Make Something Monday

Time to get crafty! Below are some ideas for things to make with your children.

 
 
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Building Play

Bring out the legos or blocks, or toothpicks and marshmallows!

 
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Playdough Recipes

The Caterpillar and Sprouts Best (No Cook) Playdough Recipe

  • 2 cups plain flour (all purpose)

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil  (baby oil and coconut oil work too) 

  • 1/2 cup salt

  • 2 tablespoons cream of tartar

  • 1 to 1.5 cups boiling water (adding in increments until it feels just right)

  • food coloring (add to the hot water for best results)

  1. Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil in a large mixing bowl

  2. Add food coloring TO the boiling water then into the dry ingredients

  3. Stir continuously until it becomes a sticky, combined dough

  4. Allow it to cool down then take it out of the bowl and knead it vigorously for a couple of minutes until all of the stickiness has gone. * This is the most important part of the process, so keep at it until it’s the perfect consistency!* If it remains a little sticky then add a touch more flour until just right

Or try the Firefly Cooked Version!

 
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Arts and Crafts

Lots of fun crafts can be made with every day supplies you probably have at home! You can print coloring pages, or make paper plate masks.

The Firefly teachers shared this article of fun ideas.

Make collages with glue, paper, yarn pieces, feathers, found items at home and in nature.

Or make homemade water colors with old markers.