This week at home why not make some play dough. Home made play dough is incredibly easy to make and your toddler can even help with the mixing. Allow them to choose a favourite colour and perhaps add glitter to make it extra special.
Remind your child of the rhyme which we are reading in class as you roll out the dough. Find some cookie cutters and cut shapes.
These shapes can be baked in a cool oven if you wish, and if you remember to make a small hole in the top of each one (before you bake) you will find yourself with a set of unique and rather lovely christmas tree decorations.
Play Dough Recipe
2 cups of Plain Flour
1 cup of table salt
1 cup of water
OPTIONAL
OPTIONAL
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil (makes it a little easier to knead)
1 tablespoon of wallpaper paste (gives the mixture more elasticity)
1 tablespoon of lemon juice (makes the finished product harder)
DRYING
Drying can either be done naturally in the open air, or in an oven, no hotter than 100C (200F Gas Mark 1/4). The average time for natural drying is 30-48 hours, or 3-4 hours in an oven. Both sides must be dried out. When your model is dry, turn off the oven and leave it inside to cool down.
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We have done this and it word brilliantly. We had different colours and cut out flower shapes out of the yellow. When they hardened we used felt tip pens to make the flowers look really pretty. Great idea to put holes in them too. They make great pendants and sweet presents from babes to their grandparents... I know my Mum and Dad can't wait for theirs! Hmmmm!
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