Kid-safe Play-Doh
2 c. flour
2 c. water
½ c. salt
2 TB Cream of Tartar
2 TB oil
Food coloring
Flour
Mix all ingredients together and heat over low heat until
thick (3-5 minutes). Knead on floured surface.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Homemade Bubbles
Homemade Bubbles
½ c. Dawn or Joy soap
5 c. water
2 TB glycerin
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Place in cookie sheet
if desired. Make bubbles from bubble blowers or homemade straw bubble makers!
Bubble makers:
Thread two straws onto yarn. Cut and tie yarn to form a
1’x1’ square when you hold the two straws. Dip in bubble mixture and wave
through the air to create large bubbles!
Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments
Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments
¾ c. ground cinnamon
1 TB allspice
2 TB ground cloves
1 TB ground nutmeg
1 c. applesauce (try to drain some of the juice from it)
Decorative ribbon for hangers
Combine first four ingredients an blend well. Stir in the applesauce.
Roll to ¼” think slab. Cut shapes with cookie cutters and poke a hole in each
using a pencil point (for ribbon hanger). Place on ungreased cookie sheet to
air dry 3-4 days. Keep turning over. When dry, thread a ribbon through the hole
and tie in a bow. Display!
Baked Art Clay
Baked Art Clay
2 c. salt
2 c. warm water
5 c. flour
Mix together and roll to ½” thick slab. Cut out shapes using
cookie cutters or shape dough into sculptures (not too thick or large or it
won’t cook completely.) Bake for 1 hour at 300 degrees. Remove and let cool.
Paint and display!
Eggs a-la Goldenrod
Eggs a-la Goldenrod
Tami Boyd
1-2 hard boiled eggs per person
1 TB butter per person
1 TB flour per person
½ c. milk per person
Salt
1-2 pieces toasted bread per person
Cut boiled eggs in half and remove (save) egg
yolk. Dice cooked egg whites and set aside. In a sauté pan, melt butter.
Add flour and mix well with a whisk until it becomes slightly brown.
Start adding milk and stir as you go. Add a pinch of salt. Continue stirring
until sauce is slightly runny. It will thicken after you take it off the heat.
Add cut up egg white. Spoon the mixture over toasted bread. Grate the
yolk on top and add salt/pepper as needed!
Honey Mustard Glaze (for ham)
Honey Mustard Glaze (for ham)
Tami Boyd
1 egg
½ c sugar
1/3 c. vinegar
1 TB mustard
Heat all ingredients over stove and whisk until
thick. Remove any big chunks of cooked egg.
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