<![CDATA[Columbia Child Development Program - Blog]]>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 09:34:56 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[Salt Dough Dinosaur Foot Prints]]>Fri, 20 May 2016 18:50:21 GMThttp://columbiachilddevelopment.org/blog/dinosaur-prints-from-salt-dough
This is an easy craft that you can do with items you already have in the kitchen. We made dinosaur foot prints, but you can also make ornaments and sculptures. The sky's the limit!
INGREDIENTS:
    2 cups all purpose flour
    1 cup salt
    1 cup luke warm water

1) Mix the salt and flour in a large bowl.
2) Slowly stir in water, mixing well until it forms into a dough
3) Form the dough into a ball with your hands and kneed for several minutes, until dough is smooth.
4) Start creating!

You can air dry your salt dough creations, or they can be baked in a 200º oven.
Your salt dough will stay fresh if stored in an air tight container.
You can paint your creations with acrylic paint, and seal with varnish or polyurethane spray.

]]><![CDATA[Meet the Grass Heads]]>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 20:25:17 GMThttp://columbiachilddevelopment.org/blog/meet-the-grass-headsPicture
  Make Your Own Grass Heads

Supplies:
  2 tablespoons grass seed
  Nylon stocking foot
  1 cup potting soil
  Plastic yogurt container
  Water
  2 Beedy eyes
  Permanent market
  Double-sided tape
  Material, craft foam, card stock for clothing
ASSEMBLE: Spoon the grass seed into the stocking foot, and the potting soil on top of the seed. Tie a knot in the stocking, leaving the excess fabric hanging. Attach beedy eyes to the head and draw on a mouth with permanent marker. Decorate the yogurt container by taping on clothing made from card stock or other materials. Fill the yogurt container halfway with water and place the stocking head on top with the nylon tail in the water to serve as a wick. (Be sure to keep water level in the yogurt container at least half full.
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