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Treasure dough {or super fun play dough}

It had been a while since we played with play dough…
But who could resist the wonderful invitations to play by The Imagination Tree *smile*

…and made a batch of purple, green and orange
…complete with glitter!

Using items from around the house…such as feathers, pasta and googly eyes…
…Dino Boy created and played for hours!!
{The Imagination Tree has many inspiring play dough ideas here}

When Dino Boy first saw the play dough he yelled out ‘Treasure dough!‘
I think the glitter and bits and bobs added so much fun for him!

And while Little Miss Q was a bit uncertain at first…
She ended up enjoying touching and mushing the play dough around…

And days later…. 
the play dough may have changed colour
… but what fun!

Happy crafting, Kelly
June 8, 2012 by

Hot melting pots

The other day I warmed some terracotta pots in the oven…
…just warm enough so they would hold their heat for a while
The pots were then placed on a cooling rack and taken to the table…
…at the table I had laid out some newspaper {just in case} and had crayons at the ready!

 I explained to Dino Boy that the pots were hot and to just touch the crayons to them lightly
{and not to touch the pots with little hands!}

He was so very careful… 
…and enjoyed melting the crayons onto the pots… creating patterns and marks

Little Miss Q on the other hand went for the typical crayon in the mouth approach *smile*
…although she did make some marks on some cardboard
{she will have to wait until she is bigger to try out the hot melting pots!}

We might try this using metal like Still parenting…
Or hot rocks like Having Fun at Home…
Isn’t it fun to ‘paint’ in different ways *smile*
Happy painting, Kelly
June 1, 2012 by