Purple Mud=BIG MESS

I started out yesterday afternoon to make some play dough with my children.

Here is my recipe that i use:
-2 Cups Flour
-1/2 Cup Salt
-1 Tablespoon Cream of Tarter
-Water
-Food Coloring

*Mix dry ingredients well with spoon.
*Add food coloring dots to the dry mix (You get a better color this way)
*Slowly add a little water, stir, add a little more until it binds

*Take out of the bowl and kneed on a floured surface until proper consistency.
*Store in something airtight and it will last longer!

So, I'm making play dough, I keep all of the ingredients in the room all the time however, I was running low on salt so I cut the recipe in half. However, I added WAY TOO MUCH water and didn't have enough flour to thicken it up. I ended up with a mixture that was sticky and wet and gross so I took it to the table right by the sink, put aprons on the kids and dumped it on the table in front of them.

OMG they had a ball! I had parents that came in and just watched the mess they were making and wanted to join.

Here is my service message of the day: Parents do not send children to school in their "best" clothes. If they are in clothes they think you will get mad at them for getting dirty they can't fully participate. Even though the kids had on aprons they still got dirty.

This also pertains to real mud, if it has rained and you know the playground is prone to having mud and your child likes to play in the mud bring in extra clothes it will ward off headaches for both you and the teacher.