Saturday, March 14, 2009

Homemade Toys in Connecticut Fairs

By Mercie Hallow

Practicality would mean saving a few bucks on basic home necessities. Mothers who would want to save are turning to their creative ways to be able to save a few dollars on household items. There are a lot of do it yourself household remedies which varies from cleaning agents, soaps, shampoos, body washes, baby diapers, baby toys, etc. Being practical is being able to save a lot of dollars from household items.

Homemade toys are becoming the trend for moms at home to do in order to save budget. Homemade toys such as play dough are very easy and very economical to do, plus it is also safe for your babies. Making homemade play dough is very easy as the materials can be found right in your own kitchen! The ingredients for homemade play dough are: 1 cup table salt, 1 " cups of flour, 4 tablespoons olive oil, 4 teaspoons cream of tartar, food coloring and flavor oil (vanilla, peppermint, almond, etc.) for scent.

By mixing the ingredients you will be able to have a dough-like consistency for your clay. Grab a handful, indent a side with your finger and add food color after which start molding it in your palm to show the achieved color. Add more drops of food color until you were able to reach your desired color. Do this again by trying on different colors to be able to make play dough of different shades.

Homemade play dough can be stored in glass jars that can last for months. You need not to worry if your child was able to accidentally eat some since the materials that you used are safe and edible. Homemade play dough has the tendency to dry out, if this happens add a drop of water to the dough.

You may want to be a bit more creative! Try printing cute labels for your play dough jars. Remember to put your business name and contact numbers into the labels so people may instantly contact you for their orders. Homemade toys are definitely a craze and many would be interested to try one of those!

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