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.