Glitter Playdough



GLITTER PLAYDOUGH

What you need: 1 1/2 c corn starch, 1/2 c flour, 2 c water, 2 tsp cream of tarter, 1 c salt, 1 Tbs oil.   Sauce pan, measuring cups, mixing spoon, and wax paper. Glitter!

What to do:
·      Put all dry ingredients in pan and then add water and oil. 
·       Cook over med high heat.  Continue to stir while cooking. 
·       After about 5 minutes roughly it should start to clump. 
·      Keep stirring every few minutes.  The playdough will start getting sticky fast at this point stir continuously. 
·       When it looks like playdough remove from the pan.
·      Place mine on wax paper to cool.
·       Let cool at least 30 minutes before kneading. 
·       Once the playdough has cooled, separate it into as many pieces as you want to make glitter colors for. 
·      You might want to keep one white.
·       Place each ball you wish to color on it’s own paper plate. 
·       Flatten the playdough on the plate and sprinkle glitter on.
·        Last mash and knead the playdough to mix in the glitter. 

FYI:  you could just add the glitter to the playdough while cooking if you want just one color. 

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Snow Day

I know most of you are disappointed because we are out of school today. You're probably sitting around thinking "What to do...What to do?" Well grumble no more!

Check out the websites listed on our blog while you warm up before heading back outside.You can learn more about snow and learn how to take pictures of a snowflake at SnowCrystals.com. To get there fast, just click the link under Science Websites. When we have a thick snow, my husband's favorite thing to do is make snow cream. He has several recipes but for beginners I suggest you try the one below. (I inserted some science words, in CAPS, because I just couldn't resist.)

QUICK and EASY SNOW CREAM
1. Mix 1 cup of sugar into 1 cup of milk. Stir until sugar is DISSOLVED. Add 2 tablespoons of vanilla.2. Cover your SOLUTION and put it in the refrigerator to chill while you go outside to get your snow.3. Scoop 8 cups of fresh snow into a clean cold bowl (putting your bowl outside first to chill works well). Add your sugar/milk SOLUTION and stir until your MIXTURE is well-combined and has the TEXTURE of ice-cream.4. Serve immediately because it doesn't freeze well.

Special note: Use only WHITE snow :-p