Make your own bubble solutions

Bubble recipes adapted from www.CreativeKidsAtHome.com

Basic Bubbles

2 Tbsp dish soap

1 cup water

Better Bubbles

2 Tbsp dish soap

1 Tbsp glycerin (available at Bartells)

9 ounces water

Color Bubbles

2 Tbsp dish soap

1 Tbsp liquid starch

1 cup liquid tempra paints

• These work best if made at least a day before using it.
• Use good, clean water for best results.
• If you tend to attract bees in your yard, don't use the glycerin recipe.

The Famous ICP Play Dough Recipe!

Easy to make and always loved by our students. This is how we keep our play dough fresh (every two weeks). We make different colors and add glitter and even various scents to keep things interesting for our kids.

It makes an awful lot of play dough, so separating the batch and making multiple colors would be a great idea. Never again get upset when the kids mix the colors!

Store it in plastic food storage containers and it will last a long time (salt is a wonderful food preservative).

4 cups flour

2 cups salt

3 tablespoons Cream of Tartar

¼ cup of oil

4 cups of boiling water (must be boiling!)

Food Coloring or even an unsweetened Kool-Aid packet

Optional: Glitter, Scent

Mix (in stand mixer) the dry ingredients with the oil and 3 cups of boiling water. Use the remaining cup of hot water to mix the food coloring and then add to the rest of the mixture. Take out of mixer and knead with hands.