Parenting Tips & Advice

Gloop recipe

February 14th, 2009

Ingredients
2 cups of cornfour
1 cup cold water
Pour the cornflour into a bowl, add the cold water slowly, stirring constantly and stop when the water is barely absorbed by the cornflour.
Gloop is easy to clean and wonderful fun, particularly outdoors.
Gloop will brush off clothing as a dry powder.

Is it solid or is it liquid?
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Play dough recipe

January 30th, 2009

Play dough is a great activity for children and parents of all ages.
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tablespoons cooking oil
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
2 cups boiling water
1 teaspoon food colouring
Mix all dry ingredients, add oil and boiling water with food colouring, mix well.
Store in an airtight container.
To add interest you can add glitter for a [...]

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