montrous fun

Hey there! Posting today over at the Paper Crafts Connection for another "Not Bummer Summer" blog post. In fact, I had such a Monstrous Good Time putting the post together that I thought I would do a little add on right here.

So, click HERE to read about my kid-friendly craft, then come on back.

Last week, Harrison and I made two batches of homemade playdough. I originally got the recipe from this blog (via my pinterest board), but I tweaked it a little bit. Here's the basic ingredients:

1 1/2 cups of flour
3/4 cups of salt
1 1/2 cups water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons cream of tartar

We combined all of the above in my non-stick skillet, then heated it on medium for about 3-4 minutes, stirrring constantly. You will notice right away when the dough starts firming up. Take it off the burner and divide the dough into three balls. (It cools pretty quickly, but don't burn yourself).

Then, we added some lovely food coloring.

This is our favorite (bought with my 40% off coupon at Michael's). It was fun to mix the colors into each ball of dough. We worked on a piece of wax paper. Tip: work the food coloring into the dough while it's still warm - it absorbs the color the best.

Here's our pretty dough. Clara came up with that teal color - so yummy.

And, speaking of "yummy" and "Clara" in the breath - check out what she made for our Monster Party!

These adorable cupcakes. How great are they? Once again, inspired by my pinboard, I was directed to Annie's Eats. Then, I remembered I had these silicone cupcake holders. Well, it WAS a good idea, until Clara and I got a little crazy with the frosting. Um, can you say top heavy? They are cleverly propped up with my Fiestaware for the photo. Ha!

This guy is my favorite. Awwww! He was quite tasty and delicious, too. If you like frosting, that is. Hee.

Hope you have enjoyed our monstrous amounts of fun. I'll be back tomorrow with more summer photo goodness.

Later.

 

Comments

[sue]

Such a great monster party! Love the play-doh creations and those cupcakes are so cute.

[Kelly Massman]

LOVE the monsters! You are never too old to play with playdough (or make it)!! Now, I really want to make some…. i like the one that you make with koolaid...

[Kelly Massman]

oh, and the cupcakes look yummy though i like more cake than icing!

[Linda]

Love this project and I am featuring it as part of my Fab Five Friday post. Love your work!!

Linda

[able mabel]

Oh how cute!! I have a love/hate relationship with play doh. I'll have to try this out when I'm back in the "love stage".