Arts n Craft Ideas

EDIBLE NECKLACE n BRACELET
Supplies needed:
Shoestring (long, thin) licorice, cheerios, fruit loops, marshmallows, and/or any other stringable food
*Thread the cheerios or whatever stringable food you've chosen onto the licorice string. Tie the licorice strings together in a knot and there you have it!
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PLAY CLAY
Supplies needed:
2 cups baking soda
1 cup cornstarch(cornflour)
1 1/4 cups cold water
optional:food coloring to color clay
*Stir together baking soda and cornstarch in saucepan. Add water and cook over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture reaches consistency of moist mashed potatoes(approximately 6 to 10 minutes). If clay is cooked too long, finished crafts may crack.
*Remove mixture to plate and cover with damp cloth. When play clay is cool enough to handle, pat until smooth. If you find the clay crumbles when working with it, add a few drops of water at a time to soften. If you find clay sticks to the hard, smooth surface you're working on, use clay on wax paper. This is great for making and saving your child's hand or footprint impressions as a keepsake.
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BATHTIME CRAYONS
*You can color on the inside of the tub with these.
Supplies needed:
1 cup grated Ivory soap
1/4 cup warm water
4 to 6 drops food coloring
Plastic cookie cutters
*Mix water, soap and food coloring together in a medium sized bowl. Stir the crayon mixture until it begins to stiffen. Remove the mixture from the bowl and knead until it is the consistency of a very thick dough. Spoon crayon mixture into plastic cookie cutters. Place the cookie cutters in the freezer for 10 minutes. Pop the crayons out of the cookie cutters and allow them to dry overnight or until hard.
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LET'S MAKE SCENTS
*Make a scented sachet
Supplies needed:
1 Charmin Scents toilet paper tube
Paint
Glue
Construction Paper
Your mixture of scents

Paint tube with different colors and let dry.
Cover one end of the tube with construction paper and seal it with glue. Fill the tube with your scented mixture. Cover the other end of the tube with construction paper and glue shut. Place your sachet in a drawer to give everything a special scent.
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INVISIBLE INK
Supplies needed:
2 Tbsp pure lemon juice
cotton swab

Pour lemon juice into a small glass or plastic dish. Soak one end of the cotton swab in the lemon juice. Use the lemon juice soaked cotton swab to draw a picture or a secret message on a piece of paper. When you're ready to see your finished drawing, hold the sheet of paper near a light bulb or over a toaster. The heat source will slowly turn the lemon juice dark brown and reveal your drawing.