Make Your Own Art Supplies

And Other Fun Stuff

Over 100 Recipes & Ideas Using Household Supplies

Paints & Inks Playdough & Clays Glues & Sticky Stuff Plus Many More

Make Your Own Art Supplies

What was it like long ago when art materials were too expensive or hard to find? What materials could you use to paint, draw and sculpt? Many everyday household items can be used to make clay, paste, paints, and other creative craft materials. Don't be afraid to experiment. Besides, making or discovering new art supplies can be just as fun as using them.

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Dough & Clay
Air Dry Clay Alum Play Dough Applesauce Sculpty Stuff Bakers Clay Bread Clay Carveable Stone Cinnamon Dough Coffee Grounds Dough Cornstarch and Salt Fundough Cornstarch Clay Creative Play Clay Dryer Lint Modeling Material Extra Soft Pulp Fake Wood Casting Compound Faux Recipe Frosting Dough Fruity Putty Funny Putty Goofy Putty Honey Peanut Butter Dough Hypoallergenic Clay Indoor Sandcastle Stuff Industrial Salt Dough Kool-Aid Dough Marzipan Dough Oat Dough #1 Oat Dough #2 Peanut Butter Dough Pearly Clay Beads Professional Sand Castle Stuff Rock Dough Salt Dough Sawdust Dough 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

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Things to Draw With
Chalk Designer Cloth with Crayons Giant Paul Bunyon Crayons Shaped Crayons 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66

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Paints & Inks

Artist Quality Oil Paint Bubbly Sudsy Ink Changing Cabbage Ink Colored Rice or Pasta Shapes Crystal Paint Dazzling Paint Deluxe Finger Paint Deluxe Poster Paint Dimensional Paint Disappearing Ink Earthy Dyes Egg Dye Egg Yolk Paint Marble Paper Monets Water Color Paints Moooo Paint Ooey Gooey Finger Paint Poster Paint Pudding Finger Paint Puffy Paint Royal Icing Paint (not for eating) Scratch-n-Sniff Watercolor Spreadable Paint Transfer Ink Translucent Paint

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Glues & Sticky Stuff
Batik Flour Paste Bookbinding or Leather Glue Classroom Paste Homemade Stickers Paste Resin Paper Mache Paste School Glue Sticker Goo Waterproof Glue 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

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Fun Things to Eat

Christmas Tea Edible Fishbowl Edible Paper Fizzling Drinks Ice Cream in a Bag Lemon Fizz Nilly Dillyicious Pops Rock Candy & Coffee Stirrers

Fun Extras
Active Volcano Lava Bath Salts Bird Treat Discovering Hidden Messages Eyes Fake Ivory Flower Preservative #1 Flower Preservative #2 Growing Crystals Guts Leathery Fake Skin Monster Bubbles Ocean Wave Toy

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Fun Extras
Paper Mache Plaster of Paris Draped Cloth Shiny Wet Snow Shrinking Plastic Stuff Slime Snow Flakes Super Bubbles Tissue Paper Sculpture Mix Volcano Cloud Whale Blubber

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Air Dry Clay

What Youll Need
1/4 cup thick tacky glue 1/3 cup cornstarch

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How to Make It
Stir both ingredients together until the dough is flaky and then knead it to a smooth consistency. Roll out the dough 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick and cut shapes or model shapes by hand. Allow to air dry overnight. This is a pretty easy recipe that produces a durable result without baking.

Alum Playdough
What Youll Need

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3 teaspoons alum (available in the grocery store spice section) 1 1/2 cups flour 1 cup salt 1 cup boiling water 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

How to Make It
Combine the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl. Add the boiling water and the oil. Mix thoroughly. At this point you can add tempera paints to create a desired color. Model the dough and let it air dry overnight or store unused dough in an airtight container

Applesauce Sculpty Stuff

What Youll Need
3 3/4 ounces of ground cinnamon 23 ounce jar applesauce

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How to Make It
If you like apples and cinnamon this dough's for you. Mix ingredients until the dough is stiff. Roll out and use cookie cutters or mold into shapes. Bake in 200 degree oven for 20 minutes or let air dry for a couple of days. The scent will last a long time. Great for Christmas ornaments.

Bakers Clay
What Youll Need
4 cups flour 1 cup salt 1 teaspoon powdered alum (available in spice section) 1 1/2 cups water Food coloring

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How to Make It

Mix all ingredients in bowl. If too dry work in extra water with hands. Bake on un-greased cookie sheet for 30 minutes in 250 degree oven. Turn and bake another 1 1/2 hours. Remove and cool. When done, sand lightly if desired and paint.

Bread Clay
What Youll Need
6 slices white bread 6 tablespoons white glue 1/2 teaspoon dish washing detergent Food coloring

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How to Make It
Wondering what to do with that stale bread? Make bread clay! First you must remove the crusts. Put the crusts out for the birds to eat. Combine the bread and the glue until smooth and then add the detergent. Shape and let dry for 24 hours before painting. This clay has a porcelain look and feel to it.

Carvable Stone
What You'll Need
3 parts vermiculite (A soil found at garden stores) 2 parts plaster of paris 2 scoops water

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How To Make It
Mix vermiculite, plaster of paris and water. Pour mixture in a paper container such as a milk carton. Wait fifteen minutes. Peel away paper. The "stone" will be soft. Mold with your hands or carve using a spoon. If you want to keep working on your carving, keep it in a plastic bag.

Cinnamon Dough
What You'll Need

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1 cup cinnamon 1 teaspoon cloves 1 teaspoon nutmeg 3/4 cup applesauce (Let drain in a strainer for several hours) 2 teaspoon white glue

How To Make It
This dough is not for eating but it sure smells good! Mix together the cinnamon, cloves & nutmeg. Next add the applesauce & glue. Work the mixture with your hands until smooth and well mixed. Put on wire rack to dry at room temp for several days. The spicy cinnamon smell makes this recipe great for the holidays.

Coffee Ground Dough

What You'll Need
2 cups used, dry coffee grounds 1/2 cup salt 1 1/2 cup cornmeal Warm Water

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How To Make It
Mix dry ingredients together. Add enough warm water to moisten. This dough has a unique texture and is good to roll, pat, and pound.

