Kool Aid Play Dough

Kool-Aid Play Dough
The children will love the smell of this playdough!
2 1/2 cups flour

1 cup salt

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 cups boiling water

2 packages unsweetened Kool-Aid
Mix dry ingredients. Add oil and water. Wearing gloves, knead for 10 minutes. Store in zip lock bag in refrigerator.
Note:
Your hands may smell of the Kool-Aid flavor even with gloves.

It smells so good!

let the games begin

The Olympic games have officially started and to recognize that,

we want you to tell us all of your great ideas for getting your kids active!

What are some fun ways that you have brought the Olympics home into your own backyards??

Here are a few that we have found to inspire you...

Crab Walks – walk on your hands and feet with your tummy up
Bear Walk – walk on your hands and feet while keeping them straight and not bending your knees or elbows
Army Crawl – use your elbows and not legs to crawl
Wheel Barrow Race – with a partner, have one child hold the legs of the other and walk or run as the other uses the hands to move
Three Legged Race – tie one left leg and one right leg of two kids together while they walk along using three legs

Share your great ideas by leaving us a comment!!

Window painting

I got a cool idea to make homemade window paint. Just mix it up and let your kids go crazy on the windows from the outside.

ingredients:

water

cornstarch

dish soap

food coloring.

use equal amounts of each (except food coloring) until it has the consistency of pudding. Add food coloring for color. Get some paint brushes and let your kids go wild. then when they are done spray it down with the hose and voila. Clean windows!

Ice cube drawing

Ephemeral Ice Drawing
Here's a very cool project for a hot day. Supply your child with several sheets of colored paper and an ice cube to draw with. As the ice cube melts, it will create a trail of dark marks that fade as they dry and then -- poof! -- disappear completely. For an easy-to-hold twist, you can make the ice in a plastic ice pop mold with a handle. This can even be done on the sidewalk.