Get Your Green On!!

If your looking for a fun activity for St. Patric's day, I have a couple to share. Little Guy is in a sort of anti craft mode, so I have to choose our activities carefully.

Who doesn't love to make play dough. This is my stand by recipe as it doesn't require cooking, so it's easy for little ones to help with.

Koolaid Play Dough

1 c flour, sifted (this is what my recipe calls for but I always use more. It's fun for the kids to work it in with their hands. I use at least 1 cup more. Just add until you have a smooth dough that's not too sticky)
1/2 c salt
3 T cooking oil
1 pkg Koolaid (unsweet) we used lemon lime for the green color
1 c boiling water ( I just use hot water, perhaps that's why I need extra flour, but I don't really think so)
Mix dry ingredients and oil. Add water and knead to for soft dough, add flour as needed.

Yellow and Blue make Green!

With all this talk of green I couldn't pass up the opportunity to guide little guy in a little color exploration.

All you need for this activity is yellow and blue food color (you could just use green) and rubbing alcohol). Pour uncooked pasta into a zip top bag, add a generous amount of food color and a bit of alcohol (a cap full or two should do the trick), and close the top of the bag. Now it's time to get shake'n. Shake pasta until all noodles are coated. Lay noodles out on news paper to dry.

We are still undecided on what to make with our noodles perhaps a necklace, or maybe even a decoration to hang from the light fixture over the kitchen table. We'll share what we make later.

Fancy That, Lots of Green Family Fun!!

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