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8/23/2019 Crafts Make Own Art Supplies

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Make Your OwnArt Supplies

And Other Fun Stuff

Over 100 Recipes & Ideas Using Household Supplies

Paints & InksPlaydough & ClaysGlues & Sticky StuffPlus Many More


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Make Your Own Art Supplies

What was it like long ago when art materials were too

expensive or hard to find? What materials could you useto paint, draw and sculpt?

Many everyday household items can be used to make clay,

paste, paints, and other creative craft materials.

Don't be afraid to experiment.

Besides, making or discovering new art supplies can be just

as fun as using them.


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Table Of Contents Page 1

Dough & ClayAir Dry Clay 5Alum Play Dough 6

Applesauce Sculpty Stuff 7Bakers Clay 8Bread Clay 9Carveable Stone 10

Cinnamon Dough 11Coffee Grounds Dough 12

Cornstarch and Salt Fundough 13Cornstarch Clay 14

Creative Play Clay 15Dryer Lint Modeling Material 16

Extra Soft Pulp 17

Fake Wood Casting Compound 18Faux Recipe 19Frosting Dough 20Fruity Putty 21

Funny Putty 22

Goofy Putty 23Honey Peanut Butter Dough 24

Hypoallergenic Clay 25Indoor Sandcastle Stuff 26Industrial Salt Dough 27

Kool-Aid Dough 28

Marzipan Dough 29

Oat Dough #1 30Oat Dough #2 31

Peanut Butter Dough 32Pearly Clay Beads 33

Professional Sand Castle Stuff 34

Rock Dough 35Salt Dough 36Sawdust Dough 37


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Things to Draw WithChalk 38

Designer Cloth with Crayons 39Giant Paul Bunyon Crayons 40

Shaped Crayons 41

Paints & InksArtist Quality Oil Paint 42

Bubbly Sudsy Ink 43

Changing Cabbage Ink 44Colored Rice or Pasta Shapes 45

Crystal Paint 46Dazzling Paint 47

Deluxe Finger Paint 48Deluxe Poster Paint 49

Dimensional Paint 50Disappearing Ink 51Earthy Dyes 52

Egg Dye 53

Egg Yolk Paint 54Marble Paper 55Monets Water Color Paints 56

Moooo Paint 57Ooey Gooey Finger Paint 58

Poster Paint 59

Pudding Finger Paint 60Puffy Paint 61

Royal Icing Paint (not for eating) 62Scratch-n-Sniff Watercolor 63

Spreadable Paint 64Transfer Ink 65Translucent Paint 66


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Glues & Sticky StuffBatik Flour Paste 67

Bookbinding or Leather Glue 68Classroom Paste 69

Homemade Stickers 70Paste 71Resin Paper Mache Paste 72

School Glue 73

Sticker Goo 74Waterproof Glue 75

Fun Things to EatChristmas Tea 76

Edible Fishbowl 77Edible Paper 78Fizzling Drinks 79

Ice Cream in a Bag 80

Lemon Fizz 81Nilly Dillyicious Pops 82

Rock Candy & Coffee Stirrers 83Fun Extras

Active Volcano Lava 84Bath Salts 85Bird Treat 86Discovering Hidden Messages 87

Eyes 88

Fake Ivory 89

Flower Preservative #1 90Flower Preservative #2 91Growing Crystals 92Guts 93

Leathery Fake Skin 94

Monster Bubbles 95Ocean Wave Toy 96


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Table of Contents Page 4

Fun Extras (Continued)Paper Mache 97

Plaster of Paris Draped Cloth 98Shiny Wet Snow 99

Shrinking Plastic Stuff 100Slime 101Snow Flakes 102

Super Bubbles 103

Tissue Paper Sculpture Mix 104Volcano Cloud 105

Whale Blubber 106


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Air Dry Clay Page 5

What Youll Need

1/4 cup thick tacky glue

1/3 cup cornstarch

How to Make It

Stir both ingredients together until the dough is flaky and then

knead it to a smooth consistency. Roll out the dough 1/8 to 1/4

inch thick and cut shapes or model shapes by hand. Allow to airdry overnight. This is a pretty easy recipe that produces a

durable result without baking.


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Alum Playdough Page 6

What Youll Need

3 teaspoons alum (available in the grocery store spice section)

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup salt

1 cup boiling water

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

How to Make It

Combine the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl. Add the boiling

water and the oil. Mix thoroughly. At this point you can add

tempera paints to create a desired color. Model the dough and let

it air dry overnight or store unused dough in an airtight container


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Applesauce Sculpty Stuff Page 7

What Youll Need

3 3/4 ounces of ground cinnamon23 ounce jar applesauce

How to Make It

If you like apples and cinnamon this dough's for you. Mix

ingredients until the dough is stiff. Roll out and use cookie

cutters or mold into shapes. Bake in 200 degree oven for 20minutes or let air dry for a couple of days. The scent will last a

long time. Great for Christmas ornaments.


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Bakers Clay Page 8

What Youll Need

4 cups flour

1 cup salt

1 teaspoon powdered alum (available in spice section)

1 1/2 cups water

Food coloring

How to Make It

Mix all ingredients in bowl. If too dry work in extra water with

hands. Bake on un-greased cookie sheet for 30 minutes in 250

degree oven. Turn and bake another 1 1/2 hours. Remove and cool.

When done, sand lightly if desired and paint.


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Bread Clay Page 9

What Youll Need

6 slices white bread

6 tablespoons white glue

1/2 teaspoon dish washing detergent

Food coloring

How to Make It

Wondering what to do with that stale bread? Make bread clay!First you must remove the crusts. Put the crusts out for the birds

to eat. Combine the bread and the glue until smooth and then add

the detergent. Shape and let dry for 24 hours before painting.

This clay has a porcelain look and feel to it.


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Carvable Stone Page 10

What You'll Need

3 parts vermiculite (A soil found at garden stores)

2 parts plaster of paris

2 scoops water

How To Make It

Mix vermiculite, plaster of paris and water. Pour mixture in a

paper container such as a milk carton. Wait fifteen minutes. Peelaway paper. The "stone" will be soft. Mold with your hands or

carve using a spoon. If you want to keep working on your carving,

keep it in a plastic bag.


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Cinnamon Dough Page 11

What You'll Need

1 cup cinnamon

1 teaspoon cloves

1 teaspoon nutmeg

3/4 cup applesauce (Let drain in a strainer for several hours)

2 teaspoon white glue

How To Make It

This dough is not for eating but it sure smells good! Mix together

the cinnamon, cloves & nutmeg. Next add the applesauce & glue.

Work the mixture with your hands until smooth and well mixed.

Put on wire rack to dry at room temp for several days. The spicy

cinnamon smell makes this recipe great for the holidays.


