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homemade playdough
We made at least 10 diferent combinations of playough but this one is our favorite because of its consistency and how long it last.
Materials
Directions
Suggestion: If you want to make diferent colors, double the ingredients and instead of adding the coloring at the begining. Add the food color to the smooth knead splitting them into small balls. I found out that if you make a hole like a container on each ball, add one drop or two drops, close knead with the food color inside and knead again you dont get food coloring in your fingers :)
Materials
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup salt
- 1 tablespoon cream of tartar
- Food coloring
- Saucepan
- 1 cup flour
Directions
- Combine water, oil, cream of tartar, and food coloring in a saucepan and heat until warm.
- Remove from heat and add flour and salt.
- Stir, then knead until smooth. The cream of tartar makes this dough last 6 months or longer, so it is important to use it.
- Store this dough in an airtight container or a Ziploc freezer bag.
Suggestion: If you want to make diferent colors, double the ingredients and instead of adding the coloring at the begining. Add the food color to the smooth knead splitting them into small balls. I found out that if you make a hole like a container on each ball, add one drop or two drops, close knead with the food color inside and knead again you dont get food coloring in your fingers :)
holiday ornaments with plaster of paris
You can use the playdough you made in the previous suggestion to stamp a mold of an ornament or an holiday item related. Then fill it up with the mix of plaster of paris, wait 30 min and voila. Examples of these are in the home page under Fossils.
As a recomendation the plaster of paris should have a creamy consisistency like a yogurt. You can also add food coloring to the mix or you can paint to the plaster of paris once it is dry. Also try to make a thick layer, it might take a litle more time to dry but also it would be more sturdy.
As a recomendation the plaster of paris should have a creamy consisistency like a yogurt. You can also add food coloring to the mix or you can paint to the plaster of paris once it is dry. Also try to make a thick layer, it might take a litle more time to dry but also it would be more sturdy.
create an animation with your phone
Make your own animated movies with phone apps like koma koma (apple) or gif animator (android)
Check some of the ones we did in class in the home page under PK Movement lab.
Check some of the ones we did in class in the home page under PK Movement lab.
potato battery
Tutorial to make it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFuF2Tsg9HY . Suggestion. Try aluminum foil if you don't have the cables, and a galvanized nail if you don't have a washer.
DIY Model Magic
We are using the recipe from Southern as Biscuits website.
Ingredients
2 cups baking soda
1 cup corn starch
1 1/2 cups cold water
Instructions
Combine 2 cups of baking soda, 1 cup of cornstarch and 1 1/2 cups of cold water in a pan. Stir the ingredients until you have a smooth consistency.
Place the pan over your stove on medium heat. Stir the mixture until it boils.
Continue stirring to remove any lumps. Set a pan cover slightly askew and cook the mixture until it has the consistency of mashed potatoes. Keep a close watch on the pan and stir every few minutes to avoid burning.
Pour the mixture into a large bowl. Saturate a kitchen towel in cold water and wring out so it is damp rather than dripping. Place the towel over the mixture and allow it to cool.
Sprinkle cornstarch on a clean kitchen surface and knead the mixture once it has cooled until pliable, then use as desired.
Tips: Knead in more corn starch, a little at a time, as needed if the dough is too "wet." Keeping a damp kitchen towel over the extra dough, it will keep for some time, though if you plan to keep it for more than a couple of days, you might want to add peppermint flavoring, as it can start to smell sour. Don't make your model too thick, or the clay may crack in the thicker areas.
Ours kept for about two weeks.
Ingredients
2 cups baking soda
1 cup corn starch
1 1/2 cups cold water
Instructions
Combine 2 cups of baking soda, 1 cup of cornstarch and 1 1/2 cups of cold water in a pan. Stir the ingredients until you have a smooth consistency.
Place the pan over your stove on medium heat. Stir the mixture until it boils.
Continue stirring to remove any lumps. Set a pan cover slightly askew and cook the mixture until it has the consistency of mashed potatoes. Keep a close watch on the pan and stir every few minutes to avoid burning.
Pour the mixture into a large bowl. Saturate a kitchen towel in cold water and wring out so it is damp rather than dripping. Place the towel over the mixture and allow it to cool.
Sprinkle cornstarch on a clean kitchen surface and knead the mixture once it has cooled until pliable, then use as desired.
Tips: Knead in more corn starch, a little at a time, as needed if the dough is too "wet." Keeping a damp kitchen towel over the extra dough, it will keep for some time, though if you plan to keep it for more than a couple of days, you might want to add peppermint flavoring, as it can start to smell sour. Don't make your model too thick, or the clay may crack in the thicker areas.
Ours kept for about two weeks.