Best EVER Play dough! (non cook)

I love this better than my old "go to" recipe cause it can be mixed and played with instantly and easily "helped" by children.

Ingredients:

2 cups plain flour (all purpose)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup salt
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
Up to 1.5 cups boiling water (adding in increments until it feels just right) •
drops of food colouring (optional)
few drops glycerine (optional- adds more shine!)

Directions:

1)Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil in a large mixing bowl
2)Add food colouring TO the boiling water then into the dry ingredients (colour optional)
3)Stir continuously until it becomes a sticky, combined dough
4)Add the glycerine (optional)

Danish Butter cookies

I had to convert from grams so, my calculations may need tweeking, but I looked for this recipe for years and finally found it and wanted it saved and recorded.

Ingredients:

1 large egg
1 Cup butter
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup conf. sugar
2 tsp. Vanilla

Directions:

1. Cream the butter with the icing sugar till light and fluffy. Add in the egg, mix well.
2. Fold in the sifted flour, mix well.
3. Pipe out using tip 195 (optional).
4. Bake in a preheated oven @ 375 deg.F for 10 mins.
5. Let cool.
6. Store cookies in a cookie jar.
7. Yield : 95 cookies

Quick easy peanutbutter bars

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar or like
1 cup peanut butter
4 eggs
1& 1/2 cups flour
1tsp vanilla
Pinch of salt
Pinch of baking powder

Directions:

1) Mix wet ingredients then add dry ingredients.

2) Stir well.

3) place into greased 13 x 9 pan and bake at 350deg F for aprox. 30 mins.

Then let it cool, alternately, you may use parchment paper to line the pan, then after cooling cover with melted chocolate.

Do not eat

This creation is a recipe for great smelling hair scrunchie spray. It was created out of an affordable need, though now the trend favors more coloring hair as a,way to create oneself, not change the texture, oh well, it may be useful to others.

Ingredients:
1/3 cup of conditioner (find your favorite scent.)
2 cups of water
A spray bottle for application

Directions:
1) open container and add water. Then add conditioner.

2) Replace lid and shake vigorously.

Now, just apply as you would any spray on conditioner or spritz, and use your fingers makeing fists to create beautiful looking curls and or body.

You know, it is funny that I am proud of making my hair plumper and move curvacious all the while it is the very thing we avoid in our physique.

Apple-Oat Squares

Ingredients:

2 cups oatmeal, quick or old fashioned
1 1/2 cups enriched flour
3/4 cup melted margarine
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 1/3 cups applesauce
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees and grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.
2. Combine all ingredients except applesauce and nuts.
3. Mix until crumbly; reserve 1 cup of the mixture.
4. Press remaining mixture in bottom of greased pan.
5. Bake 15 minutes; cool slightly about 10 minutes.
6. Spread applesauce over partially baked crust and sprinkle with nuts.
7. Top with reserved mixture and bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Cool in pan.
9. Cut into 2 inch squares.

mega fun bubble soulution

 

Ingredients:

1 cup corn syrup

2 cups dish soap

6 cups water

 

Directions:

Mix ingredients together until a well-blended solutionis formed.

 

Kids Finger paint

Ingedients:
1 cup flour
1 cup salt
1 cup water
drops of food coloring to desired shade

Drections:
1) mix salt and flour in a bowl then stir in water until a paste is formed.

2) Add food coloring to reach desired color.

3) Stir until well blended, Then tranfer paint to child friendliy container.