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Edible Marbled Easter Eggs

Beautiful Edible Marbled Eggs (Shannon's Tot School)

Sweet Pea is 5 years old.

 From:  Many people have asked me if my original Marbled Easter Eggs are edible.  I always respond by saying that I don’t recommend eating them.  Since the egg shells are porous enough for dye to leak through and stain the egg whites, I imagine that the shaving cream seeps into them too. [...]

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Glue Paint and Chalk Pastels

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Sweet Pea is 5 years old.   

 

From: I found this cool idea on Mommy Labs.

Material: 

A bottle of white school glue. One color of Liquid watercolor or food coloring. A chopstick or thin paintbrush handle to stir the glue. Paper or card stock.

Chalk Pastels

Damp cloth for wiping off dirty fingers. (Optional) [...]

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Acorn Cap Jewels

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Sweet Pea is 5 years old.  

 

From: I found these beautiful acorn cap jewels at Homemade Serenity.  

Material:

Acorn Caps.  (Acorn caps by themselves should be fine, but immediately bake whole acorns for 1-2 hours in a 170 degree oven to kill any insects that are hiding inside!) Glue. Colored Markers. Dry rice [...]

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Condensed Milk Puffy Paint

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Sweet Pea is 5 years old.  

 

From: I first saw this easy painting activity at ECE Made Easy and kept it in the back of my mind.  When I found myself with half a can of leftover condensed milk, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.

Material:

Condensed milk 3 or 4 colors [...]

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Rain Painting

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Sweet Pea is 5 years old.  

  

From: A couple of years ago, I read about this project in one of MaryAnn Kohl’s fantastic art idea books (either First Art or Preschool Art).   Almost immediately, I bought powdered tempura paint (which is a great low-cost paint option if your family does a lot of painting), but it took [...]

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Sidewalk Paint

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Sweet Pea is 5 years old.

From: I have seen sidewalk paint recipes everywhere:  Mom’s Crafty Space, Disney’s Family Fun magazine, river-girl, pink and green mama, and Meet the Dubiens. 

Material:

1.25 cups Cornstarch (or even 1.5 cups.  Most of the above recipes call for a 1:1 water and corn starch ratio, but we preferred  river-girl’s suggestion to [...]

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Corn Syrup Painting

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Sweet Pea is 4 years old.

From:  This beautiful corn syrup painting idea from eighteen25 has been on my to-do list for over a year.

Material:

Corn syrup. 3-4 Small bowls. 3-4  colors of liquid watercolors or food coloring. Crayons. Paper. Paintbrush. Smock for your tot. Damp Sponge for clean up.

Procedure:

Put [...]

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Colored Salt (or “How I Didn’t Make Homemade Glitter”)

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Sweet Pea is 4 years old.

From:  When I saw this “Do-It-Yourself Glitter” recipe all over pinterest (originally from this Sprinkles and Sequins tumbler page) I couldn’t wait to try it.  I thought, “This looks awesome!  Cleaning up salt will be so much easier than real glitter and I won’t have to worry about tiny pieces [...]

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Spray Painting Snow

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Sweet Pea is 4 years old.

From:  I saw this fun activity was on Rockabye Butterfly last year, but we had to wait a very long time for it to snow enough for us to try it.  I’m happy we finally got a little bit of snow this year before winter was over!

Material:

Liquid [...]

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Microwave Puffy Paint

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Sweet Pea is 4 years old.

From:  I think I saw this first on One Crafty Mumma and then later found some variations at Housing a Forest, Mommy Labs, and Making Memories with Your Kids.

Material:

1/2 cup Self-rising flour (If you don’t have self-rising flour, you can substitute 1/2 cup all-purpose [...]

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