Making slime with foam balls

OK so I am sure if you have children you have either been making slime or your child has been watching how to make slime. We have made slime for a long time starting with our now 27 year old son. Then all of his siblings and child care children after him. 

One of our simple recipes are below. For this fall the girls wanted to try some colorful slime with colorful styro foam balls, and since this set also had a package of white I thought we would also make a winter themed crunchy slime too. 

We have just moved so our arts and craft supplies are not all here yet but once they we are going to get back into making crafts on a regular basis again. You can find affiliate links for the foam balls and the ingredients for the below slime towards the bottom of this post. 

You will need a bowl, spoon, 1/4 measuring cup, Elmers Glue (although you could use any white school glue),  Liquid Starch (we buy Sta-Flow because it is the only brand I know of, but if you have another liquid starch available I am sure that would work just fine too), and some tap water. Food Coloring if you want to make different colors.

1. Put a 1/4 cup of glue in the bowl.

2. Then a 1/4 cup of water.

3. Now add your food coloring if using. 

    To make lavender we used 2 drops of red and 3 drops of blue.

4. Then Stir until combined.

5. Next add 1/4 cup of the Liquid Starch.

This is what it looks like hanging from a serving spoon.

Sta Flo

Elmer School Glue

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Moisturizing Face & Body Paint

My girls like to do face painting from time to time. With Community Days, Fairs, and other events coming up my oldest daughter living home helps with face painting. She will be doing face painting at one of the community events next week and then again at the fair so we picked up some face & body paint to have on hand for our own use and for her to practice with so she is ready.

This face & body Paint from iMustech is nice because each color is safe inside sealed 12ml tubes that can be closed with tubes and aren't open to the elements in between uses. iMustech also includes a nice paint brush for applying the face & body paint, although my daughter uses several items to get the effects she personally wants or is creating on someone's face.

The colors in this set of 12 are lemon yellow, burnt umber, vermilion, sap green, viridian, phthalo blue, titanium white, crimson red, ultramarine, burnt sienna, yellow ochre, and black. The best part about these face & body paints is that they are not drying, they are actually moisturizing. 

With other sets we have had I have always put cold cream or moisturizer on my children's faces before beginning. I just makes a nice pallet and helps with easy clean up when you are ready to remove. I also like that this paint does not crack when it is drying, showing the importance of moisturizing effect. 

Last but not least is that these face & body paints are safe and non toxic. I can't rate them as vegan, which is the only thing I can see that would make them great for everyone. 

The iMustech face & body paint set can be found at my affiliate link below.


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Magicdo dual tip markers

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My girls were eyeing these markers as soon as they came in but I quickly told them they are going to be used for my new planner that starts in August 2017. I know I will end up letting them use them at some point but I want to get my play time in first.

These Magicdo dual tip markers are like a paint brush tip on one side with a fine tip on the other side so you can change up the way you want to draw, color, or design your masterpiece.

My main reason for using them is to keep our family organized by color coding our calendar for the next year. Organization is key to keeping everyone moving in the right direction and on time. There are so many things in life that are out of our control it is nice to be able to look at a planner and see what you can control all laid out for you in an easy to read format.

For my girls these would be used for drawing and creating things. I might have to sit down and color a bit with these with them for a little together time on a rainy day or while we are waiting for an appointment to start.

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Bath Fizzy DIY Fun

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My time that I call for myself and which has kept me sane all these years is my bath time in which I read, relax, and unwind from the day. Sometimes I even sneak in a movie or several episodes of a favorite show while relaxing. 

With taking baths I love bubble baths, bath oils, and bath bombs. They just make it that much more of a special time for just me. With that being said the price on these items can get pretty high, so this is where Pinterest comes in. With a simple search for Bath Bombs Recipes this link came up. Filled with simple to more complicated recipes for bath bombs of all sorts. 

Now you just need to have some kind of mold, we have the above bath bomb molds, but you can use cupcake tins, silicone molds, or anything else you would like to use. I want to work on making some for gifts. Like some with little toys that my youngest daughter and oldest grand daughter like. They will get a kick out of finding a hidden surprise inside. 

I like the metal molds the best because they hold up to constant use. These Bath Bomb Molds from WEBSUN come in three sizes 2 inch, 2.5 inches, and 3 inch. I do want to add a larger on later as we get better at making them but these are great to start with. You mix up your recipe then pack each side with the ingredients and then put both molds together tapping lightly all around the mold then carefully open and remove your Bath Bomb.

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Loew Cornell 6 pc Spongit Brushes

These Spongit Brushes or Sticks are great to use for crafts, art, painting, etc. I actually thought they were eye makeup applicators but they are in fact for arts and crafts. These would be great for kids for water paints, working with chalks, charcoals, and pastels. 

I wish I had thought of using applicators years ago for my children, much better then Qtips to paint with. 

You can purchase on Amazon.

What Ramini has to say about their product.
Loew and Cornell Spongit Sticks Medium Circle. 

Using the right tools gets the artist creative results. Works great with chalk, ink, paint, stencils, glue and more. 

Perfect for crafts, scrapbooks, canvas and other artistic creations.

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