Cornstarch & Salt Fun Dough

What You'll Need
4 cups salt 1 cup cornstarch Water

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How To Make It
Combine salt and cornstarch in an electric skillet. Add enough water to form a paste. Cook on a medium heat setting, stirring constantly. The dough will not be sticky like flour dough and will not mold because of the high salt content.

Cornstach Clay
What You'll Need
1 cup cornstarch 2 cups salt 1 1/3 cups cold water Food Coloring

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How To Make It
This is a gooey clay that is great for sculpting. Bring the salt and 2/3 cup water to a boil. In a separate bowl mix the cornstarch with 2/3 cup water. Add the cornstarch mixture to the salt water and knead into a clay. This clay should be air dried and then painted. To prevent cracks when drying cover with a damp dish towel. Keep unused clay in the refrigerator in an airtight container. No-baking required.

Creative Play Clay

What You'll Need
1 cup baking soda 1/2 cup cornstarch 2/3 cup warm water Food coloring or poster paint Shellac or clear nail polish

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How To Make It
Mix baking soda and cornstarch in a saucepan. Add water. Stir until smooth. Place over medium heat and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture looks like mashed potatoes. Remove from heat and pour onto mixing board to cool. When clay is cool enough to be handled, knead. For color, knead food coloring into the clay until well blended. Or paint finished, uncolored objects with poster paints. When pieces are completely dry, brush with shellac or clear nail polish. Shellac is optional for figures colored with food coloring. This recipe makes about 1 1/2 cups. How to use it: With a rolling pin and cookie cutters or knife, you can roll and cut out creative play clay to make cut out shapes. This mixture can also be molded into almost anything. It hardens quickly, so work with only a small amount at a time. The larger the object, the longer it will take to dry. Store in plastic bags or in airtight containers. This clay will keep for several weeks.

Dryer Lint Modeling Material

What You'll Need
3 cups Lint (from laundry dryers) 2 cups cold or warm water 2/3 cups Non-self-rising wheat flour 3 drops oil of wintergreen Old newspaper

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How To Make It
Put lint and water in a large saucepan. Stir to dampen all parts of the lint. Add flour and stir thoroughly to prevent lumps. Add oil of wintergreen. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture holds together and forms peaks. Pour out onto several thicknesses of newspaper to cool. Press into molds. This material will dry in 3 to 5 days to a very hard, durable surface. When wet it has a felt like consistency. It dries to smooth or rough, depending on how it is used. When pressed into a mold, a hard, smooth finish is obtained. Stored in an airtight container, it will keep for several days.

Extra Soft Pulp

What You'll Need
Paper Napkins, Cleansing Tissues, or Toilet Tissue Thin Paste or white glue

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How To Make It
Crumple napkins or tissue and cover with paste. Model to desired shape. Use to add details such as noses, ears, eyebrows, and so forth. Note: This mixture does NOT keep and must be used immediately.

Fake Wood Casting Compound

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What You'll Need

1 cup flour 1/2 up salt 1 cup used coffee grounds 1/2 cup cold coffee (or water)

How To Make It
Make logs for totem poles or for building a miniature log cabin. Combine all ingredients. Blend well. Shape into logs or other items. Bake in a low oven.

Faux Recipe
What You'll Need
2 teaspoons white glue 1/2 cup water Plaster of Paris Tempura paint

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How To Make It
This faux sculpture recipe produce a special effect that makes your project look like it is something it is not. First mix glue and water in a bowl. Stir in plaster of Paris until thick and add tempura paint by dropping drops in but not mixing completely. Use a knife to make "marble" streaks. Do not over blend. If you do you will loose the marble effect. Pour into molds. Allow to air dry.

Frosting Dough
What You'll Need
1 can frosting mix 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 cup peanut butter spoon bowl

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How To Make It
Mix all ingredients in bowl with spoon. With clean hands, knead into workable dough. Model as with any dough.

Fruity Putty
What You'll Need
0.3 ounce package of sugar free fruit flavored gelatin 2 cups flour 1 cup salt 4 tablespoons cream of tartar 2 tablespoons cooking oil 2 cups boiling water

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How To Make It
Mix the dry ingredients in a pan. Add the boiling water and cooking oil. Stir over medium-high heat until the mixture forms a ball. Place the ball on waxed paper to cool. Store in an airtight container.

Funny Putty
What You'll Need
1 tablespoon liquid starch Food coloring 2 tablespoons white glue 2 small mixing bowls Mixing spoon Zippered plastic bag

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How To Make It
Combine white glue and food coloring in a small bowl. Pour liquid starch into a second small bowl. Pour the glue mixture on top of the liquid starch. Allow the mixture to stand for 5 minutes or until the glue absorbs the liquid starch. Remove the putty from the bowl and knead. The more you knead it, the better the consistency will be. Store your funny putty in a zippered plastic bag.

Goofy Putty
What You'll Need
1 tablespoon white glue (Elmer's only) 1 tablespoon Borax Food coloring 1 cup water Empty plastic soda bottle with cap Zipper-lock bag (quart size)

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How To Make It
Add borax to water. Stir until most of the powder dissolves. Store the Borax Water in a jar or bottle, and label Borax & Water. This will make many batches of putty. Measure glue into a zipper-lock bag. Add 1 teaspoon of plain water to the bag and mix. Add a drop of food coloring to this mixture. Now add 1 tablespoon of Borax Water to the bag of watered-down glue. Seal the bag and squeeze for 2 minutes in order to thoroughly mix the liquids. Notice that the liquids are starting to form a puttylike substance. Remove the putty from the bag and continue to squeeze and have fun with it.

Honey Peanut Butter Dough

What You'll Need
1 cup peanut butter 1 cup honey 2 cups powdered milk

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How To Make It
This dough is naturally yummy! Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Knead until smooth with your clean hands. Form the dough into shapes and then eat them for a snack.

Hypoallergenic Clay
What You'll Need
1/2 1/2 1/4 1/2 cup cup cup cup salt hot water cold water cornstarch

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How To Make It
Mix salt and hot water in a pan and heat to boiling point. Stir cold water into cornstarch in a separate bowl. While stirring, slowly add cornstarch mixture to boiling water. Continue stirring to break up any clumps and lumps. Cook this mixture over low heat while stirring constantly. Cook until mixture is stiff like pie dough. Remove from heat and turn out onto a non stick surface to cool. As soon as clay is cool enough to handle, knead like bread, until smooth and pliable. This clay dries and hardens in about a day or two. Depending on the humidity. When it is dry it is a white color and can be painted with enamels. To store clay, put in a Ziploc bag or other airtight container. It needs no refrigeration. This clay is very translucent when it is soft and maintains most of that once it is dry. As far as a clay goes, it stores well in an airtight container. If left out, it will dry within 24 hours. You can also bake at 200 degrees for 1 hour.

