Instead... They got to help make Homemade Play Doh. This recipe is from "B's" (my four year old eldest son) preschool teacher.
Ingredients:
2 cups water
2 packets of Kool Aid (preferably same flavor)
1 cup of salt
3 tablespoons oil
2 cups flour
food coloring (optional)
Instructions:
1.) (PARENTS DO THIS STEP!) Bring water to a boil. I filled up my 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup and placed it in the microwave for about 3 minuets. You may need to do more or less time depending on your microwave. Add water to a large mixing bowl.
2.) Add 1 cup of salt. The kiddos can do this step. Just PLEASE be careful with the HOT water. We don't want any scalded children.
3.) Add 3 tablespoons of oil. Again, the kiddos can do this step (even though in this shot I am doing it). It is great for their cognitive thinking...they are ALWAYS learning.
4.) Add 2 packets of Kool Aid. One pack for each kid in our situation. Trust me...this was a BIG deal while we were making this. As you can see the two spoons. Everything MUST be equal and fair! Oh, my...
You may also add some additional food coloring in this step. I didn't only because I did not have red food dye on hand. I thought it would have been strange to add anything else other then red to Fruit Punch flavor Kool Aid. I know, a bit Anal you may say...
5.) Add the 2 cups of flour.
6.) Let the little monsters stir. Look at those chubby little arms and hands. So cute!
7.) Mommy or Daddy may need to take over in the stirring department because it starts to get tough.
8.) Flour your work surface.
9.) Plop your Play Doh goo onto the floured work surface.
10.) Knead. Mommy did this step because the Play Doh is still a bit warm. You may need to add some more flour to get a silky like consistency.
11.) There you go! The PERFECT ball of Homemade Play Doh. Did I mention...it smells so GOOD! Oh, and if your darling children decide to eat their Play Doh, that is fine. There is nothing in this recipe that is not edible. "T" had many licks while helping stir...yummy! This is also why I didn't want him to help me bake. He always licks stuff.
12.) Let them at it. It should keep them busy for at LEAST 15 minuets before they need you for something or they start fighting over the Play Doh scissors. You can give them some toy trucks or in our case snowmobiles (we live in Minnesota) to make tire/ski tracks. Or even toy animals for animal tracks...
"T"
"B"
Enjoy!
...and try to get some baking done would ya!
