R had a friend over one day this week, so we decided to try something new; we made a batch of sand play dough. Here is the recipe we used:
1 cup sand
1/2 cup cornstarch
3/4 cup water
Mix ingredients in saucepan and cook until thick. Allow to cool, knead and allow to harden enough for use.I gave them each an umbrella toothpick, some seashells, and a few marbles. C added one of his dinosaurs.
I really like the texture of this play dough, and the kids had a lot of fun playing with it. I made a second batch because I didn't think they each had enough dough, but they were content with what they had and never ended up touching the second batch! I'm going to seal it up in a ziploc bag and hope it stores well.
6 comments:
I have never thought about making sand play dough. I like the idea of using it with seashells and the umbrellas!
How cool. This could be a way to use up some of that jar of colored sand I bought.
Very,very cool.We need to make this!
I love the simple recipe and the creations that transpired! Those umbrella toothpicks are perfect for the beach theme.
I use a very similar recipe to make "fossils" with dinosaurs inside. It hardens and can easily be chipped away by those preschool paleontologists!
http://notjustcute.com/2009/02/18/preschool-paleontologists-digging-for-dinosaur-bones/
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One word: AWESOME! :)
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