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Coffee Ground Dough Page 12

What You'll Need

2 cups used, dry coffee grounds

1/2 cup salt

1 1/2 cup cornmeal

Warm Water

How To Make It

Mix dry ingredients together. Add enough warm water to moisten.This dough has a unique texture and is good to roll, pat, and pound.


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Cornstarch & Salt Fun Dough Page 13

What You'll Need

4 cups salt

1 cup cornstarch

Water

How To Make It

Combine salt and cornstarch in an electric skillet. Add enough

water to form a paste. Cook on a medium heat setting, stirringconstantly. The dough will not be sticky like flour dough and will

not mold because of the high salt content.


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Cornstach Clay Page 14

What You'll Need

1 cup cornstarch

2 cups salt

1 1/3 cups cold water

Food Coloring

How To Make It

This is a gooey clay that is great for sculpting. Bring the salt and2/3 cup water to a boil. In a separate bowl mix the cornstarch

with 2/3 cup water. Add the cornstarch mixture to the salt water

and knead into a clay. This clay should be air dried and then

painted. To prevent cracks when drying cover with a damp dish

towel. Keep unused clay in the refrigerator in an airtight

container. No-baking required.


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Creative Play Clay Page 15

What You'll Need

1 cup baking soda

1/2 cup cornstarch

2/3 cup warm water

Food coloring or poster paint

Shellac or clear nail polish

How To Make It

Mix baking soda and cornstarch in a saucepan. Add water. Stir

until smooth. Place over medium heat and bring to a boil. Cook,

stirring constantly, until mixture looks like mashed potatoes.

Remove from heat and pour onto mixing board to cool. When clay

is cool enough to be handled, knead. For color, knead food coloring

into the clay until well blended. Or paint finished, uncolored

objects with poster paints. When pieces are completely dry,brush with shellac or clear nail polish. Shellac is optional for

figures colored with food coloring.

This recipe makes about 1 1/2 cups.

How to use it: With a rolling pin and cookie cutters or knife, you

can roll and cut out creative play clay to make cut out shapes.This mixture can also be molded into almost anything. It hardens

quickly, so work with only a small amount at a time. The larger the

object, the longer it will take to dry. Store in plastic bags or in

airtight containers. This clay will keep for several weeks.


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Dryer Lint Modeling Material Page 16

What You'll Need

3 cups Lint (from laundry dryers)

2 cups cold or warm water

2/3 cups Non-self-rising wheat flour

3 drops oil of wintergreen

Old newspaper

How To Make It

Put lint and water in a large saucepan. Stir to dampen all parts of

the lint. Add flour and stir thoroughly to prevent lumps. Add oil

of wintergreen. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until

mixture holds together and forms peaks. Pour out onto several

thicknesses of newspaper to cool. Press into molds. This material

will dry in 3 to 5 days to a very hard, durable surface. When wet

it has a felt like consistency. It dries to smooth or rough,depending on how it is used. When pressed into a mold, a hard,

smooth finish is obtained. Stored in an airtight container, it will

keep for several days.


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Extra Soft Pulp Page 17

What You'll Need

Paper Napkins, Cleansing Tissues, or Toilet Tissue

Thin Paste or white glue

How To Make It

Crumple napkins or tissue and cover with paste. Model to desired

shape. Use to add details such as noses, ears, eyebrows, and so

forth. Note: This mixture does NOT keep and must be usedimmediately.


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Fake Wood Casting Compound Page 18

What You'll Need

1 cup flour

1/2 up salt

1 cup used coffee grounds

1/2 cup cold coffee (or water)

How To Make It

Make logs for totem poles or for building a miniature log cabin.

Combine all ingredients. Blend well. Shape into logs or other items.

Bake in a low oven.


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Faux Recipe Page 19

What You'll Need

2 teaspoons white glue

1/2 cup water

Plaster of Paris

Tempura paint

How To Make It

This faux sculpture recipe produce a special effect that makesyour project look like it is something it is not.

First mix glue and water in a bowl. Stir in plaster of Paris until

thick and add tempura paint by dropping drops in but not mixing

completely. Use a knife to make "marble" streaks. Do not over

blend. If you do you will loose the marble effect. Pour into molds.

Allow to air dry.


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Frosting Dough Page 20

What You'll Need

1 can frosting mix

1 1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 cup peanut butter

spoon

bowl

How To Make It

Mix all ingredients in bowl with spoon. With clean hands, knead

into workable dough. Model as with any dough.


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Fruity Putty Page 21

What You'll Need

0.3 ounce package of sugar free fruit flavored gelatin

2 cups flour

1 cup salt

4 tablespoons cream of tartar

2 tablespoons cooking oil

2 cups boiling water

How To Make It

Mix the dry ingredients in a pan. Add the boiling water and

cooking oil. Stir over medium-high heat until the mixture forms a

ball. Place the ball on waxed paper to cool. Store in an airtight

container.


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Funny Putty Page 22

What You'll Need

1 tablespoon liquid starch

Food coloring

2 tablespoons white glue

2 small mixing bowls

Mixing spoon

Zippered plastic bag

How To Make It

Combine white glue and food coloring in a small bowl. Pour liquid

starch into a second small bowl. Pour the glue mixture on top of

the liquid starch. Allow the mixture to stand for 5 minutes or

until the glue absorbs the liquid starch. Remove the putty from

the bowl and knead. The more you knead it, the better the

consistency will be. Store your funny putty in a zippered plasticbag.


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Goofy Putty Page 23

What You'll Need

1 tablespoon white glue (Elmer's only)

1 tablespoon Borax

Food coloring

1 cup water

Empty plastic soda bottle with cap

Zipper-lock bag (quart size)

How To Make It

Add borax to water. Stir until most of the powder dissolves.

Store the Borax Water in a jar or bottle, and label Borax &

Water. This will make many batches of putty. Measure glue into

a zipper-lock bag. Add 1 teaspoon of plain water to the bag and

mix. Add a drop of food coloring to this mixture. Now add 1

tablespoon of Borax Water to the bag of watered-down glue.Seal the bag and squeeze for 2 minutes in order to thoroughly mix

the liquids. Notice that the liquids are starting to form a putty-

like substance. Remove the putty from the bag and continue to

squeeze and have fun with it.


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Honey Peanut Butter Dough Page 24

What You'll Need

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup honey

2 cups powdered milk

How To Make It

This dough is naturally yummy! Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.

Knead until smooth with your clean hands. Form the dough intoshapes and then eat them for a snack.


