Valentine's Day Play Dough

I realize this is nothing new here but just wanted to share how we kicked off Valentine's Day week! And perhaps by chance you haven't seen this done before. :)

  Play Dough Recipe 

- 1/2 cup salt 
- 1 cup of water
- 2 Tb cream of tartar
- 1 cup of flour
- 1 Tb oil
- red food coloring
- peppermint extract (for minty smell)

Mix all the ingredients together, stir well.
Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes. Stir often.
Remove from heat and knead until desired consistency.


We added red sprinkles to the recipe as well!!


I included heart shaped cookie cutters as well as other play dough utensils/toys.

The play dough can be stored in the refrigerator in a concealed container and it should last for a good 6 months.  Enjoy!!

Valentine's Day Mural

We had a lot of fun with this process oriented project.  It's a messy one but the girls had a blast and that really does make it worth it!

I started with a large sheet of butcher paper taped to the window and rolled onto the floor. Then I included a variety of Valentine themed materials including pink and red paint, red glitter, heart shaped
doilies, glue, and heart stickers.

I invited the girls to come and create and let them lead the way with the materials provided. 

My 2 year old used the hear shaped cookie cutters to make prints. My 4 year old wanted to get messy and immediately started finger painting and making hand prints.

  They both enjoyed painting on the floor as well as painting standing up on the window. This mural style was a fun and new way to paint and create.

The heart doilies were a big hit as well as the glitter!!

  Like I said before this was a messy one but everything we used was 100% washable!

  Such a fun way to get creative celebrating Valentines Day! I think we will do this again for a St. Patricks Day mural!

 

This was project was linked up with

Valentine Heart Art Project

Our first Valentine's Day project this season!

Materials- Valentine's Day tissue paper
                 -liquid starch
                 -small paint brushes
                 -white tag board paper

I pre-cut heart shapes out of the tissue paper.  It would have been too hard for my 3 year old to cut the hearts but if you have a child who is capable it might be fun to have them help with the cutting.




The liquid starch was poured into bowls to be used to paint over the tissue paper hearts. I had my 3 year old arrange the hearts the way she wanted on the paper and then she painted over them. The liquid starch sticks to the tissue paper and works sort of like glue to keep it on the paper!





These are my favorite type of art projects where you can focus on the process NOT the product! There is no "right" way to arrange the hearts. It's all about letting the kids use their creativity to do it how they see fit!





This would be a great project to frame and place as a decoration when completed!!