DIY Puffy Paint

Puffy Paint

Shaving foam
PVA Glue and poster paint

Mix well, the colour will lighten a little bit due the shaving foam and pva glue. Equal parts of both. Once you have mix it put the mixture in zip lock bag and cut off the end and your little one will have more control over the paint:). . .   /. oNCE  
Once done painting leave it to dry (this might take overnight to dry) then display your art work with pride. 

** Put on wax paper and let it dry over night, peel carefully. It makes a window cling, you can make these for all seasons**

Fairy playdough recipe

Fairy playdough recipe

Playdough is wonderful fun for kids. It’s great for fine motor development and open-ended play. This fairy playdough recipe with 3 ingredients, is so easy to make you can almost hand it over to your child to do themselves. (well all ages too!)

To make this fairy playdough recipe with 3 ingredients you firstly need to add one cup of hair conditioner to a bowl. 
Next you will need to add 2.5 cups of cornflour to the bowl. Using a spoon simply begin mixing the two ingredients together. Obviously every country makes their ingredients a little differently so if you’re finding that the mixture is way too wet, add more cornflour.
You want the mixture to feel almost to the point of being too dry but not crumbling apart. Once you begin kneading it should all come together.
I began kneading the dough and once it was the consistency that I wanted, the children can help with this part. This is wonderful for developing fine motor skills and helping children understand how things can change when combined together.
The final ingredients is food colouring..

(the children can help make this)

More Colouring Pages

Magic Milk Science Experiment

Magic Milk Science Experiment

This particular science activity is lots of fun and a great introduction to those children who haven’t had much experience in observing chemical reactions etc

Magic Milk Science Experiment

You will need –

plate
1/2 cup – 1 cup milk
1 drop of dishwashing liquid
food colouring
toothpicks (optional)
This science experiment is simple to set up and quickly gets to the ‘wow factor’ that will bring a smile to your child’s face.

Simply begin by pouring milk onto a plate. You will need to ensure you have enough milk to cover the base of the plate. Add a few drops of food colouring to the milk (see above). This will give you a great opportunity to talk about colours and point out if any of them mix together to form new colours.

Let the magic happen!!

Carefully add one drop of dishwashing liquid to the middle of the milk. Quickly a chemical reaction will occur, which will see the colours begin to spread away from the dishwashing liquid drop and begin mixing and churning the colours.
It’s absolutely amazing and you can observe it continually move and swirl for a decent amount of time! Slowly it mixes together and pushes the colours further away from the dishwashing liquid and having it sink to the base of the plate.

What is the science behind it, simply put?

Milk is made up of mostly water but it does contain vitamins, minerals, proteins and small droplets of fat. The fat and proteins are super sensitive to changes in the milk and so when the dishwashing liquid is added a chemical reaction occurs. The soap and fat work hard to join together, which causes the movement. When food colouring is added we are able to witness this chemical reaction occurring.
Going further

You might like to experiment further by adding an extra drop of soap to see if there is more movement. If you see more movement you’ve discovered that there was still more fat that hadn’t combined with the soap. You might like to continue the process.

Benefit of Colouring in

These several benefits of Colouring in.  I find it relaxing. 

1- Colouring helps a child practice holding a writing tool the correct way and aids in developing those tiny muscles in their hands, fingers, and wrist. 

2- Colouring aids in hand-eye coordination as the child learns to colour within the specified area.

3- Children develop the skill of patience and learn to focus on details when colouring. Such a sense of accomplishment is achieved when a colouring page is completed. 

4- Colouring allows a child to relax and be comfortable while creating a piece of art. Children can fill in the figures and shapes on the page any way they choose, whereas drawing can sometimes be a little intimidating that the outcome won't be exactly as they wanted. 

5- Colouring a simple printed page helps a child to recognise colour, hue, line, perspective, shape and form. It also helps a child to see and recognise patterns - a pre-reading and pre-math skill. 

6- Eventually a child can even learn to plan as they decide the colours they will use in their picture and then what order they are going to colour things within the picture.

7- Last, but not least, colouring can allow you and your child to have some quality quiet time together.  It can provide a wonderful time to sit and chat with your child.