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Showing posts with label Non-Food Fun. Show all posts

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Baby Wipes

1 all-white high quality roll paper towels (Brawny/Bounty)
2 c warm water
2 T liquid baby bath soap (Johnsons)
1 T baby oil (Johnsons)
serrated knife
cylindrical plastic tub large enough to hold 1/2 a paper towel roll

Mix water, baby bath and oil in bottom of plastic tub.  Use knife to cut paper towels in half (parallel to the ends).  Place one half of the roll in the tub and secure lid.  Turn upside down and allow liquid to soak through the roll.  When wet the cardboard middle tube will easily slip right out!  Put a few in a ziploc bag for the diaper bag.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Play Dough

2 C. Flour
4 tsp Cream of Tartar
1 C. Salt
2-4 packages of kool-aid (depending on how deep you want the color. I normally use 4 no matter what color I make)

Stir ingredients together in a large pot. Turn stove on medium high and add:
2 C. Water
2 T. Oil (I usually use Canola)
Use a whip to make sure you have all the major flour lumps out, and all the flour from the edges stirred in. Switch to a heavy heat-proof scraper or a wooden spoon and start stirring. DO NOT STOP! It will start to stick on the bottom, and you want to get up as much as you can and continue to turn it over. As it cooks it will go from glossy to matte, and you want to try and get the glossy parts down by the heat when you're stirring. Once it forms a nice ball smash it down to make sure there are no more sticky parts inside and then dump it on a counter. This will take (depending on the stove and pot) anywhere from 5-10 minutes.
Knead until cool.

This playdough keeps FOREVER, store in a ziplock bag. The kool-aid once mixed in and cooked doesn't stain hands or clothes, and it gives the dough a great smell.
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