playdoughThere are certain smells that will always be associated with childhood. Freshly cut grass. Glue. Crayons. Playdough. Just cracking open a fresh jar can send you back twenty years to a time where your biggest worries were what kind of ice cream you might get at the store.

While there’s nothing like the smell of fresh playdough, sometimes it is fun to make a fresh batch yourself. But…where to start? Cooked? Uncooked? There’s a variety of ways to make playdough and they go far beyond the traditional salt and flour methods of your past.

So pull out the mixing bowl, roll up your sleeves and get ready for a day of doughy fun.

Each time you hit the store or farmer’s market, there’s a chance you’re walking through a variety of science experiments without even realizing it. How many times have you bought vegetables, only to bring them home and forget about them? Ever open that bag of potatoes well after purchasing to find roots? How about finding a little green root sprouting from your garlic?
Instead of tossing those veggies, you can easily create an experiment that shows children how roots and stems grow. All you need is those vegetables you never ate!
Sweet …

If you’ve ever tried your hand at crafting with children around, you probably know it doesn’t take long for the lure of knitting needles, glitter and yes, even a sewing machine, to have them begging to try a hand.
While it may not seem like a great idea to let your 3-year-old operate your Singer on her own, you can still get her involved in these lifelong hobbies and crafts…with a little help from the Internet.
According to Jamie Christina of the Pretty Ditty blog, finger knitting is exactly what it sounds …

If you were to up and move tomorrow and your kids had a say in it, there’s a safe chance they’d want Lindsey of Filth Wizardry as their neighbor. In fact, there’s a good chance they’d knock you out of your chair so that they could sit next to the cool craft lady.

One look at Lindsey’s cleverly named blog, Filth Wizardry, and there’s a good chance you’d knock your kids out to sit next to her.