Fun Friday....Homemade Pumpkin Play-Doh

I want the kid's (home)school experience to be a good one and I don't want them to ever feel like they are missing out on anything. I know a lot of schools do things throughout the year to show their school spirit.  All because my kids are in a different setting does not mean they can't have fun too!

So I started doing Fun Fridays last year and it was an instant hit!  So this year Fun Friday are back and we're loving them!

So far, we had  inside- out day where the kids wore their clothes inside- out, we did a show and tell where the kids had to draw a picture of something they did this summer and then tell the class about it.  We did a PJ day (because we came back from a short vacation and needed to just relax and have a cozy day) and we did a crazy hat day where the kids had to make a crazy hat.


For crazy hat day, Minnie (me) was creative and took an old baby carrier cover and glued colored pom-poms and flowers on it. She said it was her garden hat.  Super Boy took his hat and used pipe cleaners to make horns and something coming out of the back. Mommy is really hoping it wasn't a mullet!

You were expecting to see pictures from out PJ day?  Not gonna happen!

Fun Fridays are usually a day where we do something fun or go somewhere to celebrate making it though the week!

For this Fun Friday, I thought it would be neat to make play-doh, but with a twist.  Since it's Fall and pumpkins are a sure sign of fall, I decide that we would make pumpkin play-doh.  Here's how we did it:

Homemade Play-Doh

1 cup oflour

1/2 cup salt

2 tsp. cream of tartar

1 cup water

1 Tbs vegetable oil

Food coloring

First you want to combine flour, salt and cream of tartar in a saucepan. I took mine off the stove so that the kids could help mix up the ingredients better. Plus it's safer too!

Minnie (me) and Super Boy loved helping me make it!

In another bowl, you want to combine the water, oil and food coloring. Since we wanted orange, the kids had to tell me what two colors would make orange.  Yellow and Red!

Make sure the ingredients in the bowl (with the water) is mixed up well. It should be the color you desire.

You then gradually stir the wet ingredients into the dry ones until the mixture is smooth.

 

The next step I did just because I didn't want the kids standing on a chair or by the fire. Of course if you decide to let your children do it, make sure they are being watched carefully!

Cook the mixture over medium heat, stirring until a ball forms. Remove from the stove and cool. Knead the play doh until smooth then HAVE FUN!!!

 

**** When the mixture was on the stove and in a ball, I added Pumpkin Pie Spice to add the yummy smell of pumpkins.  I told the kids it may smell good, but please don't eat it!  I'm sure they could, but I don't want them to think all play-doh is edible. 

I hope you enjoyed this and hopefully you will do this fun idea with your family!