Indoor Sandcastle Stuff

What You'll Need
2 cups clean, fine sand 1 cup cornstarch 1 cup water

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How To Make It
Bring the beach inside even in the winter! The cornstarch in this recipe holds the sand together. Mix all three ingredients over a low heat (200). Remove when the mixture firms. Pack mixture into cups or other molds and let stand a few minutes. Turn cup upside down. Use utensils to carve into your sand sculpture.

Industrial Salt Dough

What You'll Need
1 cup flour 1/4 cup salt 2 teaspoon cream of tartar 1 cup warm water 1 teaspoon oil Food coloring

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How To Make It
This is a long lasting dough that requires cooking. Mix all ingredients in a sauce pan and cook over medium heat until smooth. Let the mixture cool slightly and knead. The dough will be very pliable and easy to sculpt. Place in plastic bag or airtight container to store. Bake in a low oven and paint.

Kool-Aid Dough
What You'll Need
1 cup flour 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid 1/2 cup salt 1 cup boiling water

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How To Make It
Choose your flavor! This dough smells and looks pretty but tastes yucky! First combine and mix flour, salt, and Kool-Aid. Next add boiling water and oil. Stir until the mixture begins to form a ball. Knead until smooth. Keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator. This is like the real playdough and does not dry out very well. It will shrink and crack, but is a lot of fun to play with.

Marzipan Dough
What You'll Need
Ready-made marzipan dough from the grocery store Food coloring

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How To Make It
Traditionally this dough is shaped into little fruits. Mix food coloring into the dough and shape into miniature fruits such as bananas, oranges, apples. The dough has a sweet almond taste.

Oat Dough #1
What You'll Need
1 part flour 1 part water 2 parts oatmeal

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How To Make It
Oatmeal's not just for breakfast anymore! Simply mix all ingredients with your hands. Mold into shapes or roll and cut with cookie cutters

Oat Dough #2
What You'll Need
1 part cornstarch 1 part water 2 parts oatmeal

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How To Make It
Mix all ingredients with your hands until dough forms into a ball. This dough has more of a rough texture and will dry hard.

Peanut Butter Dough

What You'll Need
1 1 1 1 cup cup 1/4 1/4 peanut butter Karo syrup cups powdered sugar cups powdered milk

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How To Make It
This dough is sweet and very yummy. Mix together with your clean hands. Mold into different shapes then have fun eating your creations.

Pearly Clay Beads

What You'll Need
1/2 cup salt 1/2 cup boiling water 1/2 cup cold water 1/2 cup cornstarch Toothpicks

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How To Make It
Pour the salt into the boiling water. In a mixing bowl, combine the cornstarch and the cold water. Add the cornstarch mixture to the salt solution. Cook over low heat, while stirring continuously. When mixture becomes like a stiff cookie dough, remove from heat and allow to cool. After cooling, knead until the clay is pliable. Roll into balls (try and make them all the same size) and stick a toothpick through the center. Bake at 200 degrees for 1 hour. Remove toothpick, once cool, and thread to make necklace or bracelet.

Professional Sand Castle Stuff

What You'll Need
10 parts sand 1 part white glue 3 parts water

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How To Make It
No more washed away sand castles! This mixture of sand and glue to will help hold together your work of art. Mix sand, water and glue together in a large bucket. If the mixture is too think, add more water. Expect your sand sculpture to last weeks even if it rains!

Rock Dough
What You'll Need
1 cup flour 1 cup used coffee grounds 1/2 cup salt 1/4 cup sand 1 cup water 1 tablespoon powdered tempera paint (optional) Mixing bowl Mixing Spoon

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How To Make It
Combine all dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Add water, and stir until the mixture is the consistency of bread dough. Add 1 tablespoon powdered tempera paint to tint the stone if desired. Form shape desired and let air dry for 2 3 days or bake on a cookie sheet in a 150 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

Salt Dough
What You'll Need
1 cup flour 1/2 cup salt 1/2 cup water 1 tablespoon cooking oil (optional)

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How To Make It
This is the most basic and time tested dough mixture. First mix all the ingredients together. Add the water and cooking oil. Next knead the dough for at least 10 minutes. The kneading will make the dough smooth and shinny. Flour your hand to prevent the dough from sticking. This dough can be baked in a low (250 degree) oven and then painted. Spray with a varnish for added shine.

Sawdust Dough
What You'll Need
1 cup clean sawdust 1 tablespoon liquid starch 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup water Sand paper Cookie cutters or molds Cardboard Aluminum foil White craft glue (optional)

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How To Make It
Mix ingredients together in a bowl until a stiff dough is formed. Add extra water or craft glue if the dough is too dry. Press firmly into molds and carefully turn out onto cardboard covered aluminum foil. Another method is to pat the dough flat on the aluminum foil covered cardboard and cut out shapes, removing excess dough. Gently pat the edges to flatten any jagged edges. Allow to dry thoroughly. Drying may take two to three days. Once your creations are dry, sand off any rough edges and coat with varnish or polyurethane. Experiment with different types of woods. Pine give a different result than a hardwood.

Chalk
What You'll Need
6 eggshells 1 teaspoon flour 1 teaspoon hot tap water 1 medium size rock Paper towels

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How To Make It
Make your own chalk with ordinary eggshells! First, wash and dry the shells. (it doesn't matter if they are broken) Next, grind the eggshells in a bowl with a rock until the shells become a fine powder. Finally, combine one tablespoon of eggshell powder, one teaspoon of flour and one teaspoon of hot water. Put the mixture in a paper towel and shape and roll into chalk sticks. The chalk sticks will need to dry for 4 days before they can be used.

