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Practical Craft Recipes
Recipes for Craft Materials

Caution:  Some of these recipes contain ingredients which may be harmful if ingested or accidentally put in the eyes. Read all packaging for precautionary details and act accordingly. Encourage Beavers to keep their working hands away from their faces.

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Coloured Sand
Have your Beavers make sand bottles using different coloured sand layers.

Finger Paint Mixture
An easy recipe for a real hands-on project.

Flubber
A two-part recipe to create the bouncy stuff.

Papier Mache
This page describes three methods:  pulp, sheet and strip methods.

Play Clay
A hardening model clay.

Play Dough
Also known as baker's clay, clay dough and salt dough. A variety of recipes, including standard and Kool-Aid versions; some requiring cooking and some don't.

Preserving Children
Throw in a child and a dog, nature, bake in the sun and let it cools.

Puffy Paint
Add extra texture to your Beaver's paintings.

Sawdust Modelling Clay
This a good solid clay that can be painted when dry.

Sidewalk Chalk
tempera and plaster of Paris mixture.

Soap Bubbles
A little dishwasher soap, water, glycerin, and exuberant bubbles chasers.

Snow Paint
Take your craft fun outdoors with this winter recipe for fun.

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Last updated: December 6, 1999

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