OK…yes, this can be messy. But sometimes you just have to give in to the mess and let them have a little bit of fun. And kids absolutely LOVE this finger paint! In fact, they love it about as much as I love the best wrinkle cream…and that’s a whole lot!
Recipe:
3 Tablespoons Sugar
1/2 Cup Cornstarch
2 Cups Water
1/4 Cup Dish Washing Soap
2 drops Vanilla
Paper Cups
Food Coloring
Combine the sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan. Add the water slowly and stir constantly. Cook over medium heat for five minutes until it turns clear and thick. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely. Add the dish washing soap and stir well. Add the vanilla. Divide the goo into the paper cups and add the food coloring.
Let them at it! I promise it’s worth the mess.
School’s out here…how about where you are? In fact, this is the first official day of summer vacation at my house and so far so good. We quite a few things coming up that should keep everyone sufficiently busy and quell the sighs of boredom. Even so…it seems like after a few weeks things can slow down a little and we do have days that can stretch a little long.
It’s good to keep a few tricks up your sleeve for these days…so I’m going to try to share a tip or two to help spice up the down-times of summer.
Number one…might even be good for anyone with a public speaking fear…who knows?
Eak-spay Ig-pay Atin-lay! (Speak Pig Latin)
Baffle your kids by talking to them in Pig Latin. All you do is take the first sound of a word and add an “ay” to the end of the word.
Cat becomes At-cay
Dog becomes Og-day
Boy becomes Oy-bay
Get it? It’s fun!
