The BEST Play dough ever! And its homemade.

Today I made play dough and I promised my sister that I would post the recipe. So here ya go Lisa. Enjoy!

You will need 2 c. flour, 1 c. salt, 4 T. Cream of Tartar, 2 T. Oil and 2 c. cold water.

And a pot.

Add to pot : 2 c. Flour

4 T. Cream of Tartar

1 c. Salt

MIx it all together well.

Add 2 T. Oil ( I use Canola because that is what I cook with.)

Add 2 c. water and stir.

Turn the heat on to Med / High and keep stirring.

Oops I forgot. Add your color and scent. We use Kool Aid. This time Shane chose Pink. The color didn't turn out that bright but it smells lemony.

Keep Stirring.

This is what you are looking for. Its almost play dough.

Soon it will start peeling away from the sides of the pot. As soon as all of it forms into a ball it is done. Take it off the heat.

Knead it out a few times on the table to cool down. If your little ones will let you.

This Play Dough keeps for a LONG time, we just keep it in a Gal. Ziplock bag in with the bucket of play toys.

Play and Enjoy!

Unwilling Models

So Yesterday I really wanted to go out and take pictures of my boys, the light was just right. So I gathered my camera and two unwilling boys and went out side. This took probably 30 minutes. (Shane does not like getting clothes on)

So I started with Shane and tried hard to get him to keep his tongue in his mouth. He was not having it. And there is nothing more uncooperative as a boy who does not want his picture taken any more. So I gave up. I did manage to get two that are not too bad.

Liam was a little more cooperative, after I sat him in a chair. I was not willing to run after him. Its still a little muddy outside. He is almost grown out of this adorable corduroy jacket and I had to get some cute pictures of him in it. He was willing for a few minutes until he saw that Shane was playing and realized that he would rather be there than sitting in a chair with Mom pointing a camera at him.

So now I have to submit one of the Liam photos for my unit 3 assignment. I have a vote for the second one. What do you think?