{"id":126,"date":"2012-10-29T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winfieldhouse.net\/blog\/?p=126"},"modified":"2013-03-04T14:22:17","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T14:22:17","slug":"recipes-for-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winfieldhouse.net\/blog\/recipes-for-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipes: Playdough, Finger Paint and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fall is the perfect time to cozy up at home. With shorter days and cooler weather, gathering in the kitchen to mix up some home-made art materials can be just the thing to make a darkening afternoon or rainy weekend day into a special time for child and parent alike. Here are some of our favorite recipes for playdough, finger painting and a cool color mixing experience.<\/p>\n

Homemade Play Dough<\/h4>\n

Ingredients<\/h5>\n
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  • 3 cups flour<\/li>\n
  • 1.5 cups salt<\/li>\n
  • 6 tsp. cream of tartar<\/li>\n
  • 3 tbsp. oil<\/li>\n
  • 3 cups water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Directions:<\/h5>\n

    Pour all ingredients into a large pot. Stir constantly over medium heat until a dough ball forms by pulling away from the sides. Knead dough until the texture matches play dough (1-2 minutes). Add food coloring. Store in plastic container. Should last for at least 3 months.<\/p>\n

    Finger Paint Recipe<\/h4>\n

    Ingredients<\/h5>\n
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    • 2 tablespoons sugar<\/li>\n
    • 1\/3 cup cornstarch<\/li>\n
    • 2 cups cold water<\/li>\n
    • 1\/4 cup clear liquid dish soap<\/li>\n
    • food coloring or food coloring paste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      Directions:<\/h5>\n
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      1. Mix together sugar and cornstarch in a small pan, then slowly add cold water.<\/li>\n
      2. Cook over low heat, stirring until the mixture becomes a smooth; almost clear gel about 5 minutes.<\/li>\n
      3. When it’s cool, stir in clear dishwashing liquid.<\/li>\n
      4. Scoop equal amounts of the mixture into containers and stir in food coloring or, for even more vibrant colors, use food-coloring paste.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Color Mixing<\/h4>\n

        This is a great color mixing\/sensorial activity for all ages. Squeeze two primary colors into a large ziplock bag. Tape the bag securely onto a low window or glass door. Your child can explore the results of mixing the paint together by running their hands over the outside of the bag.<\/p>\n

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        Fall is the perfect time to cozy up at home. With shorter days and cooler weather, gathering in the kitchen to mix up some home-made art materials can be just the thing to make an darkening afternoon or rainy weekend day into a special time for child and parent alike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[47,46,50,49,45,34,51,53,52,54,48,44,43,55],"class_list":["post-126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-childrens-corner","tag-activities","tag-activity","tag-art","tag-arts-and-crafts","tag-child","tag-children","tag-craft","tag-easy","tag-fun","tag-home","tag-idea","tag-playdo","tag-playdough","tag-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winfieldhouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winfieldhouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winfieldhouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winfieldhouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winfieldhouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/winfieldhouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":157,"href":"https:\/\/winfieldhouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126\/revisions\/157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winfieldhouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winfieldhouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winfieldhouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winfieldhouse.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}