Designer Cloth with Crayons

What You'll Need
Cloth Crayons Iron Large Piece of Board Thumbtacks Newspapers 1/2 cup Vinegar 1 cup water 3 tablespoons salt 1 quart water Pressing cloth

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How To Make It
Make sure that all the sizing is removed from the fabric by washing it first. Stretch the fabric out on the cardboard and thumbtack securely in place. Color in your design with crayons. The thicker and heavier the application of crayons, the deeper the color will be. When finished place the design face down on several sheets of newspaper. Mix 1/2 cup vinegar 1 cup water. Soak the pressing cloth in this mixture then squeeze out most of the liquid. Place the pressing cloth over the designed cloth and press with a hot iron. Mix 3 tablespoons salt and 1 quart of water. Soak the designed cloth in this solution for 3 to 4 hours. Gently wash in lukewarm water using a mild soap. After the cloth has dried, the design will become permanent. You can launder the cloth from now on in warm water and mild soap.

Giant Paul Bunyon Crayons

What You'll Need
1 ounce paraffin or candle wax 3 tablespoon powdered paint pigment paper towel tubes

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How To Make It
These crayons are big fun. Melt wax over the stove in a old pot. Add the paint pigment. Put as many paper towel tubes in a coffee can as will fit. This will keep them standing straight. Carefully pour the mixture into the paper towel tubes. When the wax is dry, peel away the paper towel tubes.

Shaped Crayons
What You'll Need
1 cup soap flakes (like Ivory Snow) Food coloring 1 Tablespoon hot water

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How To Make It
Put soap flakes into a bowl, add hot water, stirring constantly. Mixture will be quite thick and difficult to stir. Separate mixture into several bowls. Add food coloring, mixing each color until it is blended well. Press mixture into molds, let dry for at least one week. After removing crayons from mold, let dry for a day or so. You can make crayons to suit any theme.

Artist Quality Oil Paint

What You'll Need
1 tablespoon powdered tempera paint 1 tablespoon liquid dish washing soap

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How To Make It
This paint has a smooth, glossy effect and holds color well. Mix together tempera paint and soap. Store in glass jars.

Bubbly Sudsy Ink

What You'll Need
Liquid detergent/soap Water Ink color (india ink, food coloring or tempera paint)

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How To Make It
Good clean fun. Mix together liquid detergent and coloring in a shallow pan. Blow through a straw into the mixture until it bubbles over the top but does not run down the sides. Place a sheet of paper over the bubbles. The bubble pattern will transfer to the paper. This method is great for making book covers, stationary, etc.

Changing Cabbage Ink

What You'll Need
Cabbage Water 1 teaspoon vinegar

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How To Make It
Amaze your friends and family with this ink that changes color. Tear up cabbage leaves and put in a plastic bag. Squish the leaves until there is blue stuff in the plastic bag. Use the squished cabbage liquid as ink and write a message or draw a picture on a piece of paper. Use the vinegar on a paint brush and brush over the writing or picture and watch it change colors

Colored Rice or Pasta Shapes

What You'll Need
Rubbing Alcohol Pasta or rice Food Coloring

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How To Make It
Cover rice or pasta shapes with rubbing alcohol. Its best to do this in a non-metal container. Add food coloring until you get the desired shade you want. Let set for a while, and this could be a long while depending on the shade of color you want the rice or pasta shapes to have. When desired color is reached spread rice or pasta shapes out on waxed paper until dry. The alcohol evaporates and the smell should go away. Make sure that the rice or pasta shapes are completely dried out again before you store them.

Crystal Paint
What You'll Need
1/4 cup hot tap water 3 teaspoon Epsom salts

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How To Make It
Simply daaazzzling! Mix hot tap water and epsom salts. Brush the mixture onto a dark colored paper. When dry the salt will form crystals that shine in the light.

Dazzling Paint
What You'll Need
White school glue Glitter Food coloring Small zip lock freezer bags.

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How To Make It
Pour glue and glitter into small freezer bags. Add food coloring if desired. Mix by squishing around in your hands. Snip off a small corner of the bag and squeeze to paint.

Deluxe Finger Paint

What You'll Need
1/2 cup cornstarch 2 cups boiling water 1 cup cold water food coloring or poster paint 1 package unflavored gelatin

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How To Make It
A little more work, but this finger paint's translucent, high gloss quality makes it worth the extra effort. In saucepan, mix cornstarch with 3/4 cup cold water to a smooth paste. In a separate container mix and soak gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water. Next carefully pour 2 cups boiling water over the cornstarch mixture. Stir constantly. Cook until mixture boils and turns clear. Stir in gelatin. Pour into individual jars. Add color. Refrigerate to store. Suitable for dry or wet paper.

Deluxe Poster Paint

What You'll Need
1/4 cup flour 1 cup water 3 tablespoons powdered tempera paint 2 tablespoons water 1/2 teaspoon liquid starch or liquid detergent

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How To Make It
Measure flour into saucepan. Slowly add 1 cup water and mix until mixture is smooth. Heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens. Cool. Add 1/4 cup of this flour paste into small jar or plastic container. Add powdered tempera paint and water for each color. For opaque finish add some liquid starch. For glossy finish add some liquid detergent.

Dimensional Paint
What You'll Need
1 cup flour 1 cup water 1 cup salt Food coloring

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How To Make It
This paint will give an added dimension to your art work. Use on stiff cardboard to outline drawings. Mix all ingredients and add food coloring. Pour into squeeze bottles. Let the paint dry and finish by coating with a shiny clear nail polish.

Disappearing Ink
What You'll Need

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4 drops lemon juice 4 drops onion juice 17 grains sugar (Yes you have to count them!) You will also need a small mixing jar with a lid, toothpicks, paper and a bright lamp.

How To Make It
Mix the lemon juice, onion juice and sugar grains together in the jar. Dip a toothpick and write a message on a piece of white paper. (Do not press too hard. If you do the grooves will show through and give away your secret message!) The ink will disappear when it dries. To see the message, hold the paper over a bright light bulb.

Earthy Dyes
What You'll Need
1 quart berries, roots, or leaves (from below) 2 quarts water 1 ounce of alum (available in spice section of store) Product: Creates this color: Onion skins light brown, yellow, orange Spinach green Beets rose Goldenrod flowers - gold Coffee brown Red sumac leaves - black Red sumac berries - red Carrots yellow Cabbage purple

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How To Make It
Also try different grasses and flowers. Experiment. God has made wonderful colors. To make the dyes: chop, crush or grind the ingredients. Soak overnight in just enough water to cover the ground powders. The next day add water and boil for 1 hour. Strain the dye using cheesecloth. Add alum. Be careful natural dyes stain. Note: These quantities can be cut in 1/4 for less product.

