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Recipes

Bubble Solution
Based on the recipe used by the Exploratorium

  • 2/3 cup (150 ml) Joy or Dawn dishwashing soap
  • 1 gallon (3.8 L) water (distilled water works best)
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons (30 to 45 ml) glycerin* (optional)

* Glycerin is available in pharmacies or chemical supply houses. It makes the bubbles last a little longer before they pop, but the solution works well without it.

Play Dough

  • 2 cups (500 ml) flour
  • 1 cup (250 ml) salt
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) cream of tartar
  • 2 tablespoons (25 ml) oil
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) food coloring
  • 2 cups (500 ml) water

1. Mix ingredients in a saucepan. Ask a grown-up for help in cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, until dough leaves the sides of the pan.

2. Remove dough from pan and when cool to the touch, knead for a few minutes.

Paper-Mache

  • 3 cups (750 ml) cold water
  • 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) flour
  • Oil of peppermint

1. In a heavy saucepan, stir flour into cold water. Ask a grown-up to cook over low heat until the mixture thickens to a creamy paste.

2. Cool; then add a few drops of peppermint oil.

 
 
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