Chocolate Finger Paint
1 (4 oz.) pkg. instant chocolate
pudding & pie filling
2 c. cold milk
Put pudding mix and milk in a medium size bowl. Beat with electric mixer at low speed for two minutes. Let set until it thickens. Finger paint on white construction paper and let dry for several hours. Now it s ready to hang up.

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Bubble Bath
1/2 c. liquid hand soap
1 c. epsom salt
5 drops glycerin
Few drops of food coloring
Few drops of fragrance
Mix well shake right before using. Pour into bathtub while water is running and enjoy.

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Homemade Paste
1 c. flour
1/2 c. water
Combine above and mix until creamy. Store in air tight container. For more durable paste add 1/2 cup flour to 1 cup boiling water. Stir over low heat until thick and shiny.

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Finger Paint
Mix homemade paste (recipe listed in this book) with equal amount of liquid detergent. (Ivory dishwashing.) Add food coloring one drop at a time. Mix well. Enjoy.

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Silly Putty
1 c. Elmer s glue
2 1/2 c. liquid starch
Food coloring
In a medium bowl mix glue and one cup of the starch together. Add a few drops of food coloring if you wish. Cover bowl and let it stand overnight. The next day slowly stir in with a spoon 1 to 1 1/2 cups of the starch until a big blob forms. Pour off extra starch. Store in an air tight container. (NOTE It s hard to stop playing with this stuff.)

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Funny Face Make-up
2 tsp. white shortening
5 tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. white flour
4 drops glycerin (found at your
pharmacy)
Few drops of food coloring
In a small bowl mix shortening cornstarch and white flour. Add four drops of glycerin. Stir to a creamy consistency. Add any food coloring that you wish. For brown makeup add 2 1/2 teaspoons of unsweetened cocoa instead of food coloring and you re all set.

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Soap Crayons
One ice cube tray
Liquid food color
2 tbsp. hot water for each crayon
1 c. soap flakes
Small bowl
Spoon
For each color put two tablespoons of hot water and one cup of soap flakes into a bowl. Add as many drops of food color to the mixture as you wish. Stir the soap mixture until it thickens. This takes time so be patient Press spoonfuls of the first color of soap into the sections of the ice tray. Mix enough soap in other colors to fill the ice tray following the above directions again. Let the soap crayons dry for one or two days. Gently bang the ice tray to loosen the crayons. Pack them in a box for gift-giving. Great for birthday presents or holidays.

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Homemade Playdough
2 c. flour
1 c. salt
1/4 c. salad oil
3/4 - 1 c. water
Few drops of food coloring of your
choice
Mix flour salt and oil. Then add food coloring to the water. Finally add water to flour salt and oil. Knead until it no longer sticks to your hands. Baggies may be used to store playdough in so it doesn t have to be divided every time it is used. Seal with plastic tie strings or coffee cans. If dough gets too hard or dries out add more water. If dough gets too oily add flour.

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Bakers Dough
1/2 c. salt
3/4 c. boiling water
2 c. flour
Aluminum foil
Place salt in bowl pour boiling water over salt and stir. Cool. Add flour all at once and mix well by forming a ball and kneading the dough until it is smooth soft and workable. Form your shapes (maybe for a Christmas ornament or your name) and bake at 300 to 350 degrees (depending on the thickness of the ornament) for 1 1/2 to 3 hours. You can also let it air-dry but give it at least two to three days before painting it. Spray after paint dries with polyeurethrane to hold in and keep it shiny.

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My First Terrarium
Large (32 oz.) plastic drink bottles
empty
2 or 3 sm. plants
Artificial flowers or bugs
Sticks
Small stones
Potting soil
Soak the bottle in very warm water for a few minutes. Then empty it pull off the colored bottom part and peel off the label. Clean the glue out of the bottom part. Put a layer of small rocks in the bottom part. Put potting soil over the rocks and then put in your plants. Be sure to press the roots of the plants down. Add more soil around your plants to fill the planter. Arrange pretty stones tiny sticks or tiny toy animals around the plants. Use a sharp knife to cut the top off the clear part of the bottle (about 4 from the cap). Turn the clear part upside down. Slip the cut edges into the planter to make a dome top. You can glue an artificial flower or bug to the dome for decoration.

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