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How To Make Play Dough—Peppermint

Sorry about not getting this up sooner. Things have been crazy around here with that wind storm. I just finally found some time to sit down and get this typed up. Have you ever wondered how to make Play Dough? It could not be simpler. I have shared how to make some fun Kool-Aid Flavored Play Dough and Pumpkin Spice Play Dough. Well, since it is Christmas time, I decided we needed to make some Peppermint Play Dough. So I fiddled with the recipe a bit and came up with a recipe for some yummy smelling Peppermint Play Dough.

Peppermint Play Dough Recipe

1 cup flour
1/4 cup salt
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
1 Tablespoon Peppermint Oil Extract
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup water

1. Mix flour, salt, & cream of tartar in a medium cooking pot.
2. Add water, peppermint extract and oil.
3. Stir over medium heat 3 to 5 minutes stirring constantly.
4. When mixture forms a ball in pot, remove.
5. Knead until smooth.
6. Play and explore with this fragrant, brightly colored dough as you would any play dough.
7. Put in a plastic bag and refrigerate to store.

A great way to entertain the kids during Christmas break. Or a great gift for a neighbor, classmates or friends. It is so easy to make and is the softest (non sticky) Play Dough recipe I have ever used. I like it better than the store bought stuff…plus…it smells amazing!! And if you are feeling extra festive…throw in a handful of red glitter to give it some fun sparkle!

And, in the spirit of giving, I have provided you with a free printable Peppermint Play Dough label for the tops of your jars or Tupperware containers to label it for a gift. The labels are 3 inch circles. If you need them smaller you can simply print the label smaller than 100% to get the size you need.

{Download Peppermint Play Dough Label}

I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. I would love to hear from those of you who are planning on making some for yourself or who plan on gifting it. 19 more sleeps till Christmas…but who’s counting!!

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December 6, 2011 · Filed under: Activities, Christmas Gifts, Christmas Recipes, Crafts, Kids, Recipes, Winter Tagged with homemade play dough, How to make Play Do, Make Play Dough, Peppermint Play Do, Play do recipes, play dough

Thanksgiving Game—Turkey Feathers

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Entertaining the kids on Thanksgiving morning while preparing for your feast can be challenging. Why not let them entertain themselves with this fun Thanksgiving Game?

The premise of the game is fairly simple. Simple enough that even the youngest kids can play. Each player takes a turkey card and gets 6 clothes pins or…Turkey Feathers. Each player takes turns rolling once dice. Then you simply put a feather on the number that you rolled. If you roll a number you already have a feather on, then your turn is over. First person to get all the feathers on their turkey wins. Pretty simple right? As I am typing this, I realized it might be fun to actually write some of the things you are thankful for on the turkey feathers themselves to help your little ones to be thinking of them while they are playing the game. It would add a little more meaning to the game as well.

As far as making the game all you will need to do is paint some clothes pins in some fun colors. Each player will need 6 clothes pins, so depending on how many players you have (this game can have lots so it is perfect for big family get togethers). Then since I had some fun Martha Stewart Glitter Paint (which is sold exclusively at Michael’s), I painted a layer of glitter over the regular paint colors to give the Turkey Feathers some pizazz!

You will also need to print a card for each player. You can find the free download for the game board here:

Thanksgiving Game Turkey Feathers Printable

Then to make them sturdy, I glued them onto some thin cardboard (or you could use some chipboard) with some Mod Podge on the front and back. This will help them to last through multiple games with little hands and allow them to be strong enough to hold up the turkey feathers.

Hope you enjoy them. I would love to hear from you if you download the games and plan on using them for Thanksgiving this year. This helps me to gage the kind of projects I share with you and the things that you would maybe like to see more of!

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November 15, 2011 · Filed under: Activities, Crafts, Games, Gifts, Kids, Thanksgiving Tagged with free printable, Martha Stewart Paint, thanksgiving activiites, Thanksgiving game, thanksgiving kids crafts

Thanksgiving Craft—Finger Puppets

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I finally finished up these fun Thanksgiving Finger Puppets. I have had these planned for a while now and was just able to find the time to get them all finished up. These are the perfect Thanksgiving craft to do for and with some of your kids. Need some distractions for the kids while you are prepping for Thanksgiving Dinner and preparing for the relatives to come over? Traveling to be with family this holiday? These finger puppets will be great for entertaining.