Some homemade fun

We are SO ready for spring to roll around. Seems like we can't kick the sickies out of our house this winter. Colin is down for the count, so it's just been Gid and me hanging out the last couple of days. It's been hard to keep Gideon away from Daddy while he is sick and I've been running out of ideas to keep him busy.

This morning we made homemade play-dough. It was really easy and surprisingly, not too messy. Gideon enjoyed making cars and dinosaurs with it.

Uncooked Playdough

Materials

• Bowl
• 1 cup cold water
• 1 cup salt
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• Tempera paint or food coloring
• 3 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions

1. In bowl, mix water, salt, oil, and enough tempera paint or food coloring to make a bright color.
2. Gradually add flour and cornstarch until the mixture reaches the consistency of bread dough.
3. Store covered.