woodworking projects for kids
One of our favorite things to do as kids was to play with play dough. I dont even want to guess how many tubs of that stuff we went through. Its always the hands-on, get-to-touch it kind of crafts that seem to fascinate young children the most. For my sister and me that included anything to do with some sort of craft dough, or finger-paints. We could spend hours over a large sheet of paper smearing the paint with our fingers or making handprints.
My favorite childhood memories revolve around both of these crafts and more specifically around making the supplies with my mom. There is just something magical about seeing a handful of household ingredients magically transform into pink play dough.
Give it a try. Make some simple salt dough with your kids and let them form it into pieces of art. Bake it in the oven and let them paint their creations after they are cooled.
Heres a simple salt dough recipe:
Salt Dough
Ingredients:
4 cups Flour
1 cup Salt
1-1/2 cups Hot Water
Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl. Gradually add the water while stirring until the dough becomes elastic. If the dough seems too sticky, add some more flour. If its not pliable enough, work in a little more water.
Bake your childs salt dough creations at 200 degrees until they are completely hardened. Baking time will depend on the thickness of the items. Cover them with aluminum foil if the items start to darken during the baking process.
If you enjoyed making this simple salt dough, consider making some homemade playdough, paper or even fingerpaint. You will find recipes and instructions for these on the pages mentioned below.
Kinderinfo.com provides a variety of fun craft ideas and recipes, including how to make homemade paper at http://www.kinderinfo.com/crafts/homemade-paper.htm how to make your own playdough at http://www.kinderinfo.com/crafts/homemade-playdough.htm and even how to make fingerpaint at http://www.kinderinfo.com/crafts/fingerpaint.htm
woodworking projects for kids
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