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Hypoallergenic Clay Page 25

What You'll Need

1/2 cup salt

1/2 cup hot water

1/4 cup cold water

1/2 cup cornstarch

How To Make It

Mix salt and hot water in a pan and heat to boiling point.Stir cold water into cornstarch in a separate bowl. While stirring,

slowly add cornstarch mixture to boiling water. Continue stirring

to break up any clumps and lumps. Cook this mixture over low heat

while stirring constantly. Cook until mixture is stiff like pie

dough. Remove from heat and turn out onto a non stick surface to

cool. As soon as clay is cool enough to handle, knead like bread,

until smooth and pliable. This clay dries and hardens in about aday or two. Depending on the humidity. When it is dry it is a white

color and can be painted with enamels. To store clay, put in a

Ziploc bag or other airtight container. It needs no refrigeration.

This clay is very translucent when it is soft and maintains most of

that once it is dry. As far as a clay goes, it stores well in an

airtight container. If left out, it will dry within 24 hours. You canalso bake at 200 degrees for 1 hour.


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Indoor Sandcastle Stuff Page 26

What You'll Need

2 cups clean, fine sand

1 cup cornstarch

1 cup water

How To Make It

Bring the beach inside even in the winter! The cornstarch in

this recipe holds the sand together. Mix all three ingredients overa low heat (200). Remove when the mixture firms.

Pack mixture into cups or other molds and let stand a few minutes.

Turn cup upside down. Use utensils to carve into your sand

sculpture.


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Industrial Salt Dough Page 27

What You'll Need

1 cup flour

1/4 cup salt

2 teaspoon cream of tartar

1 cup warm water

1 teaspoon oil

Food coloring

How To Make It

This is a long lasting dough that requires cooking. Mix all

ingredients in a sauce pan and cook over medium heat until smooth.

Let the mixture cool slightly and knead. The dough will be very

pliable and easy to sculpt. Place in plastic bag or airtight container

to store. Bake in a low oven and paint.


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Kool-Aid Dough Page 28

What You'll Need

1 cup flour

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid

1/2 cup salt

1 cup boiling water

How To Make It

Choose your flavor! This dough smells and looks pretty but tastes

yucky! First combine and mix flour, salt, and Kool-Aid. Next add

boiling water and oil. Stir until the mixture begins to form a ball.

Knead until smooth. Keep in an airtight container in the

refrigerator. This is like the real playdough and does not dry out

very well. It will shrink and crack, but is a lot of fun to play with.


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Marzipan Dough Page 29

What You'll Need

Ready-made marzipan dough from the grocery store

Food coloring

How To Make It

Traditionally this dough is shaped into little fruits. Mix food

coloring into the dough and shape into miniature fruits such as

bananas, oranges, apples. The dough has a sweet almond taste.


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Oat Dough #1 Page 30

What You'll Need

1 part flour

1 part water

2 parts oatmeal

How To Make It

Oatmeal's not just for breakfast anymore! Simply mix all

ingredients with your hands.

Mold into shapes or roll and cut with cookie cutters


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Oat Dough #2 Page 31

What You'll Need

1 part cornstarch

1 part water

2 parts oatmeal

How To Make It

Mix all ingredients with your hands until dough forms into a ball.

This dough has more of a rough texture and will dry hard.


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Peanut Butter Dough Page 32

What You'll Need

1 cup peanut butter

1 cup Karo syrup

1 1/4 cups powdered sugar

1 1/4 cups powdered milk

How To Make It

This dough is sweet and very yummy.Mix together with your clean hands. Mold into different shapes

then have fun eating your creations.


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Pearly Clay Beads Page 33

What You'll Need

1/2 cup salt

1/2 cup boiling water

1/2 cup cold water

1/2 cup cornstarch

Toothpicks

How To Make It

Pour the salt into the boiling water. In a mixing bowl, combine the

cornstarch and the cold water. Add the cornstarch mixture to

the salt solution. Cook over low heat, while stirring continuously.

When mixture becomes like a stiff cookie dough, remove from

heat and allow to cool. After cooling, knead until the clay is

pliable.

Roll into balls (try and make them all the same size) and stick atoothpick through the center. Bake at 200 degrees for 1 hour.

Remove toothpick, once cool, and thread to make necklace or

bracelet.


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Professional Sand Castle Stuff Page 34

What You'll Need

10 parts sand

1 part white glue

3 parts water

How To Make It

No more washed away sand castles! This mixture of sand and glue

to will help hold together your work of art. Mix sand, water andglue together in a large bucket. If the mixture is too think, add

more water. Expect your sand sculpture to last weeks even if it

rains!


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Rock Dough Page 35

What You'll Need

1 cup flour

1 cup used coffee grounds

1/2 cup salt

1/4 cup sand

1 cup water

1 tablespoon powdered tempera paint (optional)

Mixing bowl

Mixing Spoon

How To Make It

Combine all dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Add water,

and stir until the mixture is the consistency of bread dough. Add

1 tablespoon powdered tempera paint to tint the stone if desired.

Form shape desired and let air dry for 2 3 days or bake on acookie sheet in a 150 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes.


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Salt Dough Page 36

What You'll Need

1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

1/2 cup water

1 tablespoon cooking oil (optional)

How To Make It

This is the most basic and time tested dough mixture. First mix allthe ingredients together. Add the water and cooking oil. Next

knead the dough for at least 10 minutes. The kneading will make

the dough smooth and shinny. Flour your hand to prevent the

dough from sticking. This dough can be baked in a low (250

degree) oven and then painted. Spray with a varnish for added

shine.


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Sawdust Dough Page 37

What You'll Need

1 cup clean sawdust

1 tablespoon liquid starch

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup water

Sand paper

Cookie cutters or molds

Cardboard

Aluminum foilWhite craft glue (optional)

How To Make It

Mix ingredients together in a bowl until a stiff dough is formed.

Add extra water or craft glue if the dough is too dry. Press

firmly into molds and carefully turn out onto cardboard coveredaluminum foil. Another method is to pat the dough flat on the

aluminum foil covered cardboard and cut out shapes, removing

excess dough. Gently pat the edges to flatten any jagged edges.

Allow to dry thoroughly. Drying may take two to three days. Once

your creations are dry, sand off any rough edges and coat with

varnish or polyurethane. Experiment with different types of

woods. Pine give a different result than a hardwood.


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Chalk Page 38

What You'll Need

6 eggshells

1 teaspoon flour

1 teaspoon hot tap water

1 medium size rock

Paper towels

How To Make It

Make your own chalk with ordinary eggshells! First, wash and dry

the shells. (it doesn't matter if they are broken) Next, grind the

eggshells in a bowl with a rock until the shells become a fine

powder. Finally, combine one tablespoon of eggshell powder, one

teaspoon of flour and one teaspoon of hot water. Put the mixture

in a paper towel and shape and roll into chalk sticks. The chalk

sticks will need to dry for 4 days before they can be used.


