Modeling Dough Comparison

Recipe 1: Air Dry Dough Materials: Cornstarch Craft Glue (you can use Elmer’s) Baby Oil 1 tsp lotion 1 Tbsp Vinegar Mixing bowl Step 1. Mix 1 1/2 cups of cornstarch, 1 cup of glue, 1 tsp of lotion, and 1 tbsp of vinegar in a large bowl using a spoon or spatula. Step...

Shaving Cream Prints

Materials: plate shaving cream food coloring popsicle stick paper squeegee Step 1: Coat a plate  with shaving cream Step 2: Put dots of food coloring on the shaving cream Step 3: Use a popsicle stick to swirl the colors and make designs Step 4: Place a piece of...

Hoop Flyer

Materials: (feel free to make substitutions) paper tape scissors straw Step 1:Start by cutting two long rectangles out of the paper. Step 2:Fold the paper strips over to make them stiffer.Step 3: Cut one of the strips of paper so that it is shorter than the...

Self Propelled Boat

Materials: (feel free to make substitutions) empty disposable water bottle 2 pencils or a pair of chopsticks 2 spoons with just the “scoop” portion rubber bands scotch tape, hot glue gun, craft glue (any of these) Step 1:Stick the pencils/chopsticks onto the water...

Human Hand Model

Materials: (feel free to make substitutions)card stockgluescissorsstrawsstringbead (or hot glue) Step 1:Have the child trace their hand onto a piece of card stock or thin cardboard. Needs to be stiff but still easy to bend.Step 2:Cut out the hand. Step 3: Cut...

Walking Paper Horse

Materials:stiff paper (ex: cardstock, postcards from the mail)scissors Step 1:Start Drawing lines for where to cut and fold the basic body of the paper horse. To start with you will want a rectangle that can be divided into three equal parts with a width that is a...