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February 9, 2017

DIY Edible Play Dough Recipe

Play dough is a classic first art material.  This two ingredient edible play dough improves on the classic simply because it is homemade!  And let’s face it store bough play dough already gets stuck in every crevice of your kitchen floor.  If things are gonna get a little messy anyways your kids might as well make a memory along the way!

We’ve done lots of recipes for flubber, putty, slime, and play dough at my house.  This one for two ingredient edible play dough is a favorite that we have made over and over.

Two ingredients, that’s it.

December 20, 2016

Gingerbread Ornaments made with Cork

We’ve made and decorated real ginger bread cookies in past years.  We’ve tried faux gingerbread art clay recipes.  The boxed gingerbread house has even made an appearance at our house a time or two.  But this year we decided to try something new.  Gingerbread ornaments made with cork!

December 9, 2016

Candy Crafts with Peppermint Candies

So, I have to be honest here.  I have seen ornament made out of peppermint candy here and there on the world wide web.  Easy.  Simple.  Not really, as it turns out.  Because, cracking.  We had a lot of cracking, some serious stickiness, and maybe a few tears.  But, trial and error led us to some really pretty pieces that my kids are excited to give as gifts this Christmas.  So to save you all some peppermints and tears I will share our tricks!