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Designer Cloth with Crayons Page 39

What You'll Need

Cloth

Crayons

Iron

Large Piece of Board

Thumbtacks

Newspapers

1/2 cup Vinegar

1 cup water3 tablespoons salt

1 quart water

Pressing cloth

How To Make It

Make sure that all the sizing is removed from the fabric bywashing it first. Stretch the fabric out on the cardboard and

thumbtack securely in place. Color in your design with crayons.

The thicker and heavier the application of crayons, the deeper the

color will be. When finished place the design face down on several

sheets of newspaper. Mix 1/2 cup vinegar 1 cup water. Soak the

pressing cloth in this mixture then squeeze out most of the liquid.

Place the pressing cloth over the designed cloth and press with ahot iron. Mix 3 tablespoons salt and 1 quart of water. Soak the

designed cloth in this solution for 3 to 4 hours. Gently wash in

lukewarm water using a mild soap. After the cloth has dried, the

design will become permanent. You can launder the cloth from now

on in warm water and mild soap.


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Giant Paul Bunyon Crayons Page 40

What You'll Need

1 ounce paraffin or candle wax

3 tablespoon powdered paint pigment

paper towel tubes

How To Make It

These crayons are big fun. Melt wax over the stove in a old pot.

Add the paint pigment. Put as many paper towel tubes in a coffeecan as will fit. This will keep them standing straight. Carefully

pour the mixture into the paper towel tubes. When the wax is dry,

peel away the paper towel tubes.


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Shaped Crayons Page 41

What You'll Need

1 cup soap flakes (like Ivory Snow)

Food coloring

1 Tablespoon hot water

How To Make It

Put soap flakes into a bowl, add hot water, stirring constantly.

Mixture will be quite thick and difficult to stir. Separatemixture into several bowls. Add food coloring, mixing each color

until it is blended well. Press mixture into molds, let dry for at

least one week. After removing crayons from mold, let dry for a

day or so. You can make crayons to suit any theme.


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Artist Quality Oil Paint Page 42

What You'll Need

1 tablespoon powdered tempera paint

1 tablespoon liquid dish washing soap

How To Make It

This paint has a smooth, glossy effect and holds color well. Mix

together tempera paint and soap. Store in glass jars.


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Bubbly Sudsy Ink Page 43

What You'll Need

Liquid detergent/soap

Water

Ink color (india ink, food coloring or tempera paint)

How To Make It

Good clean fun. Mix together liquid detergent and coloring in a

shallow pan. Blow through a straw into the mixture until it bubblesover the top but does not run down the sides. Place a sheet of

paper over the bubbles. The bubble pattern will transfer to the

paper. This method is great for making book covers, stationary,

etc.


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Changing Cabbage Ink Page 44

What You'll Need

Cabbage

Water

1 teaspoon vinegar

How To Make It

Amaze your friends and family with this ink that changes color.

Tear up cabbage leaves and put in a plastic bag. Squish the leavesuntil there is blue stuff in the plastic bag. Use the squished

cabbage liquid as ink and write a message or draw a picture on a

piece of paper. Use the vinegar on a paint brush and brush over

the writing or picture and watch it change colors


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Colored Rice or Pasta Shapes Page 45

What You'll Need

Rubbing Alcohol

Pasta or rice

Food Coloring

How To Make It

Cover rice or pasta shapes with rubbing alcohol. Its best to do

this in a non-metal container. Add food coloring until you get thedesired shade you want. Let set for a while, and this could be a

long while depending on the shade of color you want the rice or

pasta shapes to have. When desired color is reached spread rice

or pasta shapes out on waxed paper until dry. The alcohol

evaporates and the smell should go away. Make sure that the rice

or pasta shapes are completely dried out again before you store

them.


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Crystal Paint Page 46

What You'll Need

1/4 cup hot tap water

3 teaspoon Epsom salts

How To Make It

Simply daaazzzling! Mix hot tap water and epsom salts. Brush the

mixture onto a dark colored paper. When dry the salt will form

crystals that shine in the light.


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Dazzling Paint Page 47

What You'll Need

White school glue

Glitter

Food coloring

Small zip lock freezer bags.

How To Make It

Pour glue and glitter into small freezer bags. Add food coloring ifdesired. Mix by squishing around in your hands. Snip off a small

corner of the bag and squeeze to paint.


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Deluxe Finger Paint Page 48

What You'll Need

1/2 cup cornstarch


1 cup cold water

food coloring or poster paint

1 package unflavored gelatin

How To Make It

A little more work, but this finger paint's translucent, high gloss

quality makes it worth the extra effort. In saucepan, mix

cornstarch with 3/4 cup cold water to a smooth paste. In a

separate container mix and soak gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water.

Next carefully pour 2 cups boiling water over the cornstarch

mixture. Stir constantly. Cook until mixture boils and turns clear.

Stir in gelatin. Pour into individual jars. Add color. Refrigerate tostore. Suitable for dry or wet paper.


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Deluxe Poster Paint Page 49

What You'll Need

1/4 cup flour

1 cup water

3 tablespoons powdered tempera paint

2 tablespoons water

1/2 teaspoon liquid starch or liquid detergent

How To Make It

Measure flour into saucepan. Slowly add 1 cup water and mix until

mixture is smooth. Heat, stirring constantly until mixture

thickens. Cool. Add 1/4 cup of this flour paste into small jar or

plastic container. Add powdered tempera paint and water for each

color. For opaque finish add some liquid starch. For glossy finish

add some liquid detergent.


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Dimensional Paint Page 50

What You'll Need

1 cup flour

1 cup water

1 cup salt

Food coloring

How To Make It

This paint will give an added dimension to your art work. Use onstiff cardboard to outline drawings. Mix all ingredients and add

food coloring. Pour into squeeze bottles. Let the paint dry and

finish by coating with a shiny clear nail polish.


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Disappearing Ink Page 51

What You'll Need

4 drops lemon juice

4 drops onion juice

17 grains sugar (Yes you have to count them!)

You will also need a small mixing jar with a lid, toothpicks, paper

and a bright lamp.

How To Make It

Mix the lemon juice, onion juice and sugar grains together in the

jar. Dip a toothpick and write a message on a piece of white paper.

(Do not press too hard. If you do the grooves will show through

and give away your secret message!) The ink will disappear when it

dries. To see the message, hold the paper over a bright light bulb.


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Earthy Dyes Page 52

What You'll Need

1 quart berries, roots, or leaves (from below)

2 quarts water

1 ounce of alum (available in spice section of store)

Product: Creates this color:

Onion skins - light brown, yellow, orange

Spinach - green

Beets - roseGoldenrod flowers - gold

Coffee - brown

Red sumac leaves - black

Red sumac berries - red

Carrots - yellow

Cabbage - purple

How To Make It

Also try different grasses and flowers. Experiment.