Egg Dye
What You'll Need
1/4 teaspoon food coloring 3/4 cup hot water 1 tablespoon vinegar

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How To Make It
Measure liquids into a bowl. Separate into small bowls. Add food coloring to each mixture. Soak hard boiled eggs in dye. After you have pealed the hard boiled eggs, break up the colored shells and use as collage material.

Egg Yolk Paint

What You'll Need
1 egg yolk 1/4 tsp. Water Food coloring

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How To Make It
Mix egg yolk with water and lots of food coloring. Use a paint brush to paint on baked cookies. Return cookies to oven until egg has solidified. This paint also will work on paper, but allow to air dry. Dont put paper in the oven!

Marble Paper
What You'll Need

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1 tablespoon acrylic paint 2 tablespoons of water 1/2 cup liquid fabric starch or cooking oil Flat cooking pan with sides such as a cookie sheet, roasting pan, or tray Paint brush

How To Make It
For each color, blend acrylic paint and water and then set aside. Fill the pan with the liquid fabric starch or cooking oil. Use a paintbrush to drop paint mixture onto the starch. To avoid a yucky, muddy effect only use a couple of colors at a time. Use a clean paint brush to GENTLY swirl the colors across the top of the starch or cooking oil. Do not thoroughly mix as you will lose your effect. Gently lay a sheet of paper on top of the colors. Carefully lift the paper. The swirls of color will now be on the paper. Set the paper aside to dry, paint side up. Add more paint and repeat these steps to make more marbled paper.

Monets Water Color Paints

What You'll Need
1 tablespoon white vinegar 2 teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1/4 teaspoon glycerin food coloring

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How To Make It
Do like the famous impressionist painters did and bring your watercolors outside to paint. To make your own watercolors, first mix vinegar and baking soda. Next slowly add cornstarch, food coloring and glycerin to the mixture. Poor into small paper cups to let dry. The color is not as intense when it is dry so remember to add a lot of food coloring. When dry peel away the paper. Use like you would any water color paints.

Moo Paint
What You'll Need
1 cup condensed milk Food coloring

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How To Make It
Mix one cup condensed milk with a few drops of food coloring. This makes a very bright, glossy colored paint.

Ooey Gooey Finger Paint

What You'll Need
1/4 cup cornstarch 2 cups water food coloring

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How To Make It
Mix all ingredients in saucepan. Then boil the mixture until it is nice and thick. Pour into individual containers (baby food jars work great) then add food coloring. This finger paints work best when used on a glossy paper such as butcher or shelf paper.

Poster Paint
What You'll Need
2 parts powdered pigment 1 part liquid starch

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How To Make It
Powdered pigment is great to have around. While powdered pigment can be mixed with plain old water, liquid starch is better. This is a thin quality paint that works great for printmaking, silk screening, etc.

Pudding Finger Paint

What You'll Need
Pudding Mix Milk Wax paper Food coloring

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How To Make It
Finger licking good. Pudding is a natural for finger painting. Mix pudding and milk together as directed on the package. Add food coloring or use as is. Try pistachio, vanilla, chocolate.

Puffy Paint
What You'll Need
2 Parts Dry laundry soap 1 Part Water Paint or food coloring

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How To Make It
This paint is a natural for drawing big puffy clouds. Mix all ingredients in a blender until smooth and foamy. Paint on thick and let dry. Add a little water if needed to make puffy. You can also put the mixture in a plastic bag, tie off the end, and cut a very very small corner. Squeeze paint onto your project.

Royal Icing Paint

What You'll Need

(Not for eating)

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3 egg whites 1 pound powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar OR 7 tablespoons water 4 tablespoons meringue powder 7 cups powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

How To Make It
Beat together water and meringue powder or egg whites until frothy and light. Sift together powdered sugar and cream of tartar. Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl. Add 3/4 of the sugar mixture to the frothy mixture, then gradually add more until the desired consistency is reached. Royal Icing for crafting should be very thick. Place in a zip-lock bag and snip off one of the corners. Decorate your project. This icing will dry very hard. Important: Do not eat if using raw egg whites

Scratch-N-Sniff Watercolor
What You'll Need
1 tablespoon powdered unsweetened drink mix 1 tablespoon warm water Several small containers

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How To Make It
Mix the water and unsweetened drink mix together in a small bowl. (Find the off-brand Kool-Aid type mixes which you can usually get 10 for a dollar) Pour well blended mixture, now paint, into your container. (muffin tins or film canisters work well.) Repeat this with each color you are making, pouring them into separate containers. Paint with paint brushes. Allow artwork to dry overnight before scratching and sniffing.

Spreadable Paint
What You'll Need
1 cup powdered tempera paint 2 tablespoons wallpaper paste 1/4 to 1/2 cup liquid laundry starch

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How To Make It
Use this thick paint on cardboard to make a topographical map. First mix together tempera paint and paste. Mix until smooth and then add the starch. Use popsicle sticks or tongue depressors to spread.

Transfer Ink
What You'll Need

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2 tablespoons of soap powder (not detergent) such as Ivory Snow or Dreft 1/4 cup hot water 1 tablespoon turpentine

How To Make It
Combine the soap powder and the hot water in a small jar. Stir until dissolved. Add the turpentine. IMPORTANT: Remember dont use the same tablespoon you use for cooking. Let the transfer ink cool before using or putting the lid on the jar. Start with a freshly printed design. Avoid using one that has been printed weeks or months prior to project. Use a paintbrush and brush the ink over the picture to be transferred. Wait 10 seconds. Place the object to be transferred onto on top of the picture (or the other way around depending on convenience and practicality). Rub firmly with the back of a spoon. Lift a corner to check if the design has transferred. When completely transferred lift off completely. Storage note: You may store the transfer ink un-refrigerated in an airtight container indefinitely. If the ink solidifies for some reason, just bring it back to a liquid state by placing the jar in a warm pan of water. Shake well and you can use it again.

