Play-dough is great fun. With this great recipe you can make your own play-dough at home. 1 cup flour cup salt 1 tsp. Oil food coloring Mix all ingredients in a pan over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon until it pulls from the sides of the pan and forms a solid. Dump onto the counter top and knead well until it is smooth and cool.
Kids can help by pre-measuring the ingredients and kneading the dough once it cools off.
You can add to the fun by buying inexpensive cookie cutters that the kids can use to make fun shapes. Molding, shaping, cutting, and rolling will keep your preschoolers busy for hours. Safety scissors and construction paper is another great crafting activity. For the older kids, you can even add glue and glitter. Smiles beam across their faces with pride when they show off their sparkly creations.