God has made wonderful colors. To make the dyes: chop, crush or

grind the ingredients. Soak overnight in just enough water to

cover the ground powders. The next day add water and boil for 1

hour. Strain the dye using cheesecloth. Add alum. Be carefulnatural dyes stain.

Note: These quantities can be cut in 1/4 for less product.


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Egg Dye Page 53

What You'll Need

1/4 teaspoon food coloring

3/4 cup hot water

1 tablespoon vinegar

How To Make It

Measure liquids into a bowl. Separate into small bowls. Add food

coloring to each mixture. Soak hard boiled eggs in dye.

After you have pealed the hard boiled eggs, break up the colored

shells and use as collage material.


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Egg Yolk Paint Page 54

What You'll Need

1 egg yolk

1/4 tsp. Water

Food coloring

How To Make It

Mix egg yolk with water and lots of food coloring. Use a paint

brush to paint on baked cookies. Return cookies to oven until egghas solidified. This paint also will work on paper, but allow to air

dry. Dont put paper in the oven!


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Marble Paper Page 55

What You'll Need

1 tablespoon acrylic paint

2 tablespoons of water

1/2 cup liquid fabric starch or cooking oil

Flat cooking pan with sides such as a cookie sheet, roasting pan, or

tray

Paint brush

How To Make It

For each color, blend acrylic paint and water and then set aside.

Fill the pan with the liquid fabric starch or cooking oil. Use a

paintbrush to drop paint mixture onto the starch. To avoid a

yucky, muddy effect only use a couple of colors at a time. Use a

clean paint brush to GENTLY swirl the colors across the top of

the starch or cooking oil. Do not thoroughly mix as you will loseyour effect.

Gently lay a sheet of paper on top of the colors.

Carefully lift the paper. The swirls of color will now be on the

paper.

Set the paper aside to dry, paint side up. Add more paint and

repeat these steps to make more marbled paper.


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Monets Water Color Paints Page 56

What You'll Need

1 tablespoon white vinegar

2 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon glycerin

food coloring

How To Make It

Do like the famous impressionist painters did and bring your

watercolors outside to paint. To make your own watercolors, first

mix vinegar and baking soda. Next slowly add cornstarch, food

coloring and glycerin to the mixture. Poor into small paper cups to

let dry. The color is not as intense when it is dry so remember to

add a lot of food coloring. When dry peel away the paper. Use like

you would any water color paints.


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Moo Paint Page 57

What You'll Need

1 cup condensed milk

Food coloring

How To Make It

Mix one cup condensed milk with a few drops of food coloring.

This makes a very bright, glossy colored paint.


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Ooey Gooey Finger Paint Page 58

What You'll Need

1/4 cup cornstarch

2 cups water

food coloring

How To Make It

Mix all ingredients in saucepan. Then boil the mixture until it is

nice and thick. Pour into individual containers (baby food jars workgreat) then add food coloring. This finger paints work best when

used on a glossy paper such as butcher or shelf paper.


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Poster Paint Page 59

What You'll Need

2 parts powdered pigment

1 part liquid starch

How To Make It

Powdered pigment is great to have around. While powdered

pigment can be mixed with plain old water, liquid starch is better.

This is a thin quality paint that works great for printmaking, silkscreening, etc.


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Pudding Finger Paint Page 60

What You'll Need

Pudding Mix

Milk

Wax paper

Food coloring

How To Make It

Finger licking good. Pudding is a natural for finger painting. Mixpudding and milk together as directed on the package. Add food

coloring or use as is. Try pistachio, vanilla, chocolate.


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Puffy Paint Page 61

What You'll Need

2 Parts Dry laundry soap

1 Part Water

Paint or food coloring

How To Make It

This paint is a natural for drawing big puffy clouds. Mix all

ingredients in a blender until smooth and foamy. Paint on thick andlet dry. Add a little water if needed to make puffy.

You can also put the mixture in a plastic bag, tie off the end, and

cut a very very small corner. Squeeze paint onto your project.


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Royal Icing Paint (Not for eating) Page 62

What You'll Need

3 egg whites

1 pound powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

OR

7 tablespoons water

4 tablespoons meringue powder7 cups powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

How To Make It

Beat together water and meringue powder or egg whites until

frothy and light. Sift together powdered sugar and cream oftartar. Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl. Add 3/4 of the

sugar mixture to the frothy mixture, then gradually add more

until the desired consistency is reached. Royal Icing for crafting

should be very thick. Place in a zip-lock bag and snip off one of

the corners. Decorate your project. This icing will dry very

hard.

Important: Do not eat if using raw egg whites


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Scratch-N-Sniff Watercolor Page 63

What You'll Need

1 tablespoon powdered unsweetened drink mix

1 tablespoon warm water

Several small containers

How To Make It

Mix the water and unsweetened drink mix together in a small bowl.

(Find the off-brand Kool-Aid type mixes which you can usually get10 for a dollar)

Pour well blended mixture, now paint, into your container.

(muffin tins or film canisters work well.)

Repeat this with each color you are making, pouring them into

separate containers.

Paint with paint brushes. Allow artwork to dry overnight before

scratching and sniffing.


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Spreadable Paint Page 64

What You'll Need

1 cup powdered tempera paint

2 tablespoons wallpaper paste

1/4 to 1/2 cup liquid laundry starch

How To Make It

Use this thick paint on cardboard to make a topographical map.

First mix together tempera paint and paste. Mix until smooth andthen add the starch. Use popsicle sticks or tongue depressors to

spread.


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Transfer Ink Page 65

What You'll Need

2 tablespoons of soap powder (not detergent) such as Ivory Snow

or Dreft

1/4 cup hot water

1 tablespoon turpentine

How To Make It

Combine the soap powder and the hot water in a small jar. Stiruntil dissolved. Add the turpentine. IMPORTANT: Remember

dont use the same tablespoon you use for cooking. Let the

transfer ink cool before using or putting the lid on the jar.

Start with a freshly printed design. Avoid using one that has been

printed weeks or months prior to project. Use a paintbrush and

brush the ink over the picture to be transferred. Wait 10

seconds. Place the object to be transferred onto on top of thepicture (or the other way around depending on convenience and

practicality). Rub firmly with the back of a spoon. Lift a corner

to check if the design has transferred. When completely

transferred lift off completely.

Storage note: You may store the transfer ink un-refrigerated in

an airtight container indefinitely. If the ink solidifies for some

reason, just bring it back to a liquid state by placing the jar in awarm pan of water. Shake well and you can use it again.


