Ms. Amy's Blog @Child Central Station

We always make homemade play dough. The tried and true recipe we use comes from an old elementary school cookbook- you can   find it in this old blog post.   The only difference is, for the eucalyptus play dough you add green food coloring and some eucalyptus oil.  (I usually add a few drops of the oil after the play dough is complete.) The dough is soft and pliable. The children love to play with it. Sometimes we cut it; Sometimes we squish it. It is the perfect play dough for days with super drippy noses! This recipe is great for other essential oils as well. One of my personal favorites is lavender. Do you have a favorite type of play dough? I'd love to hear about it!

We painted with Kool-aid! Instead of adding it to other paint like I saw on some other blogs, we opted to use it more like a liquid watercolor by adding a small amount of water to each colored powder. Unfortunately, my camera was MIA during our wonderful sensory painting experience so I only have photos of the finished product: Another wonderful thing you can do with Kool-Aid is to color and scent your homemade play dough. Here is our favorite dough recipe: 1 c. flour 1/2 c. salt 1 c. water 1 Tbsp cooking oil 2 tsp cream of tartar 1-2 pkg Kool-Aid Mix all ingredients in a microwave save cooking dish. Cook on high in microwave for 3 minutes Remove from microwave, stir well. Cook for one minute, stir, repeat until the dough is no longer sticky. Remove from the dish- knead and remove any lumps. This dough can also be cooked on the stove-top. We prefer to make it in the microwave as it is much more difficult to burn and the children are more active participants in the process. This post...