Translucent Paint
What You'll Need
4 ounces school glue 1/4 cup liquid starch Food coloring

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How To Make It
This is a short-lasting paint that works well for easel painting. Mix together all ingredients and store in small glass jars. Make only as much as you will need. The paint will last for almost a week.

Batik Flour Paste

What You'll Need

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Paper and pens 1 20-inch square of muslin (natural or white) per child Squeeze bottle (at least 8 ounces) Blender 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup water 2 teaspoons powdered alum (available in spice section of grocery stores) Washable fabric paints in assorted colors A variety of paint brushes and jars of water Newspaper and waxed paper When you are ready to begin, cover your work area with newspaper and measure the flour, water, and alum into a blender jar. Mix the ingredients until smooth and pour the paste into a squeeze bottle. Use the squeeze bottle to draw the design on the fabric (the lines should be slightly raised). Where you draw the lines will be where the paint will not stick to the fabric. Dry overnight. The next day, slide a sheet of waxed paper under the fabric to keep the newspaper from sticking to it and paint with a single layer of fabric paint. When it has dried, scrape and peel off the dried paste.

Bookbinding or Leather Glue

What You'll Need
1 packet (1/4 ounce) unflavored gelatin 3 tablespoons boiling water 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 teaspoon glycerin

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How To Make It
In a pan, add gelatin to boiling water. Stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Add vinegar and glycerin. Stir until well mixed. Makes about 1/3 cup. While the glue is still warm, apply a thin layer with a brush. This waterproof glue is excellent for binding leather to leather. It also makes a good flexible glue for use on paper, or for gluing cloth to cardboard for making notebook binders or scrapbooks. Stored in a tightly capped plastic or glass jar, this glue will keep for several months. It will gel in the bottle after a few days. Warm bottle in hot water to reuse the glue.

Classroom Paste
What You'll Need
1 cup non-self rising wheat flour 1 cup sugar 1 cup cold water 4 cups boiling water 1 tablespoon alum (available in spice section) 1/2 teaspoon oil of cinnamon (optional)

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How To Make It
Combine flour and sugar in a large pot. Slowly stir in cold water to form a paste. Slowly add boiling water, stirring vigorously to break up lumps. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly, until thick and clear. Remove from heat, and add alum. Stir until well mixed. Add oil of cinnamon if paste will not be used immediately. Classroom paste is a good all-purpose paste, especially appropriate for children. Stored in a closely capped jar, this paste will keep for several weeks. If it gets too thick it can be thinned with hot water for easy spreading.

Homemade Stickers
What You'll Need

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1 packet (1/4 oz) unflavored gelatin (such as Knox) 1 tablespoon cold water 3 tablespoons boiling water 1/2 teaspoon white corn syrup 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract (or what ever flavor you desire)

How To Make It
In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin into cold water. Put aside until soft. Pour softened gelatin into boiling water and stir until completely dissolved. Add corn syrup and extract. Mix thoroughly. Brush mixture thinly onto the back of picture that you want to turn into a sticker. After dry, you just moisten to apply. If you store the gum mixture (the sticky stuff) in a airtight container, it will keep several months. It will gel, but to return to a liquid, just put the container in a bowl of hot water.

Paste
What You'll Need
2 tablespoons vinegar 1/2 cup warm milk 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

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How To Make It
Mix together vinegar and warm milk. Wait until the mixture curdles and then strain the mixture through a coffee filter. Use the liquid to mix with baking soda. This is your paste!

Resin Paper Mache Paste

What You'll Need
1/2 cup non-self-rising wheat flour 1/4 cup powdered resin glue 1/2 cup warm water 1 1/2 cups hot water 4 drops oil of cinnamon

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How To Make It
Mix flour and resin glue in a saucepan. Make a paste by adding 1/2 cup warm water. Add hot water, stirring vigorously to prevent lumps. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick, clear, and smooth. Add oil of cinnamon. Makes about 1 pint. For best results, use this paste within a few days of preparation. The paste gives a very hard varnish to paper-mache projects as furniture, candlesticks, and bowls. Store paste in a covered glass jar.

School Glue
What You'll Need
3/4 cup water 2 tablespoon corn syrup 1 teaspoon white vinegar 1/2 cup cornstarch 3/4 cup cold water

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How To Make It
It's easy to make your own white school glue! Combine the first three ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Meanwhile mix cornstarch and water in a bowl. Finally add the second mixture to the saucepan while stirring. This glue should be left to settle for a day or two before using.

Sticker Goo
What You'll Need
1 tablespoon flavored gelatin 2 tablespoon boiling water

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How To Make It
Make your own stickers with this tasty sticker paste. Combine gelatin and boiling water until all gelatin is dissolved. Use a clean paint brush to paint the paste on the back of what you want to be a sticker. Dry overnight. Lick and stick your sticker. And it tastes good too!!

Waterproof Glue
What You'll Need
2 envelopes (1/2 oz.) unflavored gelatin (like Knox) 3 tablespoons of cold water (must be cold) 3 tablespoons skim milk (must be skim milk) Oil of Cloves

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How To Make It
In a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water. Set it aside until the gelatin has softened. Heat the skim milk to boiling point and pour into the softened gelatin. (It wont take long to bring three tablespoons of milk to boiling, so watch carefully.) Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Add the oil of cloves as preservative if you dont plan to use the glue up in one day. Use this glue while it is still warm by brushing a thin layer on objects to be glued. This works best when you are gluing decorations onto glass. If you are gluing marbles together or gluing metal to metal, use the glue after it has gelled (cooled).

Christmas Tea
What You'll Need
3 - three inch segments from a spruce tree Tea bags water

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How To Make It
This tea makes a nice gift and is full of vitamin C. Separate the pine needles from the branch. Put the needles in a tea bag. Boil in water. This tea has a spearminty taste to it. Mothers Market carries empty tea bags or you can purchase from www.foodsnaturally.com

Edible Fishbowl
What You'll Need
Clear plastic cups (for fish bowls) Three 6 ounce packages of blueberry gelatin. Grapes Gummy fish, worms, sharks Fresh mint (optional)

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How To Make It
Let's go fishing! This fish bowl is a party hit! Prepare three 6 ounce packages of blueberry gelatin according to the directions and refrigerate until cool. Meanwhile decorate the ocean floor (bottom of fish cup) with grapes. This is the rocky bottom. Add fresh mint leaves (weeds) if you like. Spoon the blue "water" (jello) over the fruit. Return to refrigerator until partially set. Push gummy fish into the gelatin with wooden skewer stick. Place in the refrigerator to chill.