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Translucent Paint Page 66

What You'll Need

4 ounces school glue

1/4 cup liquid starch

Food coloring

How To Make It

This is a short-lasting paint that works well for easel painting. Mix

together all ingredients and store in small glass jars. Make only asmuch as you will need. The paint will last for almost a week.


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Batik Flour Paste Page 67

What You'll Need

Paper and pens

1 20-inch square of muslin (natural or white) per child

Squeeze bottle (at least 8 ounces)

Blender

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup water

2 teaspoons powdered alum (available in spice section of grocery

stores)Washable fabric paints in assorted colors

A variety of paint brushes and jars of water

Newspaper and waxed paper

When you are ready to begin, cover your work area with

newspaper and measure the flour, water, and alum into a blender

jar. Mix the ingredients until smooth and pour the paste into asqueeze bottle. Use the squeeze bottle to draw the design on the

fabric (the lines should be slightly raised). Where you draw the

lines will be where the paint will not stick to the fabric. Dry

overnight.

The next day, slide a sheet of waxed paper under the fabric to

keep the newspaper from sticking to it and paint with a singlelayer of fabric paint. When it has dried, scrape and peel off the

dried paste.


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Bookbinding or Leather Glue Page 68

What You'll Need

1 packet (1/4 ounce) unflavored gelatin

3 tablespoons boiling water

1 tablespoon vinegar

1 teaspoon glycerin

How To Make It

In a pan, add gelatin to boiling water. Stir until gelatin iscompletely dissolved. Add vinegar and glycerin. Stir until well

mixed. Makes about 1/3 cup. While the glue is still warm, apply a

thin layer with a brush. This waterproof glue is excellent for

binding leather to leather. It also makes a good flexible glue for

use on paper, or for gluing cloth to cardboard for making notebook

binders or scrapbooks. Stored in a tightly capped plastic or glass

jar, this glue will keep for several months. It will gel in the bottleafter a few days. Warm bottle in hot water to reuse the glue.


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Classroom Paste Page 69

What You'll Need

1 cup non-self rising wheat flour

1 cup sugar

1 cup cold water


1 tablespoon alum (available in spice section)

1/2 teaspoon oil of cinnamon (optional)

How To Make It

Combine flour and sugar in a large pot. Slowly stir in cold water to

form a paste. Slowly add boiling water, stirring vigorously to

break up lumps. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly, until

thick and clear. Remove from heat, and add alum. Stir until well

mixed. Add oil of cinnamon if paste will not be used immediately.

Classroom paste is a good all-purpose paste, especially appropriatefor children. Stored in a closely capped jar, this paste will keep

for several weeks. If it gets too thick it can be thinned with hot

water for easy spreading.


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Homemade Stickers Page 70

What You'll Need

1 packet (1/4 oz) unflavored gelatin (such as Knox)

1 tablespoon cold water

3 tablespoons boiling water

1/2 teaspoon white corn syrup

1/2 teaspoon lemon extract (or what ever flavor you desire)

How To Make It

In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin into cold water. Put aside until

soft. Pour softened gelatin into boiling water and stir until

completely dissolved. Add corn syrup and extract. Mix

thoroughly. Brush mixture thinly onto the back of picture that

you want to turn into a sticker. After dry, you just moisten to

apply.

If you store the gum mixture (the sticky stuff) in a airtightcontainer, it will keep several months. It will gel, but to return to

a liquid, just put the container in a bowl of hot water.


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Paste Page 71

What You'll Need

2 tablespoons vinegar1/2 cup warm milk

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

How To Make It

Mix together vinegar and warm milk. Wait until the mixture

curdles and then strain the mixture through a coffee filter. Usethe liquid to mix with baking soda. This is your paste!


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Resin Paper Mache Paste Page 72

What You'll Need

1/2 cup non-self-rising wheat flour

1/4 cup powdered resin glue

1/2 cup warm water

1 1/2 cups hot water

4 drops oil of cinnamon

How To Make It

Mix flour and resin glue in a saucepan. Make a paste by adding 1/2

cup warm water. Add hot water, stirring vigorously to prevent

lumps. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is

thick, clear, and smooth. Add oil of cinnamon. Makes about 1 pint.

For best results, use this paste within a few days of preparation.

The paste gives a very hard varnish to paper-mache projects as

furniture, candlesticks, and bowls. Store paste in a covered glassjar.


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School Glue Page 73

What You'll Need

3/4 cup water

2 tablespoon corn syrup

1 teaspoon white vinegar

1/2 cup cornstarch

3/4 cup cold water

How To Make It

It's easy to make your own white school glue! Combine the first

three ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Meanwhile mix

cornstarch and water in a bowl. Finally add the second mixture to

the saucepan while stirring. This glue should be left to settle for a

day or two before using.


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Sticker Goo Page 74

What You'll Need

1 tablespoon flavored gelatin

2 tablespoon boiling water

How To Make It

Make your own stickers with this tasty sticker paste. Combine

gelatin and boiling water until all gelatin is dissolved. Use a clean

paint brush to paint the paste on the back of what you want to bea sticker. Dry overnight. Lick and stick your sticker. And it

tastes good too!!


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Waterproof Glue Page 75

What You'll Need

2 envelopes (1/2 oz.) unflavored gelatin (like Knox)

3 tablespoons of cold water (must be cold)

3 tablespoons skim milk (must be skim milk)

Oil of Cloves

How To Make It

In a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water. Set itaside until the gelatin has softened. Heat the skim milk to boiling

point and pour into the softened gelatin. (It wont take long to

bring three tablespoons of milk to boiling, so watch carefully.) Stir

until gelatin is dissolved. Add the oil of cloves as preservative if

you dont plan to use the glue up in one day.

Use this glue while it is still warm by brushing a thin layer on

objects to be glued. This works best when you are gluingdecorations onto glass.

If you are gluing marbles together or gluing metal to metal, use

the glue after it has gelled (cooled).


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Christmas Tea Page 76

What You'll Need

3 - three inch segments from a spruce tree

Tea bags

water

How To Make It

This tea makes a nice gift and is full of vitamin C. Separate the

pine needles from the branch. Put the needles in a tea bag. Boil inwater. This tea has a spearminty taste to it.

Mothers Market carries empty tea bags or you can purchase from

www.foodsnaturally.com


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Edible Fishbowl Page 77

What You'll Need

Clear plastic cups (for fish bowls)

Three 6 ounce packages of blueberry gelatin.

Grapes

Gummy fish, worms, sharks

Fresh mint (optional)

How To Make It

Let's go fishing! This fish bowl is a party hit! Prepare three 6

ounce packages of blueberry gelatin according to the directions

and refrigerate until cool. Meanwhile decorate the ocean floor

(bottom of fish cup) with grapes. This is the rocky bottom. Add

fresh mint leaves (weeds) if you like. Spoon the blue "water"

(jello) over the fruit. Return to refrigerator until partially set.

