Friday, May 13, 2011

A total boys day

What does it involve?
Non-stop action, a couple props, and loads of imagination:)

Glow sticks

They can be used a light sabers, swords.....
Water balloons

Watch out!!!

WAR!

Oh, can't forget this one - "fuel".
What is better than a picnic while watching Woody Woodpecker?

Punch balloons - you might near ear plugs for this one;)

Homemade play-doh in the color of your choice.

Shark, tiger, a horse, a man....


This recipe is the bomb
(it last forever, and has an amazing texture):

Food coloring
1 cup flour
1 T oil
1 cup water
1/2 cup salt
2 tsp. cream of tarter

Cook on stove top until right form.
If you are making one color, the easiest way is to put the food coloring directly into the batch as you cook it.
However, in my case I was making a host of colors:
I made three batches
(at one time... you might want an assistant... this is a major workout),
divided it into 5 sections, placing each of these on parchment paper,
added the dye and then used the parchment paper to knead the color into the dough.
Not foolproof, but one can manage to remain mostly dye-free:)

On a side note, a day like this is guaranteed to produce happy boys and boys who will sleep well come nightfall:)

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