| Indoor Winter Fun for KidsLast month the
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| | detergents), and 1 tbsp ammonia. Pour
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| kids were out in the snow making snow
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| | over charcoal briquets.
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| angels, snow families, snow-cones. But
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| | (3) Sprinkle a few drops of food
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| now we're in the middle of winter and,
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| | coloring onto the briquets -- blue is
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| depending on where you live, the wind may
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| | nice, but use any color your children
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| be too nippy and the temperature too low
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| | prefer.
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| for outdoor play. What to do?The best
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| | (4) Slide pan into a protected corner,
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| activities for kids can cost little more
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| | and watch the crystals grow!Goop - Mix 2
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| than pennies. Much can be done with
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| | cups salt with 1/2 cup water and cook for
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| ordinary ingredients and a little
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| | about 5 minutes in saucepan over medium
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| planning ahead. Here are some
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| | heat. Remove from heat and add 1 cup
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| mix-in-the-kitchen crafts recipes for you
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| | corn starch and another 1/2 cup water.
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| and your children to make. Think 'snow
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| | Return to heat and stir until mixture
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| day'!Magic Crystals - You may remember
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| | thickens. Optional: add green food
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| those little grow-your-own crystals kits
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| | coloring. When cool, store in plastic
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| from your childhood, probably next to the
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| | bag. Kids love to play with this stuff,
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| display for sea monkeys. In years past,
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| | don't ask me why!Kool-Aid Play Dough -
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| they were also called Depression Gardens,
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| | Mix together the following: 1 cup sifted
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| like Depression glass from the era of the
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| | flour, 1/2 cup salt, 3 tbsps vegetable
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| Great Depression. This recipe definitely
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| | oil, and 1 small package of unsweetened
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| needs adult involvement or supervision,
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| | Kool-Aid drink mix (or other unsweetened
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| depending on your child's age.(1) Place 3
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| | powdered drink mix). Add 1 cup boiling
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| charcoal briquets in a disposable
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| | water. Stir ingredients, then knead
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| aluminum pan or pie tin.
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| | mixture on waxed paper until it forms a
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| (2) Mix together 1/4 cup salt, 1/4 cup
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| | soft dough.Papier-Mache - Here's a
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| water, 1/4 cup liquid bluing (found in
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| | kid-amuser that's probably ancient.
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| laundry section of supermarket, by
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