You will need: Water Flour Food Colouring Porridge oats Bowl Activity: To make the playdough pour a few drops of food colouring into a jug of water. Pour some flour into a bowl and gradually stir in the water, if the colour of the flour looks too pale add some more food colouring to the mixture. If the mixture is too dry and does not combine, add some more water, and if it is too wet or sticky add more flour. Kneed the mixture with your hands so that the playdough is fully coloured and no longer sticky, and you have a nice consistency to the dough. Once the dough has been made kneed the Porridge oats into the dough until you get the desired effect. The children can now play and mould their dough to make their own creations. How to Make Coffee Play Dough What's This? Instructions Things You'll Need: Baking sheet Waxed paper 2 cups used coffee grounds, dried Large wooden spoon 1 1/2 cup plain cornflour 1/2 cup salt Large mixing bowl Warm water to moisten Resealable plastic bag Line a baking sheet or tray with waxed paper for easy clean up. Lay the 2 cups of coffee grounds on on the waxed paper until they dry, stirring occasionally so that they dry evenly. Place the dry coffee grounds, 1 1/2 cups cornmeal and 1/2 cup salt in a large mixing bowl and stir the mixture with a wooden spoon until the ingredients are combined. Use your hands to mix, if necessary. Add warm water a little at a time and stir the mixture until your coffee play dough is the consistency you want. Use less water for a thicker dough, and more for a damper mixture. Once the play dough is made, store it in a re-sealable plastic bag.
You will need: Water Flour Food Colouring Porridge oats Bowl Activity: To make the playdough pour a few drops of food colouring into a jug of water. Pour some flour into a bowl and gradually stir in the water, if the colour of the flour looks too pale add some more food colouring to the mixture. If the mixture is too dry and does not combine, add some more water, and if it is too wet or sticky add more flour. Kneed the mixture with your hands so that the playdough is fully coloured and no longer sticky, and you have a nice consistency to the dough. Once the dough has been made kneed the Porridge oats into the dough until you get the desired effect. The children can now play and mould their dough to make their own creations. How to Make Coffee Play Dough What's This? Instructions Things You'll Need: Baking sheet Waxed paper 2 cups used coffee grounds, dried Large wooden spoon 1 1/2 cup plain cornflour 1/2 cup salt Large mixing bowl Warm water to moisten Resealable plastic bag Line a baking sheet or tray with waxed paper for easy clean up. Lay the 2 cups of coffee grounds on on the waxed paper until they dry, stirring occasionally so that they dry evenly. Place the dry coffee grounds, 1 1/2 cups cornmeal and 1/2 cup salt in a large mixing bowl and stir the mixture with a wooden spoon until the ingredients are combined. Use your hands to mix, if necessary. Add warm water a little at a time and stir the mixture until your coffee play dough is the consistency you want. Use less water for a thicker dough, and more for a damper mixture. Once the play dough is made, store it in a re-sealable plastic bag.
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