Edible Paper
What You'll Need

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A large sheet of rice paper (can be found in Chinese grocers as well as in some ethnic food sections at your local grocery store) 2 damp towels Peanut oil Skillet

How To Make It
Cut the sheet to the desired size and shape. Just remember that whatever you cut out needs to fit in your skillet. Put the sheets of paper you cut between the two damp towels for about one and a half minutes (90 seconds). You want it to be pliable enough to shape and bend if you are folding it. Dont soak it too long or it gets rubbery and will not hold its shape. After you have your shape, fry it in the hot peanut oil until it is a nice golden color. This should only take a minute or less. You can now lightly dust your creation with some powdered sugar, or try a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Look for books on origami at the library to make creations for party favors. Use food coloring to paint a picture or write on your paper.

Fizzling Drinks
What You'll Need
1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon bottled lime juice 1/2 cup club soda

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How To Make It
Set up your own taste test. Blindfold your friends and make them guess which is the store soda and which is the homemade soda. Mix all ingredients together and drink.

Ice Cream in a Bag

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What You'll Need

1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 cup milk or half & half 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 6 tablespoons rock salt 1 pint-size Ziploc plastic bag 1 gallon-size Ziploc plastic bag Ice cubes

How To Make It
Fill the large bag half full of ice, and add the rock salt. Seal the bag. Put milk, vanilla, and sugar into the small bag, and seal it. Place the small bag inside the large one and seal again carefully. Shake until mixture is ice cream. About 5 minutes latter: Wipe off top of small bag, open carefully and enjoy!

Lemon Fizz
What You'll Need
1 glass lemonade 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

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How To Make It
This fizzy drink is fun to make for friends. Mix ingredients together and enjoy.

Nilly Dillyicious Pops

What You'll Need
20 Vanilla Wafer cookies 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 (6 ounce) bag white chocolate chips Colored candy sprinkles Popsicle sticks Wax paper

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How To Make It
Spread peanut butter onto the flat side of the cookies. Place a Popsicle stick into the peanut butter on half the cookies. Top with another cookie so the stick is sandwiched between the two cookies. Melt white chocolate chips in the microwave, one minute, then in 20 second increments (Or melt in a crock pot), stirring until smooth. Dip Nilly Pops in the melted chips, covering completely. Roll pops in sprinkles. Decorate with any other candies you wish, or leave some plain. Another variation is to use vanilla or chocolate frosting instead of peanut butter for the filling.

Rock Candy & Coffee Stirrers

What You'll Need

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5 cups sugar 2 cups water Food coloring Glass jar Plastic coffee can lid Wooden coffee stirrers, bamboo skewers, or Popsicle sticks Candy thermometer Wooden spoon

How To Make It
Beautiful and yummy! The sugar sticks are a great way to stir in sugar to coffee and tea and make a great gift idea. After bringing water to a boil, add sugar. Continue to boil until the temperature reaches above 260F. Let the sugar mixture cool for five minutes and then poor into glass jar. Add food coloring. Punch the bamboo skewer through the plastic coffee can lid and place on top of jar. The skewer should not touch the bottom of the jar. Wait seven days to lift the lid.

Active Volcano Lava

What You'll Need
1 teaspoon baking soda Red food coloring 1/2 cup vinegar

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How To Make It
Have you seen the Brady Bunch episode? Place baking soda inside the cup in the volcano. In a separate container mix food coloring and vinegar. When you want your volcano to erupt, pour the vinegar into the cup and stand back!

Bath Salts
What You'll Need
Epsom salts Food coloring Fragrance (example: scented oils)

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How To Make It
A great gift to make for mom or grandma! Mix salt, food coloring, and fragrance together in a zip lock bag. Shake until the coloring is evenly distributed. Fill a baby food jar, label, decorate the jar lid, and tie a ribbon around the jar.

Bird Treat
What You'll Need
Large pine cones Peanut butter Birdseed Fishing line, string or yarn

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How To Make It
This recipe is for the birds! First wrap and tie the string to pine cone. Next spread peanut butter all over the pine cone and roll in bird seed. Hang your bird feeders in a spot where you can watch the birds enjoy their treat.

Discovering Hidden Messages

What You'll Need
Wax paper Drawing paper

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How To Make It
Place drawing paper on hard surface. Place wax paper on top of drawing paper. Use a blunt object to press lines onto drawing paper. Paint over with water color. The lines that were pressed onto the paper will appear.

Fake Eyes
What You'll Need
Peeled grapes Bowl

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How To Make It
Peel grapes and put in a bowl. Gross out your friends by covering the bowl and having them put their hands in the bowl of eyes.

Fake Ivory
What You'll Need
1 bar white soap Carving tools - plastic knife, spoon, etc.

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How To Make It
Use a simple bar of soap to create ivory look alike carvings.

Flower Preservative #1
What You'll Need
1 part powdered Borax 2 part Cornmeal Covered cardboard box (like a shoe box) Fresh flowers

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How To Make It
Thoroughly mix borax and cornmeal. Cover the bottom of the box with 3/4 of an inch of this mixture. Cut flower stems about 1 inch long. Lay the flowers face down in this mixture. Spread the petals and leaves so that they lie as flat as possible. Do not place flowers too close together. Cover the flowers with 3/4 of an inch of the mixture. Place the lid on the box and keep at room temperature for 3 to 4 weeks. This is an excellent way to preserve corsages or flowers from someone special. Try daisies, pansies, apple blossoms, asters, violets, and other flowers with this method. They will stay summer fresh indefinitely.

Flower Preservative #2
What You'll Need
Fresh Flowers Florists wire Airtight container (such as a coffee can) Plastic bag Borax Wire or string Soft brush

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How To Make It
Pick flowers at the speak of their bloom. Remove the stems. Make new stems with florists wire. Run wire through the base of the flower and twist the two ends together. Line the coffee can with the plastic bag. Pour enough borax into the plastic bag to cover the bottom to a depth of 1 inch. Place flower face down in the borax. Pour about 1 inch of borax over the top of the flower. Add more flowers and borax until the container is full. Gather the top of the bag, squeezing out all the air inside it. Fasten shut with wire or string. Place lid on can and set aside in a dry place for at least 4 weeks. Remove flowers from borax and carefully brush away all borax with a soft brush. USES: Flowers preserved in this way are very colorful.

