Mouldable sand
I've been meaning to make mouldable sand for a while and I've got round to it at last. I got the recipie from the imagination tree, there are loads of great play ideas on the website and recipies for making paint, chalk and playdough!
Recipe
I also added some glitter for a bit of extra bling!
As you can see, J loved it and despite being reminded that the "sand" was to stay in the box, about half of it landed on the floor! You can just see the dog under the table "tidying up", I'm not sure it did her digestion much good! I tidyed up the rest (much to Patchs disgust) with the hoover, and it all washed out of his clothes very easily!
Recipe
- 5 cups plain flour
- 1 cup baby oil
I also added some glitter for a bit of extra bling!
As you can see, J loved it and despite being reminded that the "sand" was to stay in the box, about half of it landed on the floor! You can just see the dog under the table "tidying up", I'm not sure it did her digestion much good! I tidyed up the rest (much to Patchs disgust) with the hoover, and it all washed out of his clothes very easily!
Playtime
We've all been laid low with horrible snotty noses for the past week, not too much fun. J, a typical 2 year old, who despite being full of the cold wouldn't sit still for more than 15 mins and B who howled everytime I put him down.
I was looking for fun, non energetic, indoor games to keepme sane J entertained!
J is a huge sticker book fan, give him a pile of stickers and he'll keep quite 'till they're all stuck. Not always the right way up, on the right page or even in the book! In the spirit of reusing and recycling a new favourite is tractor stickers (he's a machine obsessed boy!).
Cut out the pictures, stick some glue on the back and hand them over to your budding Picasso! In our case, thanks to a stack of old Farmers Weekly magazines from my dad, we have tractor stickers! I even took some of the collages and drew on ploughs, balers etc to the back of the tractors.
I'm also a fan of this great website The Imagination Tree that has loads of ideas for indoor and outdoor play and recipes for making paints, play dough etc. I can't wait to try out her recipe for mouldable sand, just need to get to the shops to buy baby oil!
I was looking for fun, non energetic, indoor games to keep
J is a huge sticker book fan, give him a pile of stickers and he'll keep quite 'till they're all stuck. Not always the right way up, on the right page or even in the book! In the spirit of reusing and recycling a new favourite is tractor stickers (he's a machine obsessed boy!).
All you need is:
some paper for sticking the pictures on,
scissors or craft knife, glue,
some old magazines
and imagination.
Cut out the pictures, stick some glue on the back and hand them over to your budding Picasso! In our case, thanks to a stack of old Farmers Weekly magazines from my dad, we have tractor stickers! I even took some of the collages and drew on ploughs, balers etc to the back of the tractors.
I'm also a fan of this great website The Imagination Tree that has loads of ideas for indoor and outdoor play and recipes for making paints, play dough etc. I can't wait to try out her recipe for mouldable sand, just need to get to the shops to buy baby oil!