paper glue recipe

paper glue recipe

Rainy Day Activity: You Can Do It!

I personally love rainy days and I live in the perfect place for it! It rains more than it suns where I live and I personally love it. Rainy days provide such a cozy and relaxed feeling for me, and when it rains the world just seems to be a better place.

That is, until I had children.

Soon that cozy, relaxed feeling I am so fond of turned to stress and fear as I witnesses my three boys running through our home destroying anything in their path. How I wish they could see what I see and curl up on the couch with a cup of coffee and a good book. But alas, I doubt they'll ever get there.

In my despair to find some order when my boys are cooped up inside all day when it rains, one evening, (exhausted) I began creating a list of activities my boys would enjoy that could safely be done indoors. I was a bit doubtful that each rainy day activity would hold their attention long enough, but to my pleasant surprise they did!

If you are looking for a rainy day activity for your child to enjoy indoors while saving your home and sanity, check these out!

Rainy Day Activity #1: Create a Fun Puppet Show!

Gather up all your entertaining puppets, create a make-shift theater, and let your imaginations run while as you put on fun little plays with your kids! Don't have any puppets? Pull out some paper lunch bags, get out the crayons, yarn, and whatever else you can find around the home to create your entertaining fellows! Even simple socks will work. Kids love this activity as it not only challenges their creative juices but also provides great quality time as a family. You can even work in great little lessons you would like your children to learn into the plot of your play. This is a really fun rainy day activity!

Rainy Day Activity #2: Create a Rainy Day Box

My mother did this for me when I was a child and I just loved it. There was some allure attached to the rainy day box, knowing the activities kept within were "special" for rainy days. This will require some planning and forethought but is a great way to entertain your kids when they're stuck inside. Fill up a box with toys and activities and tuck it away ONLY for rainy days. Just the exclusiveness alone gets children happy and excited!

Rainy Day Activity #3: Make Your Own Playdough

This is both fun and educational. Get your kids in the kitchen and teach them how to make their own playdough! Jump online and find a great recipe for playdough and let the fun begin! Making playdough and enjoying the play is fun!

Rainy Day Activity #4: Pasta Works of Art

Pull out some paper, glue, glitter, and raid your pantry for all the different pasta you can find to create works of art that encourages your child's inner-most Picasso!

Rainy Day Activity #5: Pudding Painting

When I was a child, I loved to finger paint with pudding. Chocolate was my favorite! Mix up some pudding and let your children create delicious art.

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does flour and water make good paper mache?

what is a good recipe for paper mache? some people say glue and water and some say flour and water which one is better?

Yes, flour and water make good paper mache. See this link for help:
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/papermache/a/051500pm.htm

This is from that site:
Here are a few options for paste for your paper mache projects:

Use a simple mixture of flour and water.
Mix one part flour with about 2 parts of water until you get a consistancy like thick glue. Add more water or flour as necessary. Mix well to get out all the bumps. Add a few tablespoons of salt to help prevent mold!

Similar to the above recipe - Put 4 cups of water into a large pot. Place the pot on the stove and bring the water to a boil. While you are waiting for the water to boil, mix together 1 cup of flour with 2 cups of water, stir well to get out as many bumps as possible. Once the water is boiling, carefully add your flour and water mixture. Simmer this mixture for 2-3 minutes, until smooth. Add a few tablespoons of salt to help prevent mold. Allow to cool before you try to use it!

You can use regular glue mixed with a bit of water. Mix using about 1 part water with 2 parts glue.

Use wallpaper paste. Follow the directions from the manufacturer to mix this paste.

For small items and intricate details, try using this paper mache pulp.

Experiment with liquid starch!

Here is another receipe (from a link on the same site!):
Ingredients

1/2 cup non-self-rising wheat flour
1/4 cup powdered resin glue
1/2 cup warm water
1 1/2 cups hot water
4 drops oil of cinnamon
Mix flour and resin glue in a saucepan. Make a paste by adding 1/2 cup warm water. Add hot water, stirring vigorously to prevent lumps. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick, clear, and smooth. Add oil of cinnamon.

Makes about 1 pint.

How to use it: For best results, use this paste within a few days of preparation. The paste gives a very hard finish to paper-mache projects as furniture, candlesticks, and bowls. Store paste in a covered glass jar.

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