If you have school-aged kids, chances are your summer is winding down like ours is and the weather is heating up. So, the more we’re stuck inside, the more I’m hear complaints of “I’m bored.” So I went hunting throughout the Internet for some great ideas for crafts to keep the kids busy these last days of summer.
Kool Aid Play Dough
Try this cool colored dough you can make at home. Smells great, too!
Ingredients:
1 cup water
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup salt
1 packages unsweetened Kool-Aid (any flavor/color)
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Directions:
Mix all the dry items, then mix all the liquid items. Blend together. Put in a saucepan on medium heat. Stir constantly until the mix pulls away from the sides of the pan. Take the ball of dough and put on counter to cool and then knead until ready.
Shrinky Dinks (Thanks to Curbly)
Ingredients:
Clean #6 Plastic
Permanent Markers
Scissors
Aluminum Foil
Oven and Tongs or Oven Mitt
Directions:
1. Obtain a piece of #6 plastic (polystyrene). Most clear containers at salad bars, delis, and grocery stores will work. Just flip it over and look for a “6” inside the recycling arrows. If you ask nicely, they’ll usually give you a fresh one.
2. Cut any excess plastic away to make a flat sheet.
