Soft & Silky Dough

Soft & Silky Dough

Easy 2 ingredient dough

2 Cups Cornstarch

1 Cup Hair Conditioner

Optional - Food Coloring

Tips:  

*Wear gloves to add food coloring.

Once the color is mixed, it seems to stay in.

*Don't add more Cornstarch.  It will be really sticky, keep mixing and the texture will change.

*This dough is sensory heaven.  The texture is silky and the smell of the conditioner (green apple in this case) was pleasant but it will leave a spot on the play surface.

**This is the last Distance Learning Post of the 2019/2020 School Year** 

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

Notes of Gratitude

Notes of Gratitude

Don't have a printer? Draw your own hearts, cut them and fold them.  Keep them in an envelope, jar, sandwich bag or box.

Gratitude Posty Notes

Gratitude Posty Notes

Example:

Don't have a printer? Use real posty notes.  No posty notes? Make your own.

Folded Paper Caterpillar Race

Folded Paper Caterpillar Race

What you need:

The card stock strips are 1" wide x 6" long 

Any sturdy paper will work

1.  Fold the strip in half

2.  Open back up

3.  Fold the ends into the center

4.  Fold them in again

5. Fold in half

6. Carefully round off the corners with the scissors (optional)

7.  Draw eyes & mouth (optional)

8. Push the caterpillar forward by blowing air through the straw

9. Make 2, have a race!

10.  Draw a starting line & finish line.  You could even draw lanes and say players have to stay in their own lane.

Scribble Cards

When was the last time that you scribbled?

Scribbling is fun & beautiful

Especially when you frame it!

*The favorite Big Box Store has a $1 area 

*Bought an 8 pack of blank cards/envelopes for a dollar

*Cut a tie, flames, hand & heart out with scissors

*Used double sided tape to attach scribbling inside the card

*You warm my heart*

Just grab a fist full of colored pencils or crayons and scribble like crazy!

No need for blank cards, just fold paper in half.  You could use newspaper, copy paper, construction paper, card stock and more.

Your Future Self Drawing Prompt

Your Future Self Drawing Prompt 

String Art

String Art

Ink works best

These student examples were made using diluted tempera paint and yarn

 

 

This video shows acrylic paint diluted with a little water.

1.  Dip string in paint

2.  Place it on the paper

3.  Place another paper on top or fold the paper in half

4.  Press and hold the paper

5.  Pull the string

Fizzy Paint

Fizzy Paint

What you need

1/4 Cup Baking Soda

1/4 Cup Water

Food Coloring

Vinegar

1.  Put 1/4 Cup Baking Soda in each cup

2.  Put 1/4 Cup water in each cup.  Add food coloring and stir well.

3.  Paint!  Keep stirring!

The painting will be a little puffy and sparkly.  You can just use it this way.

For the fizz, add vinegar

Spray or sprinkle it on and watch the fizz

Extension Activity:  Take the paint outside and dump vinegar into it.  Watch it fizz up over the top of the cups

Crazy Ice Cream Combo Drawing Prompt

Crazy Ice Cream Combo Drawing Prompt

Fill a Suitcase Drawing Prompt

Fill a Suitcase Drawing Prompt

Design A Skateboard

Design a Skateboard 

Straw Rocket

Straw Rocket

What you need:

Piece of copy paper

Straw

Tape

Pencil

Scissors

How to:  Cut about a 2 inch piece of paper off the short end of the copy paper (shown above).

Roll it around the pencil and tape it.

Draw a rocket on the leftover copy paper.

You can draw whatever you want.

Launch a dragon, cat, tractor, butterfly

Cut the rocket out, fold over one end of the rolled paper.  Tape it shut.  Tape the rocket over the folded end. Put the straw into the open end.

Take a deep breath and blow into the straw!

Optional:  Stabilize with fins

Make Your Own Rebus Sentence or Story

Make Your Own Rebus Sentence or Story

3 Ingredient Chalk Paint

3 Ingredient Chalk Paint

1/4 Cup Corn Starch

1/4 Cup Water

6 Drops of Food Coloring

This recipe works out well for a muffin tin.

Make a bigger batch by simply mixing 1 part water to 1 part Corn Starch.

Muffin Tin Recipe

1. Put 2 Tablespoons of water in each muffin cup

2.  Add food coloring

3.  Add 1/4 cup of Cornstarch

4. Stir

5.  Add remaining 2 Tablespoons of water

6. Stir

The trick to vivid colors is to continue stirring the mixture.  So, give it a quick stir with the brush before applying it to a surface.

Don't have a paved surface outside to use chalk paint?

Other ideas:  Rocks, paper.

If you paint on black paper it looks clear at first.

Just wait for it to dry

Use it as a diffused watercolor on paper

Experiment

Go outside

Before/After

Digital Badges

Digital Badges

Remote learning calls for NEW everything!

Exploring a Digital Badge System

Work in Progress

Camping Creativity

Camping Creativity

Backyard Treasures

Collect some Backyard Treasures Today!

Example

DIY Gel Painting

DIY Gel Painting

I highly recommend making this.  So much fun!