Odd &
End Recipes
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Bubble Solution
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1 cup water
4 tbsp. clear dish detergent
2 tbsp. clear syrup (corn syrup
like Karo works well)
Mix ingredients together. Use straws to blow bubbles.
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Colored Rice
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Rice is one ingredient that's easy to find in almost any country. This recipe
yields brightly colored rice for use in any craft project.
1 cup white rice
(also works with pasta)
1 tsp. rubbing alcohol
food coloring
Mix
a few drops of food coloring with alcohol. Put rice in sealable container. Pour
liquid mixture over rice and shake until color is evenly distributed. Spread colored
rice in a thin layer to dry. Store rice in dry air-tight container.
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Colored Sand
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An alternative to coloring--especially helpful for tactile learners
fine
sand
dry tempera paints
Mix sand with dry tempera paints until sand reaches
desired color. Store in a resealable container.
Using fingers, toothpicks,
or paintbrushes, kids can lightly coat an area with glue. They may then sprinkle
the area with colored sand, shaking the paper gently to equally distribute sand,
then returning excess to container.This is a fun alternative to traditional coloring.
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Flubber
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You've seen the movie. . . . Now make your own "Flubber"!
Mix together
in one bowl:
1 cup white glue
3/4 cup warm water
green food coloring
Mix together in a second bowl:
2 tsp. Borax
1/2 cup warm water
After
both mixtures have been well-mixed, mix both together in one large bowl. Do not
stir. Just reach in and pull out the glob of "flubber." Need glob for
a few minutes. Store in air-tight container.
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Salt Glitter
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Want to use glitter in a project, but can't find the stuff anywhere? No problem!
This easy-to-make (and inexpensive) recipe offers a great substitute!
1/2
cup salt
5-8 drops food coloring
Mix salt with food coloring, adding
one drop of coloring at a time until desired color is reached. Spread colored
salt in a thin layer to air dry or microwave 1-2 minutes until moisture is evaporated.
If food coloring is not available, you may use watercolors (the more concentrated,
the better), but you'll need to allow for longer drying times.
Either way,
storage is a breeze....simply store each color of your dried salt glitter in a
salt shaker! This makes the glitter easy for students to use while limiting the
mess.
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Silly Putty
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1 cup white glue
food coloring
2 drops oil of cloves
approximately
1/2 cup liquid starch
Mix glue with a few drops of food coloring until desired
color is achieved. (Pastels work best; it's almost impossible to get brighter
colors.) Stir in oil of cloves. Then begin adding liquid starch. Continue stirring
in starch until mixture reaches a shapeable, stretchable consistency. You may
need slightly less or more than one cup of starch, depending on humidity. Store
in an airtight container.
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Soap Crayons
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1 cup Ivory Snow
2 Tbsp. hot water
liquid food coloring
Mix soap
flakes with hot water. The mixture will be very stiff. Divide dough into four
or five balls. Add a different color to each, adding a few drops of food coloring
at a time until it becomes a rich, thick paste. Press into small paper cups or
other molds and allow to dry for at least a week. After "crayons" harden,
remove from molds and allow to dry at least another week before use.
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Soap Foam
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6 tbsp. liquid starch
1 cup soap powder (A mild laundry detergent works well.)
liquid food coloring or dry tempera paints
Whip all ingredients with
a mixer. Plan to make a separate recipe for each color. Foam may be stored briefly
in an air-tight container. (It deflates over time, but may be resurrected at least
a couple of times by whipping again.)
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Bath Salts
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The Bath Salts will make a great gift. Keep your eyes open for some unusual
jars to use.This project is rated AVERAGE to do.What You Need
Large
glass or metal mixing bowl
2 cups Epsom's salts
1 cup Sea salt, rock
salt or coarse salt
Food coloring
1/4 teaspoon Glycerin
Essential
oil for fragrance such as vanilla, citrus or peppermint, optional
Clean,
dry jars with cork stoppers or metal screw-on lid
How To Make It
Try and
do this on a day with low humidity, the salt will absorb moisture from the air.
Combine salts in bowl and mix well. Add a couple drops of food coloring and mix
well. Add glycerin and essential oil (4 or 5 drops) and mix well. Spoon salts
into the jars and close them.
Make a gift tag with the scent (if you used
one) and suggesting using 1/3 to 1/2 cup in the bath. Makes 3 cups of bath salts.
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Airplane Ornament #2
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Make
a candy airplane using one stick of flat (Wrigley's) gum, one package of "Smarties",
and two life savers.This project is rated VERY EASY to do.What You Need
1
stick of flat (Wrigley's) gum
1 package of Smarties candies
2 Life Savers
Rubber band
How To Make It
Place
the gum (wings) perpendicular on the "Smarties" (plane body).
Use
a rubber band to loop through one lifesaver (wheel) over the gum, through another
lifesaver (wheel) and under the "Smarties."
