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Crafts/Entertainment
You can save money with just about anything.
I have also saved money on almost all craft materials for my children.
As for your children's creative activities,
It's all in the way you shop for your materials.
For instant if your child wants to paint, there are many ways you can do this.
Paint is affordable at the dollar store. Think about it there are eight primary colors and at $1.00 a bottle, that's only $8.00! This paint can will do a child a whole lot of painting before you run out as they usually come in a fair size bottle. Paint can also be made homemade, I have posted just a few links on how to make homemade crafts for your little one at a low price.
Remember play time doesn't have to be just crafts. Most children,, if not all children love the outdoors. There are also cheap ways to help kids with their hand and eye coordination. There is riding a bike, playing ball, or swimming just to name a few.
Then there is entertainment for the older children. Most like video games and well they too can be expensive. They can play games on a computer for nothing, swap dvd's with friends, go bike riding, skating or swimming. It is cheaper to buy a seasonal swim pass as suppose paying the admittance fee every time.
Here are some homemade recipes that
are the most popular in this house.
Paint
3 tbsps. sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 cups cold water
Food coloring
Soap flakes or liquid dishwashing soap
Mix sugar and cornstarch in medium saucepan over low heat. Add cold water
and stir
until mixture is thick. Remove from heat. Divide into four or five portions
(in muffin tins or cups). Add a drop or two of food coloring to each portion
and a pinch of soap flakes or soap. Stir and let cool. Store in airtight
container.
Paper Mache Paste
1 cup water
1/4 cup flour
5 cups lightly boiling water
Mix flour into one cup water until mixture is thin and runny, stir into boiling
water. Gently boil and stir
for 3 minutes. Cool before using. (Use with newspaper/newsprint strips for
Paper Mache).
Play Dough
1 c. flour
1 c. water
2 tsp. cream of tarter
1/2 c. salt
1 tbsp. oil
Cook over medium heat until it sticks to the sides of the pan (you'll know when it's done).
Place on wax paper
Add food coloring, mix it in with your hands
Bubbles
1/2 cup Dishwashing detergent
4 1/2 Cup Water
4 Tablespoons glycerin
Container with a tight fitting lid in which to keep the bubbles
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