Crafts for kids with food

Description
From: healthy meals and more Courtesy of kay crowley

Ingredients

 * 1 cup flour
 * ½ cup salt
 * 2 tbsp cooking oil
 * 2 tbsp cream of tartar
 * 1 cup water with desired color of food coloring

Directions
Homemade play dough
 * 1) Cook the above mixture over medium heat stirring until stiff.
 * 2) Cool and knead out lumps.
 * 3) Store in airtight container.

Finger painting
 * 1) For young children, prepare instant chocolate pudding and let them do creative finger painting with no danger if some finds its way to their mouths!

Macaroni pictures
 * 1) Have various shapes of Pasta to choose from.
 * 2) Let children glue these onto colored paper for creative pictures.

Place mats
 * 1) Let children draw their own pictures on fairly heavy paper.
 * 2) Use clear contact paper to cover the front and back of the drawing.
 * 3) They now have their own personal placemat.
 * 4) These make fun presents for mom and dad for special occasions.

Christmas tree ornaments
 * 1 cup cornstarch
 * 2 cups baking soda
 * 1 ¼ cups cold water


 * 1) Mix and cook over medium heat stirring constantly about 4 minutes or til mixture thickens into a moist mashed potato-like consistency.
 * 2) Cover with a cloth while it cools enough to knead it.
 * 3) Roll out dough and cut into shapes using a straw to put a hole in the top for a ribbon to hang on the christmas tree.
 * 4) Dry 24 hours.
 * 5) Paint with tempera paints.

Papier mache


 * 1) Dry laundry starch cold water
 * 2) Mix the starch and water in equal amounts.
 * 3) Stir completely.
 * 4) Let stand.
 * 5) This will thicken.
 * 6) Tear newspaper or tissue paper into strips.
 * 7) Dip these strips into mixture.
 * 8) Shape over a balloon or into a mask shape, figures, animals, etc.
 * 9) Let dry 3 days or so, depending on thickness.
 * 10) Paint with acrylic paints.

Aargo do-it yourself clay that"s safe for kids


 * 2 cups baking soda
 * 1 cup argo corn starch
 * 1 ¼ cups water


 * 1) Mix cornstarch and baking soda, add water, mix.
 * 2) Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
 * 3) Thicken to consistency of mashed potatoes.
 * 4) Form clay into desired shapes, let dry for 36 hours, color with paint or felt-tip marker, and coat with shellac or clear nail polish.

Ingredients

 * 1 bo banana LIBBY'S® KERNS® All Nectar
 * 1 banana
 * 1 cup TASTER'S CHOICE® 100% Pure Instant coffee
 * 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
 * 2 teaspo granulated sugar
 * 1/2 teaspo vanilla extract
 * 3 coffee ice cream

Directions

 * 1) PLACE nectar, banana, coffee, vanilla extract, cream and Sugar in blender; cover.
 * 2) Blend until smooth and frothy.
 * 3) Pour into three tall glasses; add one scoop of ice cream to each glass.

Ingredients

 * 1 quart half-and-half
 * 1 bo NESTLÉ® carnation® sweetened condensed milk
 * 2 1/2 teaspo vanilla extract

Directions

 * 1) BEAT half-and-half, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until combined; freeze for 2 hours.
 * 2) Beat on medium speed for 30 seconds; freeze for additional 4 hours or until firm.
 * Or, use ice cream maker, freezing according to manufacturer's directions.
 * 1) VARIATIONS
 * 2) FOR chocolate CHIP ice cream:
 * 3) Add 1 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® semi-sweet chocolate Mini Morsels halfway through freezing period.
 * 4) Continue freezing as above.
 * 5) FOR FRUIT-FLAVORED ice cream:
 * 6) Use 3 cups half-and-half, 2 to 3 cups fruit pulp, 1 1/4 cups (14-ounce can) NESTLÉ® carnation® sweetened condensed milk, and 1/2 cup granulated sugar; omit vanilla extract. Freeze as above.
 * 7) NOTE: If using sweetened frozen fruit, omit Sugar.