Growing Crystals
What You'll Need
small pieces of charcoal 6 tablespoons salt 6 tablespoons bluing (in the laundry section) 6 tablespoons water 1 tablespoons ammonia Food coloring

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How To Make It
No weeding required for this garden. First place (or should we say "plant") the charcoal in a shallow pan or dish. Combine all remaining ingredients in a bowl and pour over the charcoal. Drop food coloring over the top of the charcoal. Wait several days and you will see your garden start to grow.

Guts
What You'll Need
Spaghetti Water Large bowl

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How To Make It
Boil water and add spaghetti. Cook until firm. Drain and put in a bowl. Have friends close their eyes and put there hands in the guts. Great idea to show how it would be inside the belly of a big fish!

Leathery Fake Skin

What You'll Need
30 ounces of applesauce 1 tablespoon honey Nonstick spray

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How To Make It
Mix applesauce and honey in a bowl. Pour mixture onto a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake in a low oven ( 150 degrees) for six hours. Let cool and peel the skin from the cookie sheet

Monster Bubbles
What You'll Need
2 2 2 2 - 4 cups water cups dish soap cups glycerin tsp corn syrup

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How To Make It
Mix all ingredients together in a bottle. Shake to mix but do not shake to hard. You may have to let the mixture settle for a while after mixing. Makes enormous bubbles.

Ocean Wave
What You'll Need
Water Oil Blue food coloring Clear plastic bottles

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How To Make It
This is based on the principal that water and oil do not mix. The blue water will stay separate from the oil. Fill a plastic bottle 3/4 full of water. Add the blue food coloring to the water. Put the cap on and shake gently. Next add oil to fill the container. Squeeze a line of glue around the neck of the bottle and put some inside the cap. Screw on the cap tight and let dry. Turn upside down and watch the waves come in.

Paper Mache
What You'll Need
Newspaper Flour Water Mixing bowl Tempera paints Balloons

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How To Make It
Piata anyone? Mix up water and flour to make a thick paste. Tear strips of newspaper about one or two inches wide. Dip strips into glue and squeeze off excess. Wrap the strips around a balloon or other form in criss-cross layers. Let dry and apply one or two more coats.

Plaster of Paris Draped Cloth

What You'll Need
2 cups plaster of Paris 1 teaspoon alum (available in spice section) 1 cup water fabric, sheets, or netting mixing bowl Mixing spoon Object to serve as form and/or stand Paints and paintbrushes

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How To Make It
Combine the plaster of Paris and alum in the mixing bowl. Add enough water to make the plaster into a thick consistency. Dip the fabric into the plaster of paris. Remove the fabric and drape it over your form or stand. Arrange the fabric before it dries. The fabric will stiffen as it dries. After the fabric dries completely, it can be painted if desired. Ideal for making stiffy bows!

Shiny Wet Snow

What You'll Need
Powdered soap Water

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How To Make It
Beat together two parts powder soap to one part water. Spread a thin layer of the mixture onto a piece of cardboard. The mixture will dry smooth and shinny like snow.

Shrinking Plastic Stuff

What You'll Need

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# 6 Recyclable clear plastic (This plastic is thin and clear. The containers that delis and grocery use is often this type of plastic.) Scissors Permanent markers

How To Make It
Trace or draw patterns of your favorite things with permanent markers onto the plastic. Cut the shape out with scissors. Place on a cookie sheet covered with aluminum foil. Place in an oven heated to 250 degrees until the pieces shrink. It will take only a few seconds so watch it closely. Dont worry if you see the edges start to curl over. As the piece shrinks completely it should flatten out.

Slime
What You'll Need
Corn starch Water Food coloring

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How To Make It
Slimy giggly messy goo. Want some? Start by combining cornstarch and water. Add just enough water to make it pasty. Next add food coloring. This makes a messy slime. The slime will thicken the more you play with it!

Snow Flakes
What Youll Need
String Wide mouth jar White Pipe Cleaners Blue food coloring (optional) Boiling water (Adult supervision) 20 Mule Team Borax (Available in the laundry section) pencil

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How to Make It
Cut a white pipe cleaner into 3 equal sections. Twist the sections together in the center so that you have a six-sided star shape. If your points are not even, trim the pipe-cleaner sections to the same length. Now attach string along the outer edges to form a snowflake pattern. Attach a piece of string to the top of one of the pipe cleaners and tie the other end to a pencil (this is to hang it from). Fill a wide mouth jar with boiling water. Mix Borax into the water one tablespoon at a time. Use 3 tablespoons of borax per cup of water. Stir until dissolved. (dont worry if there is powder settling on the bottom of the jar). If you want you can add a little blue food coloring now to give the snowflake a bluish hue. Insert your pipe cleaner snowflake into the jar so that the pencil is resting on the lip of the jar and the snowflake is freely suspended in the borax solution. Wait overnight and by morning the snowflake will be covered with shiny crystals. Try other shapes and other colors. (Example: Red pipe cleaner heart)

Super Bubbles
What You'll Need
1/2 cup dish soap 2 cups water 1 teaspoon sugar or light corn syrup

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How To Make It
Combine ingredients thoroughly and let settle. Use a wand made from coat hanger or other metal wire.

Tissue Paper Sculpture Mix

What Youll Need
Tissue paper or streamers Starch

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How To Make It
This is a fun lightweight sculpting compound. Tear or cut tissue paper into little pieces. Put in a blender and add starch. Blend until it is smooth. Add food coloring to white tissue mixture. Be careful, colored tissue, when wet, will stain.
Press into molds or sculpt into objects.

Volcano Cloud
What Youll Need
Dry coffee creamer Balloons

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How To Make It
This is a great movie special effect. The clouds look like real ashes. Fill balloons with a half a cup of dried coffee creamer. Pop the balloon.

Whale Blubber
What Youll Need
1/2 cup water 1/2 cup white glue 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons borax

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How to Make It
Have you ever wondered what fat looks like? Make this recipe and find out. Combine the first two ingredients. In a separate bowl combine the next two ingredients. Pour the glue mixture into the borax mixture stirring constantly.

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