GF Finger Paint
Potato Starch
Water
GF food coloring or paint (Discount School Supply)
Start off with a little water. Add food coloring or paint. Stir in Potato Starch until you have the right consistency.
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Friday, August 14, 2009
Flubber
Flubber (Grade - Good/Great)
In Large Bowl mix all thoroughly and set aside
1 cup of white glue (one 8 oz bottle is just right)
3/4 cup very warm water
food coloring or gf paint (Discount School Supplies)
In Small Bowl dissolve the borax completely in the water.
5/6 cup of very warm water
1 1/2 tsp of borax
Now, pour the contents of the small bowl, slowly into the large bowl. Lift and turn the mixture until it starts to "flubberize". Let sit about a minute. You can also add glitter to your flubber.
In Large Bowl mix all thoroughly and set aside
1 cup of white glue (one 8 oz bottle is just right)
3/4 cup very warm water
food coloring or gf paint (Discount School Supplies)
In Small Bowl dissolve the borax completely in the water.
5/6 cup of very warm water
1 1/2 tsp of borax
Now, pour the contents of the small bowl, slowly into the large bowl. Lift and turn the mixture until it starts to "flubberize". Let sit about a minute. You can also add glitter to your flubber.
Silly Putty
Silly Putty - (Grade - Great/Good)
Not edible and not recommended for children that are still putting things in their mouths. Adult supervision is strongly recommended.
1 cup water
6 Tbsp Mule Team Borax
1/2 cup (4 oz bottle) white school glue
optional: food coloring
1.) Pour 1/2 cup water into a small bowl. Add the Borax and stir until dissolved. Set aside.
2.) Pour the other 1/2 cup of water in a medium-sized glass or metal bowl. Add the glue and stir until combined. Optional: add food coloring and stir to achieve the desired color.
3.) Pour the Borax mixture into the glue mixture. Knead with hands until most of the water is absorbed and the putty can form a ball in your hands. Lift the putty from the bowl and discard the remaining water mixture. Return the putty to the bowl and allow to sit, uncovered for 15-20 minutes or until fairly firm. (I left out uncovered in bowl for a couple of hours to get rid of stickiness)
4.) Store any unused silly putty in an airtight container. Stores for weeks.
Not edible and not recommended for children that are still putting things in their mouths. Adult supervision is strongly recommended.
1 cup water
6 Tbsp Mule Team Borax
1/2 cup (4 oz bottle) white school glue
optional: food coloring
1.) Pour 1/2 cup water into a small bowl. Add the Borax and stir until dissolved. Set aside.
2.) Pour the other 1/2 cup of water in a medium-sized glass or metal bowl. Add the glue and stir until combined. Optional: add food coloring and stir to achieve the desired color.
3.) Pour the Borax mixture into the glue mixture. Knead with hands until most of the water is absorbed and the putty can form a ball in your hands. Lift the putty from the bowl and discard the remaining water mixture. Return the putty to the bowl and allow to sit, uncovered for 15-20 minutes or until fairly firm. (I left out uncovered in bowl for a couple of hours to get rid of stickiness)
4.) Store any unused silly putty in an airtight container. Stores for weeks.
Classic Slime / Silly Putty
Classic Slime - or in our case Silly Putty (Grade - Great)
1. In paper cup mix to make a 50/50 glue
1 Tblsp water
1Tblsp Elmer's glue
Food Coloring
2. In another cup make up a saturated borax solution
1/4 cup water
Borox Mule Team
3. Stir in 1 tsp of Borax at a time. Keep adding tsp until Borox won't dissolve in the water.
4. Stir 2 tsp of the saturated borax solution into the 50/50 glue paper cup. Keep stirring.
5. When the slime has mostly formed, reach in and take it out of the cup
6. Knead the slime to make it a consistent texture.
7. If the slime is too sticky, you can add a little more borax solution. It it is way too slippery you can add more 50/50 glue.
