Since it was so hot out we planned an indoor activity after Gregory woke up from his nap. In this month's issue of High Five, they had a recipe for Sweet Smelling Play Dough. While Bailey was at preschool, Gregory and I went to pick up some unsweetened Kool Aid so we'd be prepared to make the dough when he got up.
I'll post the recipe, but I have to say, if you make it you need a nice strong wooden spoon and a lot of muscles. The kids had a great time with it and it kept them busy for an hour or more!
Sweet Smelling Play Dough
2 cups water
2 T vegetable oil
One unsweetened package drink mix
2 cups flour
4 T cream of tartar
Mix water, oil and drink mix together. Add to flour and cream of tartar. Cook over medium heat until mixture resembles mashed potatoes (takes longer than you think!). Remove from pan and let cool. Knead dough a bit (we had to add a little more flour) and have a great time!
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CRITTER UPDATE -
This little guy was right by our door the other day. We think he died behind the bbq. He was a mean little guy. Bit the squirrel that hangs out in our yard! Clark put d-con all over the yard. We haven't seen any rats in the last few days so we're hoping they are GONE! (Clark did have to scoop two dead ones this weekend though - He said one had a tail over a foot long!)
Here's the mommy dove with one of her babies. The eggs hatched on Easter Sunday! (She's been sitting on a dead one) They flew the coop Sunday. We had a great time keeping an eye on them! Can't wait until next spring when they'll do it all over again!
2 comments:
Hey, believe it or not, Summer still likes to play with that kind of stuff. I think she'd love playing with sweet smelling play-dough. She's already made lip gloss out of koolade! How long can you keep it? Do you have to refrigerate it?
In the magazine it said it'd last a long time in a sealed container, but ours got moldy. I think if you kept it in the refrigerator it'd last longer. Also, we found you need to knead more flour into it each time you use it.
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