20 Kids Craft Recipes

It was a raining day yesterday and now I am running out of arts and crafts projects.  As I was looking for ideas, I came across a great list of all these kids craft recipes that my Parents-As-Teachers Educator gave me.  I thought I'd pass along for your rainy days.


FLUBBER
What You Need:
- Two cups Glue
- Food Coloring
- Four tablespoons Borax
- Warm water


What You Do:
In one bowl mix in 1 1/2 cups of warm water, Glue, and food coloring. In a separate bowl mix in Borax with 1 1/3 cup of warm water. Pour the glue mixture into the borax mixture. Do not mix or stir it will form on its own. Store in plastic baggies.



BLUBBERISH GOOP
What You Need:
- Two cups water
- 1/2-cup cornstarch
- Food coloring


What You Do:
Boil water in saucepan add cornstarch stirring until smooth. Add food coloring and stir. Remove from heat and cool. Make sure your children play with this on a flat plastic like surface (table, linoleum floor, etc).


GOOP
What You Need:
- One part Liquid starch
- Two parts white glue
- Food coloring


What You Do:
Add starch to glue until mixture becomes a workable ball. Store in refrigerator in a covered container.


SIMPLE BUBBLES
What You Need:
- One cup of water
- Two tablespoons liquid dish soap
- One tablespoons glycerin (available at drug stores)
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar


What You Do:
Mix together and use.


COLORFUL BUBBLES
What You Need:
- One cup granulated soap or soap powder
- One quart warm water
- Liquid food coloring


What You Do:
Dissolve soap in warm water. Stir in food coloring. Use.


GARGANTUAN BUBBLES
What You Need:
- One Cup Warm Water
- 1/4 Cup Blue Dishwashing Liquid
- One Tablespoon Salt


What You Do:
Combine all ingredients. Mix well until salt dissolves.


WHOLE FACE PAINT
What You Need:
- One tablespoon shortening
- Two tablespoons cornstarch
- Food coloring


What You Do:
Mix shortening and starch together until smooth. Add food coloring. Use a sponge or your fingers to apply to face. You can then paint with it on your children's face (i.e. whole face orange) removing with soap and water. Store in airtight container.


FLOUR FINGER PAINT
What You Need:
- One-cup flour
- 1 1/4 cups hot water
- 1 1/2 cups cold water
- Two-tablespoons salt
- Food coloring


What You Do:
Mix the flour, salt, and cold water in a saucepan. Beat the mixtures (with whisk or rotary beater) until smooth. Add the hot water and boil it until the mixture is thick. Beat until smooth. Add food coloring to add color. Store this in an airtight container in the refrigerator.


YOGURT PAINT
What You Need:
- Plain Yogurt
- Food Coloring


What You Do:
Mix the ingredients till you get the desired color and then let your children paint.


LIQUID STARCH FINGER PAINT
What You Need:
- 1/4 cup liquid laundry starch
- Food coloring or One-teaspoon tempera paint


What You Do:
Mix the starch with a few drops food coloring or paint until blended thoroughly. Store this in an airtight container.


CORNSTARCH FINGER PAINT
What You Need:
- Three Tablespoons Sugar
- Two cups cold water
- Food coloring
- Soap flakes
- One-Half cup cornstarch


What You Do:
Mix the sugar & cornstarch in over low heat. Add water and stir until mixture is thick. Remove from heat. Next divide the paint into several different containers. Add a few drops of food coloring and a pinch or two of soap flakes to each container. Stir well and let cool. Store this in an airtight container.


SHAVING CREAM PAINT
What You Need:
- Shaving Cream
- Food coloring


What You Do:
Put shaving cream in muffin tins or small cups.  Add drops of food coloring to the shaving cream according to the package instructions to get desired color.  Mix thoroughly.


LIQUID SIDEWALK PAINT
What You Need:
- One cup water
- One cup cornstarch
- Food coloring


What You Do:
Mix water and cornstarch and pour it into muffin tins or small cups. Then add food coloring to make the colors you would like.



SPRAY PAINT
What You Need:
- Empty spray bottles (i.e.; old Windex bottles)
- Paint
- Water


What You Do:
Dilute paint with water in a spray bottle. 


OATMEAL PLAY DOUGH
What You Need:
- One part flour
- One part water
- Two parts oatmeal


What You Do:
Mix all ingredients well until smooth. Knead and play.


SIMPLE PLAY DOUGH
What You Need:

- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 cup salt
- 2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 Tbls. vegetable oil
- Food coloring 



What You Do:
Mix all ingredients in a pot.  Place pot on the stove and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it forms into a ball.  As soon as it combines, take it off the heat and place it on wax paper.  Wait for it to cool, then knead it a few times until it is nice and soft. 


SMELLY COLORFUL PLAY DOUGH
What You Need:
- One-Half cup salt
- Two cups water
- Two tablespoons salad oil
- Two cups flour
- Two tablespoons alum
- Kool-Aid for color


What You Do:
Dissolve salt in boiling water. Stir in Kool-Aid for color. Slowly add salad oil, flour and alum. Knead until Play dough is smooth.


POTATO DOUGH
What You Need:
- Five potatoes
- Flour


What You Do:
Bake potatoes, in their skins, until they are soft inside (like you would eat them). Peel and then mash potatoes (throw skins away). Combine three cups flour to every four cups of mashed potato and roll until you form a great dough.


SMELLY DOUGH
What You Need:
- Two cups whole wheat flour
- One cup salt
- Smelly Ingredient (Five teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 cup coffee grounds, other of your choice)
- Two tablespoons of oil
- One cup warm water
- Food coloring (optional)


What You Do:
Mix all dry ingredients in one bowl, and then mix all wet ingredients in a separate one. Next mix the two. Stir the mixture until the dough forms a ball (note depending on the season, altitude you may have to add more flour if the mixture is too sticky or add more water if the mixture is too dry) Finally, Knead on a lightly floured surface until the dough is pliable. Store in refrigerator in airtight container.


COLORED RICE & NOODLES
What You Need:
- Uncooked white rice
- Uncooked elbow noodles
- Food coloring
- Rubbing Alcohol


What You Do:
Put a teaspoon of rubbing alcohol and several drops of food coloring into a bowl.  Add a cup of rice and mix it around.  Spread colored rice out on waxed paper and let dry for several hours.  Follow the same directions for the noodles.  Store in airtight containers.