Rainy Day Foam Dough!

Who wants to make and play with foam dough?!

Here is the link with photographic instructions: http://earlylearning.momtrusted.com/2013/05/foam-dough-shaving-cream-corn-starch/. There are no exact measurements listed, but it looks like they used a cup of cornstarch with a cup of shaving cream (don't quote me on that though).

I will probably be trying this later myself and let you know how it goes!

Enjoy!

September 4:

So here is my version of the foam dough, I discovered that it is the shaving cream that you need more of because it basically acts as a binder!

Measurements are as follows:
1/2 cup of corn starch
Roughly 1.5 cups of Barbasol
Several squirts of food coloring (optional)
1 large Popsicle stick or spoon to stir

Take 1 large measuring cup (they make great mixing bowls for small tasks) and measure out 1/2 cup of cornstarch. Then add Barbasol until it is just below the 2 cup line at the top. Spritz several drops of food coloring on top and then stir it until the mixture is blended. It is ready for play when it looks like moon sand, but feels like foam!

Good luck!

Paper Jellyfish!

I have not been able to find instructions for this craft, but I found it on this website which leads to another website, or rather a dead end. However the craft itself seems pretty straight forward!

You will need:

• paper bowls for the head
• construction paper for the eyes
• a lot of ribbon and different kinds for the tentacles
• markers or tissue paper for to color the tops of the head
• glue
• imagination for fun!

 I would start by decorating the head and gluing on the eyes first. When that is complete I would set it down on a flat surface like a table so the open side is facing up at you. Then I would glue on the ribbons and tissue paper and wait until it is done drying to flip it back over again to make it look like a jelly fish!

Good luck and enjoy!
 
 
 

Swatted Bug Painting!

Who wants to paint with a fly swatter instead of a paint brush or fingers and feet?!

This is the last bug related post as the summer reading program is officially over (as of this past Friday)!

So all you really needs here is some different colored paint, a fly swatter, and maybe bug stickers if finger painting bugs is too complex. Here is the link for detailed instructions: http://www.preschoolplaybook.com/search/label/bugs.

Enjoy!