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1. Bubbles
   1/4 cup liquid detergent
   1/2 cup water
   a few drops of food coloring (optional)
   1 teaspoon sugar

   Mix together and use pipe cleaners or wire hangers to make bubble wands.

2. Salt Paint
   2 Tablespoons salt
   1 Tablespoon liquid starch
   1 Tablespoon water
   a few drops of liquid tempera or food coloring

   Mix together in a small bowl and paint with fingers, sponges, sticks, old socks, or brushes. Feel the neat texture when it dries!

3. Fingerpaint
   Mix together:
   2 cups flour
   2 teaspoons salt

   Then add:
   2 1/2 cups cold water

   Beat until smooth and gradually add:
   2 cups hot water

   Boil until clear.
   Beat until smooth.
   Add food coloring and scents (if desired) and store in jars

4. Slime
   (Van Cleave)
   Materials:
   Twenty Mule Team Borax Powder
   4 oz. bottle of Elmer's Glue
   distilled water
   food coloring
   quart jar
   bowl -- 2 quart
   measuring cup
   teaspoon
   

   Procedure:
   

   1. Pour the Elmer's Glue into the quart jar.
      
   2. Fill the empty glue bottle with distilled water and pour the water into the jar containing the glue. STIR WELL.
      
   3. Add 5 drops of food coloring to the glue.
      
   4. Pour one cup of distilled water into the bowl and add 1 teaspoon of borax powder. STIR WELL.
      
   5. Slowly pour the colored glue into the bowl containing the borax. Stir as you pour.
      
   6. Place the thick slime that forms into your hand and knead until it feels dry.
      
   7. Store in a zip-lock bag in the refrigerator.

5. Play Clay
   Mix:
   1 cup salt
   1/2 cup water
   2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
   

   Add:
   2 cups flour

   After shaping, the clay can be baked at 250 degrees for several hours until hard. When cool, paint or decorate. Food coloring may be added while mixing if desired.

6. Sticky Stuff
   Materials:
   Cornstarch
   Water
   Food Coloring (optional)
   Bowl

   Procedure:
   

   1. Mix about 1/2 cup of water with 1 cup of cornstarch.
   2. Add a few drops of food coloring if you like.
   3. Mix it with your fingers for some sticky fun. If it dries add a few drops of water. If its runny, add a little more corn starch.

7. Clear Paint
   Mix:
   Elmer's Glue
   Food Coloring

   Use a paint brush and paint on paper, foil or other types of materials. When the glue paint dries, it will be clear, but colored.