Our staff shares with you our lockown successes — the activities we really did, that our kids actually enjoyed
Popsicle stick bombs are held together by nothing more than the force of the interlocking sticks under pressure. When they hit something, they burst apart in a satisfying but safe little explosion. While they can be challenging for small hands to construct, everyone loves throwing them, and older kids feel great about mastering the skill of building them.
We also made homemade ice cream. Put some whole milk and/or cream into a small Zziplock bag with a little sugar and some flavoring (we used vanilla one time, and mint extract, green food coloring, and chocolate chips the second). Then put that Zziplock into a larger bag that has a bunch of ice and salt, seal that, and play catch with it for ten to fifteen10-15 minutes. Pro tip: double or triple bag the components.
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We made a salt dough using 2 cups of flour, 1 cup salt, 3/4 cup water, and 1 tablespoonT of oil. (You may need to play around a bit with those proportions or add a bit of water.)
The kids molded animals out of the dough, using silver foil to hold things together and wetting pieces to join them, then we baked their sculptures (at 200° F, till hard — this may take a while).
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