Push gummy fish into the gelatin with wooden skewer stick. Placein the refrigerator to chill.


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Edible Paper Page 78

What You'll Need

A large sheet of rice paper (can be found in Chinese grocers as

well as in some ethnic food sections at your local grocery store)

2 damp towels

Peanut oil

Skillet

How To Make It

Cut the sheet to the desired size and shape. Just remember that

whatever you cut out needs to fit in your skillet.

Put the sheets of paper you cut between the two damp towels for

about one and a half minutes (90 seconds). You want it to be

pliable enough to shape and bend if you are folding it. Dont soak

it too long or it gets rubbery and will not hold its shape.

After you have your shape, fry it in the hot peanut oil until it is anice golden color. This should only take a minute or less.

You can now lightly dust your creation with some powdered sugar,

or try a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.

Look for books on origami at the library to make creations for

party favors.

Use food coloring to paint a picture or write on your paper.


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Fizzling Drinks Page 79

What You'll Need

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon bottled lime juice

1/2 cup club soda

How To Make It

Set up your own taste test. Blindfold your friends and make them

guess which is the store soda and which is the homemade soda.

Mix all ingredients together and drink.


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Ice Cream in a Bag Page 80

What You'll Need

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 cup milk or half & half

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

6 tablespoons rock salt

1 pint-size Ziploc plastic bag

1 gallon-size Ziploc plastic bag

Ice cubes

How To Make It

Fill the large bag half full of ice, and add the rock salt. Seal the

bag. Put milk, vanilla, and sugar into the small bag, and seal it.

Place the small bag inside the large one and seal again carefully.

Shake until mixture is ice cream. About 5 minutes latter: Wipeoff top of small bag, open carefully and enjoy!


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Lemon Fizz Page 81

What You'll Need

1 glass lemonade

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

How To Make It

This fizzy drink is fun to make for friends. Mix ingredients

together and enjoy.


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Nilly Dillyicious Pops Page 82

What You'll Need

20 Vanilla Wafer cookies

1/2 cup peanut butter

1 (6 ounce) bag white chocolate chips

Colored candy sprinkles

Popsicle sticks

Wax paper

How To Make It

Spread peanut butter onto the flat side of the cookies. Place a

Popsicle stick into the peanut butter on half the cookies. Top with

another cookie so the stick is sandwiched between the two

cookies. Melt white chocolate chips in the microwave, one minute,

then in 20 second increments (Or melt in a crock pot), stirring

until smooth. Dip Nilly Pops in the melted chips, coveringcompletely. Roll pops in sprinkles. Decorate with any other

candies you wish, or leave some plain. Another variation is to use

vanilla or chocolate frosting instead of peanut butter for the

filling.


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Rock Candy & Coffee Stirrers Page 83

What You'll Need

5 cups sugar

2 cups water

Food coloring

Glass jar

Plastic coffee can lid

Wooden coffee stirrers, bamboo skewers, or Popsicle sticks

Candy thermometer

Wooden spoon

How To Make It

Beautiful and yummy! The sugar sticks are a great way to stir in

sugar to coffee and tea and make a great gift idea. After bringing

water to a boil, add sugar. Continue to boil until the temperature

reaches above 260F. Let the sugar mixture cool for five minutesand then poor into glass jar. Add food coloring. Punch the bamboo

skewer through the plastic coffee can lid and place on top of jar.

The skewer should not touch the bottom of the jar. Wait seven

days to lift the lid.


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Active Volcano Lava Page 84

What You'll Need

1 teaspoon baking soda

Red food coloring

1/2 cup vinegar

How To Make It

Have you seen the Brady Bunch episode? Place baking soda inside

the cup in the volcano. In a separate container mix food coloringand vinegar. When you want your volcano to erupt, pour the

vinegar into the cup and stand back!


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Bath Salts Page 85

What You'll Need

Epsom salts

Food coloring

Fragrance (example: scented oils)

How To Make It

A great gift to make for mom or grandma! Mix salt, food coloring,

and fragrance together in a zip lock bag. Shake until the coloringis evenly distributed. Fill a baby food jar, label, decorate the jar

lid, and tie a ribbon around the jar.


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Bird Treat Page 86

What You'll Need

Large pine cones

Peanut butter

Birdseed

Fishing line, string or yarn

How To Make It

This recipe is for the birds! First wrap and tie the string to pinecone. Next spread peanut butter all over the pine cone and roll in

bird seed. Hang your bird feeders in a spot where you can watch

the birds enjoy their treat.


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Discovering Hidden Messages Page 87

What You'll Need

Wax paper

Drawing paper

How To Make It

Place drawing paper on hard surface. Place wax paper on top of

drawing paper. Use a blunt object to press lines onto drawing

paper. Paint over with water color. The lines that were pressedonto the paper will appear.


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Fake Eyes Page 88

What You'll Need

Peeled grapes

Bowl

How To Make It

Peel grapes and put in a bowl. Gross out your friends by covering

the bowl and having them put their hands in the bowl of eyes.


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Fake Ivory Page 89

What You'll Need

1 bar white soap

Carving tools - plastic knife, spoon, etc.

How To Make It

Use a simple bar of soap to create ivory look alike carvings.


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Flower Preservative #1 Page 90

What You'll Need

1 part powdered Borax

2 part Cornmeal

Covered cardboard box (like a shoe box)

Fresh flowers

How To Make It

Thoroughly mix borax and cornmeal. Cover the bottom of the boxwith 3/4 of an inch of this mixture. Cut flower stems about 1 inch

long. Lay the flowers face down in this mixture. Spread the

petals and leaves so that they lie as flat as possible. Do not place

flowers too close together. Cover the flowers with 3/4 of an inch

of the mixture. Place the lid on the box and keep at room

temperature for 3 to 4 weeks. This is an excellent way to

preserve corsages or flowers from someone special. Try daisies,pansies, apple blossoms, asters, violets, and other flowers with

this method. They will stay summer fresh indefinitely.


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Flower Preservative #2 Page 91

What You'll Need

Fresh Flowers

Florists wire

Airtight container (such as a coffee can)

Plastic bag

Borax

Wire or string

Soft brush

How To Make It

Pick flowers at the speak of their bloom. Remove the stems.

Make new stems with florists wire. Run wire through the base of

the flower and twist the two ends together. Line the coffee can

with the plastic bag. Pour enough borax into the plastic bag to

cover the bottom to a depth of 1 inch. Place flower face down inthe borax. Pour about 1 inch of borax over the top of the flower.

