Yesterday we made playdough. I was a little hesitant to try playdough with my 18 month old daughter...I was fearful she'd eat it or smear it into the carpet...as it turned out it was a wonderful experience, for both of us! You might notice a couple funny things, I had goldfish crackers on the activity table-in an effort to discourage playdough eating, and my daughter is wearing a purple tutu with her PJs. She loves that tutu!
I made the cooked playdough from a recipe found at
http://www.creativekidsathome.com/. Then divided the warm lump into 10 equal balls. I used Wilton icing color for some unique color variety. The pot was a little messy but it cleaned up super easy. Here's the recipe I used:
3 cups flour
1.5 cups salt
6 tsp cream of tarter
3 tbsp oil
3 cups water
1. Dissolve salt in the water.
2. Pour all ingredients into a large pot.
3. Stir constantly over medium heat until a ball forms by pulling away from the sides.
4. Knead the dough mixture until the texture matches playdough (1-2 minutes).
Store in plastic container. Should last for at least 3 months.
Earlier this week I ordered a pair of pliers for applying snaps to my bibs, http://www.kamsnaps.com/. Well, guess what arrived in the mail today?!?! And just in time! My daughter has recently began removing every single bib...sometimes before the food even reaches her tray. I can see lots of snap applying in my future. Anyway, I was so excited I just had to whip up this little crumb-catcher bib so I could try out my new toy! I used Amy Butler's Coriander in Pink from her Belle line of fabrics. I then added a laminating product to the fabric - to make it waterproof, trimmed it with binding tape and waa-laa - A BIB! Now for the snaps. This part was so simple I thought for sure I was doing it wrong. All I had to do was poke a small hole with the provided awl, place a snap cap on one side of the hole and a socket on the other side and squeeze! This wasn't even a hard squeeze!