8. Store your slime in a zip lock bag or other airtight container.
1. In paper cup mix to make a 50/50 glue
1 Tblsp water
1Tblsp Elmer's glue
Food Coloring
2. In another cup make up a saturated borax solution
1/4 cup water
Borox Mule Team
3. Stir in 1 tsp of Borax at a time. Keep adding tsp until Borox won't dissolve in the water.
4. Stir 2 tsp of the saturated borax solution into the 50/50 glue paper cup. Keep stirring.
5. When the slime has mostly formed, reach in and take it out of the cup
6. Knead the slime to make it a consistent texture.
7. If the slime is too sticky, you can add a little more borax solution. It it is way too slippery you can add more 50/50 glue.
8. Store your slime in a zip lock bag or other airtight container.
Play Dough
Play Dough (Graded - Great)
3/4 cup rice flour
1/4 cup of corn starch
1/4 cup of salt
1 tsp of Alum or Cream of Tartar
Food coloring, gf paint (Discount School Supply) or Kool-Aid
1 Tblsp of cooking oil
1 cup hot water
Heat all dry ingredients in a saucepan slowly over Med heat, while stirring until a ball forms. Knead until smooth. Store in an airtight container.
Explanation of the cooking chemistry: Flour and water make a paste. Wheat flour releases gluten from the proteins as it is stirred which makes it sticky. Salt strengthens the gluten bonds. Rice flour has protein that also forms bonds.
You can find Alum or Cream of Tartar at any grocery store.
3/4 cup rice flour
1/4 cup of corn starch
1/4 cup of salt
1 tsp of Alum or Cream of Tartar
Food coloring, gf paint (Discount School Supply) or Kool-Aid
1 Tblsp of cooking oil
1 cup hot water
Heat all dry ingredients in a saucepan slowly over Med heat, while stirring until a ball forms. Knead until smooth. Store in an airtight container.
Explanation of the cooking chemistry: Flour and water make a paste. Wheat flour releases gluten from the proteins as it is stirred which makes it sticky. Salt strengthens the gluten bonds. Rice flour has protein that also forms bonds.
You can find Alum or Cream of Tartar at any grocery store.
Gluten Free School Supplies
Over the years with allergic kids, I have found Discount School Supplies to be the safest products for my kids. This especially became a concern, when I noticed that my oldest daughter was reacting to food dyes. We bought some of their paint and used it for all our paint needs and coloring our home made play dough. Recently, I again called Discount School Supply and the manufactures of their products and was relieved to find out that they are also gluten free.
Discount School Supply Products are
BioColor Paints
Sargent Art Gothic Powder Paint.
Many more pains, markers and and play dough
Elmer's
All Elmer's products are gluten free, except the finger paints.
Crayola
Cut and pasted from site
"Gluten is contained only in Crayola Dough. Other Crayola modeling materials, including Model Magic modeling compound, Modeling Clay, and Air-Dry Clay are gluten free. All of these products, however, are produced on the same machinery. Although the machines are cleaned prior to the start of each production run, there is a slight possibility that trace amounts of gluten from Crayola Dough may be present in the other modeling compound products."
For more information about gluten free art supplies. Check these two link out for a longer list
GFCF Diet
TACA
Need play dough - Contact Discount School Supply . I am not sure on what brand is GF.
Discount School Supply Products are
BioColor Paints
Sargent Art Gothic Powder Paint.
Many more pains, markers and and play dough
Elmer's
All Elmer's products are gluten free, except the finger paints.
Crayola
Cut and pasted from site
"Gluten is contained only in Crayola Dough. Other Crayola modeling materials, including Model Magic modeling compound, Modeling Clay, and Air-Dry Clay are gluten free. All of these products, however, are produced on the same machinery. Although the machines are cleaned prior to the start of each production run, there is a slight possibility that trace amounts of gluten from Crayola Dough may be present in the other modeling compound products."
For more information about gluten free art supplies. Check these two link out for a longer list
GFCF Diet
TACA
Need play dough - Contact Discount School Supply . I am not sure on what brand is GF.
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