This page contains recipes for homemade silly putty. Silly putty is a longtime favorite toy for kids. You can make your own versions using a variety of household products. Try making your own and see how close to the original recipe you can get.
This page contains recipes for homemade bubbles. Blowing bubbles is a longstanding childhood pastime. Of course adults love to get involved too. You can save money and also have bubble solution any time, if you make your own.
This is a guide about making a kite. Spring breezes or a trip to the beach provide the perfect opportunity to fly kites. You can always buy one at a store, but making your own can be a great family activity.
I need some ideas for chinchilla toys. Any thoughts out there?
I am looking for plans for a wooden swing and playground area.
This makes a dough children can mold and create with. But if they are still young enough to put in their mouth, chew and swallow, you have no worries!
I am looking for a playdough recipe that I can bake. I've tried the salt dough before and it never works out. Any ideas? Thanks.
I would like to find the recipe for flarp.
How can I make bubbles for my little one?
How do I make a homemade jack-in-the-box?
Pattern for Homemade Lincoln Logs
Any one have patterns or ideas on making homemade Lincoln logs?
Mix the white glue and food coloring together in a small bowl. Pour liquid cornstarch into a small second bowl. Slowly pour the glue mixture on top of the liquid cornstarch.
have found that bathtub toys for my young children are expensive and don't last very long. So, what I've been doing is saving the plastic coffee containers (new ones from Folgers) in the small and large sizes. My girls love to pour with them, add a little soap to 'make an experiment', put the lid on and shake!
A great "toy" for a toddler: Save all your plastic jar lids (from mayonnaise, peanut butter, etc.) Save different colors and sizes, the more the better. I did this for my kids and grandkids. They can be used as: Building blocks, to identify colors, to count how many of each color there is, as play food (make a sandwich by putting a larger one between two slightly smaller ones, etc.)
Being adamantly opposed to using any kind of "weapons" as toys, and this includes water guns, I give my kids plastic squirt bottles, either clean spray bottles of water or even cleaned out plastic ketchup or syrup bottles to squirt each other with.
Anybody ever use the temporary tattoo paper? What kind, did it work?
Sand Toys For Kids From Recycled Items
If you have young children, this tip is for you. Recycle common household plastic containers and turn them into sand toys! Good examples for great sand toys are applesauce cups, laundry detergent scoops, powdered formula scoops, empty play dough containers, and of course the containers from margarine, sour cream, cream cheese, etc.
