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Michelle, you asked about some "moon goo"-- I don't know if this can help
you, but here is a recipe for "silly stuff" that your son can also help make
with you!
Materials: 1c flour, 1/2 c salt, 2 TBsp veg. oil, 1 c
water, 2 tsp cream of tartar, food coloring (optional), stove, pot, mixing
spoon, storage container
Procedure: 1. Mix all
ingredients in pot. 2. Cook over med. heat, stirring until mixture sticks
together in a ball. 3. Remove pot from heat, and let dough cool. 4.
Squeeze and knead--have fun! 5. Store in airtight container.
Unlike some clays, this is a dough that stays soft. My kids
thoroughly enjoy playing with this. I have other recipes for diff. clays.
If you or anyone else is interested,just let me know, and I'll be happy to
send them to you.
Do you have access to a telescope?
It is fascinating to look at the moon and to see the craters! Also, because
my boys were recently space crazy, we glued paper plates to make ufo's, and
covered paper towel tubes with foil, rolled another paper into a cone,
attached it to one end, stuffed yellow tissue paper in the other end, and
created (in a quick matter) rockets. Most of our crafts are completed in
short order since they are so excited to play with them! Anyway, I hope you
both have a great time exploring the moon!
Karen--suddenly craving a moon pie--in IND
you, but here is a recipe for "silly stuff" that your son can also help make
with you!
Materials: 1c flour, 1/2 c salt, 2 TBsp veg. oil, 1 c
water, 2 tsp cream of tartar, food coloring (optional), stove, pot, mixing
spoon, storage container
Procedure: 1. Mix all
ingredients in pot. 2. Cook over med. heat, stirring until mixture sticks
together in a ball. 3. Remove pot from heat, and let dough cool. 4.
Squeeze and knead--have fun! 5. Store in airtight container.
Unlike some clays, this is a dough that stays soft. My kids
thoroughly enjoy playing with this. I have other recipes for diff. clays.
If you or anyone else is interested,just let me know, and I'll be happy to
send them to you.
Do you have access to a telescope?
It is fascinating to look at the moon and to see the craters! Also, because
my boys were recently space crazy, we glued paper plates to make ufo's, and
covered paper towel tubes with foil, rolled another paper into a cone,
attached it to one end, stuffed yellow tissue paper in the other end, and
created (in a quick matter) rockets. Most of our crafts are completed in
short order since they are so excited to play with them! Anyway, I hope you
both have a great time exploring the moon!
Karen--suddenly craving a moon pie--in IND
A. Yates
We made some flubber...the kids loved it. When I find the recipe, I'll
send it. It is very easy and fun.
Ann
HPaulson5@... wrote:
send it. It is very easy and fun.
Ann
HPaulson5@... wrote:
> Michelle, you asked about some "moon goo"-- I don't know if this can
> help
> you, but here is a recipe for "silly stuff" that your son can also
> help make
> with you!
> Materials: 1c flour, 1/2 c salt, 2 TBsp veg. oil,
> 1 c
> water, 2 tsp cream of tartar, food coloring (optional), stove, pot,
> mixing
> spoon, storage container
> Procedure: 1. Mix all
> ingredients in pot. 2. Cook over med. heat, stirring until mixture
> sticks
> together in a ball. 3. Remove pot from heat, and let dough cool. 4.
>
> Squeeze and knead--have fun! 5. Store in airtight container.
>
> Unlike some clays, this is a dough that stays soft. My kids
> thoroughly enjoy playing with this. I have other recipes for diff.
> clays.
> If you or anyone else is interested,just let me know, and I'll be
> happy to
> send them to you.
> Do you have access to a
> telescope?
> It is fascinating to look at the moon and to see the craters! Also,
> because
> my boys were recently space crazy, we glued paper plates to make
> ufo's, and
> covered paper towel tubes with foil, rolled another paper into a cone,
>
> attached it to one end, stuffed yellow tissue paper in the other end,
> and
> created (in a quick matter) rockets. Most of our crafts are completed
> in
> short order since they are so excited to play with them! Anyway, I
> hope you
> both have a great time exploring the moon!
>
> Karen--suddenly craving a moon pie--in IND
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Hi, Michelle, the alien mom!
I too have very creative sorts around here. Fun but exhausting at times of
course! For a spaceship I would give Zain a big ole cardboard box and let him
decorate it, etc. I once gave my then-5 yo son some boxes to make a play
castle while i caught 40 winks with my then-newborn son and when i awoke
there was this enormous castle with turrets and doors! I was blown away! Now
if i had gotten too involved it would never have been as elaborate or as
creative b/c this particular son gets into power struggles with me very
easily. All he needed help with was opening the paints so he could paint it
all bright green! We saved that castle setup for at least 5 years. And it was
played with almost every day, whereas the same sort of cardboard castle
structure that we bought at a medieval festival last summer has yet to be
played with! Also my crowd likes to play spaceship every time they see a
laundry basket! They dump out the laundry (grrrr!) and jump inside and shout
blast off! sometimes the basket is upside down on top of them! But if i had
ever suggested this i am sure the game would never have been repeated! In our
house the bed is the moon, Michelle! Have fun!
Bridget
Homeschooling Tim, 13, Christian,7, Jeremiah, 5, and Emmanuelle 17 months
I too have very creative sorts around here. Fun but exhausting at times of
course! For a spaceship I would give Zain a big ole cardboard box and let him
decorate it, etc. I once gave my then-5 yo son some boxes to make a play
castle while i caught 40 winks with my then-newborn son and when i awoke
there was this enormous castle with turrets and doors! I was blown away! Now
if i had gotten too involved it would never have been as elaborate or as
creative b/c this particular son gets into power struggles with me very
easily. All he needed help with was opening the paints so he could paint it
all bright green! We saved that castle setup for at least 5 years. And it was
played with almost every day, whereas the same sort of cardboard castle
structure that we bought at a medieval festival last summer has yet to be
played with! Also my crowd likes to play spaceship every time they see a
laundry basket! They dump out the laundry (grrrr!) and jump inside and shout
blast off! sometimes the basket is upside down on top of them! But if i had
ever suggested this i am sure the game would never have been repeated! In our
house the bed is the moon, Michelle! Have fun!
Bridget
Homeschooling Tim, 13, Christian,7, Jeremiah, 5, and Emmanuelle 17 months