Playdough Robots

 I love when we come across ideas that we get excited about!
And playdough robots was certainly one of them *smile*

When we saw these made on Playschool recently we couldn’t wait to try them out!!
{we have reached a comfortable compromise on limited tv viewing…
…which happens to include Playschool}

We had a regular batch of green playdough ready
And then we made a non-conducting batch of pink playdough using this recipe

Husband of Mine then rifled through his toys {his randomly collected electronic gadgets}
And came back with a battery pack and leads…
And the all important eyes {otherwise known as LEDs}

Then the real fun began… making circuits!
Dino Boy was excited to make the one-eyed monster light up *smile*

And Husband of Mine made a… car?
In all honesty though I think I was the most excited by this activity… 
So we will have to try it again when Dino Boy is a bit older.
Happy crafting, Kelly
August 17, 2012 by

Happy lil ❤’s are baking ~ dinosaur biscuits

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Dino Boy and I made some super fun dinosaur imprint biscuits
back when I first started Happy Whimsical Hearts last year…

 And since we are still in the midst of dino love… I thought it would be fun to revisit them
*smile*

You need:

1 cup flour 
3/4 cup self raising flour 
125g butter 
125g caster sugar 
1 egg 
few drops of vanilla 
3 tablespoons cocoa
    Cream butter and sugar before adding the egg and vanilla
    Next add the flour and cocoa – mix into a good dough
    Make small slightly flat biscuit balls before pressing plastic dinosaurs into them!
    Bake for around 20 minutes at 160°C (320°F)

    And now, we can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to in the kitchen with your kids!
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    Happy baking!
    Kelly

    August 16, 2012 by