Bubble Foam
Ingredients: ¼ cup body wash ½ cup water Food coloring Directions: 1. Add ¼ cup of body wash, ½ cup of water and a few drops of food coloring to a bowl. 2. TEACHER USE ONLY: Using a hand mixer away from children, mix everything together on high speed until stiff peaks form (like […]
Puffy Paint
Ingredients: 1 tbsp self-rising flour (MUST be self-rising) Food coloring of your choice 1 tbsp salt Water (start with ¼ tsp per color used) Directions: 1. Combine your flour and salt in a bowl 2. Add a little bit of water and stir until you get a smooth, thin paste. 3. Add in food […]
Bubbling Eruption
Ingredients: ½ cup dish soap 1 cup of water ¾ cup vinegar Liquid watercolor (or food coloring) Directions: 1. In a pitcher combine your dish soap, water, vinegar, and coloring. 2. Add baking soda to a separate bottle (plastic cups, test tubes, etc. all work well too). 3. Make as many containers of baking […]
Clean Mud
Ingredients: 3 bars Ivory Soap Water 1 roll toilet paper Cheese Grater Directions: 1. Grate all three bars of ivory soap into sensory tub. You can add more if wanting to fill the tub more. 2. Pull apart and add in one full roll of toilet paper 3. Add in warm water. Add a […]
Oobleck
Ingredients: 1 cup of Corn Starch Food Coloring (if preferred) 1 cup of water Directions: 1. Add cornstarch and water to a mixing bowl. 2. Drop in food coloring of your choice. 3. Mix with your hands and explore! 4. If your Oobleck is too watery, add more corn starch. If too thick, add […]
Cloud Dough
Ingredients: 4 cups of flour ½ cup of oil Directions: 1. Scoop and pour flour into a bowl or a tub. 2. Create a crater in the center of the flour. 3. Pour the oil into the center of the crater. 4. Gently mix it all together. 5. Add in different spoons and cups […]
Moon Sand
Ingredients: 6 cups white flour 1 cup baby oil Directions: 1. Combine all items into a sensory bin, or sensory tray. 2. Mix well with your hands. 3. Add in different items for play and exploration.
DIY Kinetic Sand
Ingredients: 1 cup of play sand or craft sand ½ cup of school glue 2 tsp of dish soap 1 tablespoons of cornstarch Directions: 1. Combine sand, dish soap, and cornstarch. Mix well. 2. Add the glue a little at a time. Stir in between. 3. Knead well with your hands to ensure ingredients […]
Natural Playdough
Ingredients: Food coloring 1 C Flour 1 C water 1-2 C Cornstarch 1 tbsp Cream of Tartar (optional, prevents molding) 2 tbsp Salt Directions: 1. Mix dry ingredients (flour, cream of tartar, and salt) together in bowl. Repeat this for every color of playdough you are making (separate bowl for each color). 2. Add […]
Powdered Sugar Playdough
Ingredients: 1 cup frosting (flavored will create a scent) 1 cup of powdered sugar (or cornstarch) Mixing bowl and spoon Food coloring (optional) Directions: 1. Add frosting to your mixing bowl. 2. Add in food coloring if desired and mix well. 3. Mix in the powered sugar (or cornstarch) to thicken your mixture and […]