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Family Scavenger Hunt Directions The idea of a scavenger hunt is to find all the items on a list and return them to a designated place as quickly as possible. There are many ways to organize a hunt and many choices to make. You can play as indiv...

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Goop

Goop 2 c salt 1 c. water 1 c. cornstarch Cook salt and 1/2 c. of water for 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add cornstarch and remaining 1/2 c. of water, then return to heat. Stir until mixture thickens. You can also add food coloring to this....

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Kool-Aid Play Dough

Kool-Aid Play Dough (no cooking required) 3 c. flour 1/2 c. salt 1 pkg. unsweetened Kool-aid 1 T. alum 2 c. boiling water Mix together first three ingredients then add boiling water. Knead dough with up to an additional 1 c. of flour unt...

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Edible Peanut Butter Play Dough

Edible Peanut Butter Play Dough This recipe is especially good for toddlers because they can play with the dough and then eat it. (Be sure to wash hands and work area!) It's also one of my favorite candies, when made with peanut butter and powder...

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Making a simple family tree

The first step to creating a family tree is research. Create a form to list information you’d like to know such as: A person’s full name – include any misspellings or interpretations that may have happened if the individual traveled from another ...

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Cupcakes with kids

Makes 24 cupcakes Ingredients 1 (18.25 oz) box cake mix or 1 recipe for 2 (8-inch) round layer cakes 1 (16-oz) can frosting or 2 cups of your favorite frosting 2 (14-oz) bags white melting candies black food color red food col...

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Simplest kite

Material list: 20 sheets of brightly colored 8 1/2" x 11" multipurpose printing paper. 20Lb. Bond is good. 20 8" bamboo bar-b-que shishkabab sticks. 1 roll of florescent surveyor's flagging plastic tape. Available at any hardware ...

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Gardening with kids

Getting started: • Give your child some space; literally! Kids loving having spaces that are all their own, whether it`s their own desk area in the house, or the tent they`ve created with chairs and blankets in the family room. The same is true for ...

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Many variations of the Tag game

Different ways of playing tags: 1. Frozen Tag - if you're tagged by 'it' you freeze until you are rescued. Use your creativity for rescuing techniques: you have to limbo under an arm; the frozen person makes a shape that you have to go through or ...

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Treasure Hunt

Here is what you will need: Small plastic gold coins, inexpensive beaded necklaces, small rings, play money, and a treasure box decorated by the children. A map made by you for the children to follow. Inexpensive treasures that can be found in any...

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