This adventure started with a new note on the door. The hens needed our help! There was no time to waste! (In case you’re wondering, we don’t really have any hens – although it would be great if we did! This activity was designed as an extension activity for the story we’ve been reading, “Farmer Blake and Sneaky Snake.”) Continue reading →

Can An Igloo Be Created Out of Cloud Dough? This is the question our 6 yr old asked recently. So we decided to find out. I was amazed that cloud dough can actually be shaped into building blocks and built with. Who knew that flour and a bit of oil could be so versatile and used by young children and those who are a bit older?
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Cloud Dough is a wonderful messy play material which is light and fluffy (sort of what you’d imagine clouds to feel like). However, it also can be squashed together so it can be sculptured into various shapes. It makes the best sandcastles ever! Continue reading →

Here’s a twist on play dough that children love. It’s called Magic Play Dough because it changes colour when the children first begin to play with it. It starts our white and then changes. It’s easy to make. Here’s how to do it. Continue reading →

Over the years, I’ve often been asked for a play dough recipe. Not just a recipe for any play dough, but for the type that is soft and absolutely irresistible. It’s the sort of dough that you just have to touch and mould and squeeze. Here’s a recipe that I’ve always found to work … and it’s really easy Continue reading →