Bubbles
1 c. Joy or Dawn dishwashing liquid
3-4 tbsp. glycerin (from Pharmacy)
10 c. clean cold water up to 50%
more on dry days
Measure 10 cups water into a clean 2-5 gallon bucket. Add dishwashing liquid and glycerin and stir gently to avoid froth. A lot of bubbles for a lot of kids you may wish to use 1/4 of recipe.

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Apple Potpourri
1 c. dried apple slices
2 tbsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 c. whole allspice berries
10 (2 ) cinnamon sticks
2 tbsp. whole cloves
1/4 c. canella or nandina berries
10 sm. pinecones
7 drops cinnamon oil
Combine all ingredients and place in a tight jar or tin. Shake every few days. Cinnamon oil has an extremely strong scent that intensifies as it is absorbed. Add additional oil if needed. The red sumac berries that grow wild can be used dried as a stablizer for potpourri (in other recipes it takes the place of orris root which is very expensive). I used sumac berries instead of nandina berries in this recipe.

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Simmering Potpourri
1 oz. can cinnamon sticks broken into
small pieces
1 (1.12 oz.) can whole cloves
1 (1.25 oz.) can whole allspice
Combine all ingredients. Place 1 heaping teaspoon and 1/2 cup of water in simmer pot and heat. I also dry orange peels and add these to the mixture.

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Waterproof - Glass Glue
2 (1/2 oz.) packets unflavored gelatin
2 tbsp. cold water
3 tbsp. skimmed milk
Few drops of oil of wintergreen
In a small bowl sprinkle gelatin into cold water. Set aside to soften. Heat milk to boiling and pour into softened gelatin. Stir until dissolved. Add oil of wintergreen as a preservative. Makes about 1/3 cup. Use while still warm may be applied with a brush. This glue is very effective for gluing glass to glass metal to metal wood mending china and labels on glass jars. To glue marbles together allow glue to cool slightly so it begins to jell. Glue should be stored in a screw capped glass jar. It will jell as it cools. To restore it to use set jar in hot water.

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Silly Putty
2 parts Elmer s glue
1 part liquid starch
Put glue into mixing bowl. Add starch while mixing until it forms a ball.

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Playdough (No - Cooking)
1 c. flour 1/2 c. salt 2 tbsp. oil 1 tsp. alum Add small amount of water until consistency of bread dough no more water than 1/2 cup.

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Peanut Butter Playdough - Edible
18 oz. peanut butter
6 tbsp. honey
Nonfat dry milk
Mix ingredients with enough nonfat dry milk to form into a workable dough. Can be decorated with raisins and then eaten

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Best Playdough Ever!
2 c. flour
1 c. salt
4 tsp. cream of tartar
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
2 c. water
Food coloring (optional)
Extract (optional)
Mix all ingredients in bowl. Dump into electric skillet. Cook over low heat until it just begins to look dry (not completely). Take out of skillet. When cool enough to touch knead until smooth and pliable.

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Sawdust Dough
2 c. sawdust
1 c. flour
1 tbsp. glue
Hot water or liquid starch
Moisten with water or starch until modeling consistency is reached. Will dry hard may be painted.

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Salt & Flour Clay - Bread Dough
2 c. flour
1 c. salt
1 c. water
Mix flour and salt together. Slowly add water and stir until it forms a soft dough all of the water may not be needed. If too gooey more flour may be added. Roll out on a flat surface to make bread dough cookie ornaments. May be painted with food coloring while still moist. Can be air dried (about 2 days) or baked 1-2 hours at 200-250 degrees. Baked ornaments are less fragile than those which have been air-dried.

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