quart Zip baggie
1-gallon Zip baggie



Add 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup whipping cream, and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla to the quart zip baggie. Seal the bag securely.
Put 2 cups of ice into the gallon zip baggie.
Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup salt to the bag of ice.
Place the sealed quart bag inside the gallon bag of ice and salt. Seal the gallon bag securely.
Gently rock the gallon bag from side to side.
Continue to rock the bag for 10-15 minutes or until the contents of the quart bag have solidified into ice cream.
Remove the quart bag, open it, serve the contents into cups with spoons

HOMEMADE STICKERS! WOW THE KIDS HAVE FUN WITH THIS ONE!

Unflavored gelatin
Magazine pictures
A bowl
Measuring cups
A paintbrush
Scissors
Waxed paper


Cut out pictures from magazines.
Combine a packet of gelatin with one-half cup of water.
Stir to dissolve the gelatin completely.
Now, use a paintbrush to apply the gelatin to the back of each picture.
Allow the pictures to dry wet side up on a piece of waxed paper.
To use your stickers, just lick the back of each one; and apply. Easy and fun

HOMEMADE BIRD FEEDER! Recycled materials!

What You’ll Need:
Cardboard toilet paper tubes (one for each guest)
Wax paper or newspaper
Honey or peanut butter
Plastic table knives
Two foot pieces of yarn
Paper plates
Bird seed (choose small birdseed, because it will stay on the cardboard tube more easily than larger varieties)

pull a piece of yarn through the toilet paper tube and tie it in a knot, this is for hanging.
Then lay the tube on a piece of wax paper or newspaper.
Let the children spread honey or peanut butter all around the outside of the cardboard tube using a plastic knife.
Have several paper plates filled with bird seed.
Let the children roll their toilet paper tubes in the bird seed, covering the outside as much as possible.
Their birdfeeder is ready to hang in a tree!