Add more flowers and borax until the container is full. Gather the

top of the bag, squeezing out all the air inside it. Fasten shut with

wire or string. Place lid on can and set aside in a dry place for at

least 4 weeks. Remove flowers from borax and carefully brush

away all borax with a soft brush. USES: Flowers preserved in

this way are very colorful.


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Growing Crystals Page 92

What You'll Need

small pieces of charcoal

6 tablespoons salt

6 tablespoons bluing (in the laundry section)

6 tablespoons water

1 tablespoons ammonia

Food coloring

How To Make It

No weeding required for this garden. First place (or should we say

"plant") the charcoal in a shallow pan or dish. Combine all remaining

ingredients in a bowl and pour over the charcoal. Drop food

coloring over the top of the charcoal.

Wait several days and you will see your garden start to grow.


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Guts Page 93

What You'll Need

Spaghetti

Water

Large bowl

How To Make It

Boil water and add spaghetti. Cook until firm. Drain and put in a

bowl. Have friends close their eyes and put there hands in theguts.

Great idea to show how it would be inside the belly of a big fish!


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Leathery Fake Skin Page 94

What You'll Need

30 ounces of applesauce

1 tablespoon honey

Nonstick spray

How To Make It

Mix applesauce and honey in a bowl. Pour mixture onto a cookie

sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake in a lowoven ( 150 degrees) for six hours. Let cool and peel the skin from

the cookie sheet


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Monster Bubbles Page 95

What You'll Need

2 - 4 cups water

2 cups dish soap

2 cups glycerin

2 tsp corn syrup

How To Make It

Mix all ingredients together in a bottle. Shake to mix but do notshake to hard. You may have to let the mixture settle for a while

after mixing. Makes enormous bubbles.


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Ocean Wave Page 96

What You'll Need

Water

Oil

Blue food coloring

Clear plastic bottles

How To Make It

This is based on the principal that water and oil do not mix. Theblue water will stay separate from the oil. Fill a plastic bottle 3/4

full of water. Add the blue food coloring to the water. Put the cap

on and shake gently. Next add oil to fill the container. Squeeze a

line of glue around the neck of the bottle and put some inside the

cap. Screw on the cap tight and let dry. Turn upside down and

watch the waves come in.


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Paper Mache Page 97

What You'll Need

Newspaper

Flour

Water

Mixing bowl

Tempera paints

Balloons

How To Make It

Piata anyone? Mix up water and flour to make a thick paste. Tear

strips of newspaper about one or two inches wide. Dip strips into

glue and squeeze off excess. Wrap the strips around a balloon or

other form in criss-cross layers. Let dry and apply one or two

more coats.


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Plaster of Paris Draped Cloth Page 98

What You'll Need

2 cups plaster of Paris

1 teaspoon alum (available in spice section)

1 cup water

fabric, sheets, or netting

mixing bowl

Mixing spoon

Object to serve as form and/or stand

Paints and paintbrushes

How To Make It

Combine the plaster of Paris and alum in the mixing bowl. Add

enough water to make the plaster into a thick consistency. Dip

the fabric into the plaster of paris. Remove the fabric and drape

it over your form or stand. Arrange the fabric before it dries.The fabric will stiffen as it dries. After the fabric dries

completely, it can be painted if desired.

Ideal for making stiffy bows!


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Shiny Wet Snow Page 99

What You'll Need

Powdered soap

Water

How To Make It

Beat together two parts powder soap to one part water. Spread a

thin layer of the mixture onto a piece of cardboard. The mixture

will dry smooth and shinny like snow.


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Shrinking Plastic Stuff Page 100

What You'll Need

# 6 Recyclable clear plastic (This plastic is thin and clear. The

containers that delis and grocery use is often this type of plastic.)

Scissors

Permanent markers

How To Make It

Trace or draw patterns of your favorite things with permanentmarkers onto the plastic. Cut the shape out with scissors. Place

on a cookie sheet covered with aluminum foil. Place in an oven

heated to 250 degrees until the pieces shrink. It will take only a

few seconds so watch it closely. Dont worry if you see the edges

start to curl over. As the piece shrinks completely it should

flatten out.


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Slime Page 101

What You'll Need

Corn starch

Water

Food coloring

How To Make It

Slimy giggly messy goo. Want some? Start by combining

cornstarch and water. Add just enough water to make it pasty.Next add food coloring. This makes a messy slime. The slime will

thicken the more you play with it!


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Snow Flakes Page 102

What Youll Need

String

Wide mouth jar

White Pipe Cleaners

Blue food coloring (optional)

Boiling water (Adult supervision)

20 Mule Team Borax (Available in the laundry section)

pencil

How to Make It

Cut a white pipe cleaner into 3 equal sections. Twist the sections

together in the center so that you have a six-sided star shape.

If your points are not even, trim the pipe-cleaner sections to the

same length. Now attach string along the outer edges to form a

snowflake pattern. Attach a piece of string to the top of one ofthe pipe cleaners and tie the other end to a pencil (this is to hang

it from). Fill a wide mouth jar with boiling water. Mix Borax into

the water one tablespoon at a time. Use 3 tablespoons of borax

per cup of water. Stir until dissolved. (dont worry if there is

powder settling on the bottom of the jar). If you want you can

add a little blue food coloring now to give the snowflake a bluish

hue. Insert your pipe cleaner snowflake into the jar so that thepencil is resting on the lip of the jar and the snowflake is freely

suspended in the borax solution. Wait overnight and by morning

the snowflake will be covered with shiny crystals. Try other

shapes and other colors. (Example: Red pipe cleaner heart)


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Super Bubbles Page 103

What You'll Need

1/2 cup dish soap

2 cups water

1 teaspoon sugar or light corn syrup

How To Make It

Combine ingredients thoroughly and let settle. Use a wand made

from coat hanger or other metal wire.


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Tissue Paper Sculpture Mix Page 104

What Youll Need

Tissue paper or streamersStarch

How To Make It

This is a fun lightweight sculpting compound. Tear or cut tissue

paper into little pieces. Put in a blender and add starch. Blend until

it is smooth. Add food coloring to white tissue mixture. Becareful, colored tissue, when wet, will stain.

Press into molds or sculpt into objects.


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Volcano Cloud Page 105

What Youll Need

Dry coffee creamer

Balloons

How To Make It

This is a great movie special effect. The clouds look like real

ashes. Fill balloons with a half a cup of dried coffee creamer. Pop

the balloon.


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Whale Blubber Page 106

What Youll Need

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup white glue

1/2 cup water

2 tablespoons borax

How to Make It

Have you ever wondered what fat looks like? Make this recipe andfind out. Combine the first two ingredients. In a separate bowl

combine the next two ingredients. Pour the glue mixture into the

borax mixture stirring constantly.


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