Make Your Own Playdoh

4herras has a simple recipe for making playdoh using just foaming shaving cream and corn starch.  You could also add food coloring to make different colors.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://4herreras.blogspot.com/2012/03/fluffy-stuff.html

How to Grow Green Onions

Baked by rachel shows how to turn the stumps of green onions into more green onions by just placing them in fresh water.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bakedbyrachel.com/2011/11/kitchen-tip-green-onions/

Newton's First Law Experiment

Ordinary life magic shares a fun science experiment using everyday household objects to showcase Newton's first law.  They even do one with 4 eggs instead of one.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.ordinarylifemagic.com/2010/01/newtons-first-with-raw-eggs.html

Map Envelopes

Map envelope has a really neat way to get kids interested in writing letters.  The site lets you custom print an envelope with a visual map from any address.  This would be fun to combine with a global random pen pal site.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Print the envelopes here:
http://www.mapenvelope.com/

Yarn Wrapped Snakes

Professor aline miranda takes card board cut out snakes and wraps them in multicolored yarn giving them sticker eyes for a fun and easy snake craft.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://professoralinemiranda.blogspot.com/2012/10/bichinhos-papelao-silhueta.html

Make Your Own Ice Cream

Kids will get a kick out of making their own ice cream with this super simple recipe.  Here's what you need:

 

- 5 Tablespoons of Rock Salt

- 1 Cup of Cream

- 1/2 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract

- 2 Trays of Ice Cubes

- 1 Tablespoon of Sugar

- Ziploc Bags

 

First add the cream and vanilla and sugar into the bag and shake it all up.   Put the ice and salt into a different bag and shake this one too.  Combine both bags and shake shake shake for about 10 minutes.

Beach Themed Sensory Box

Themed sensory bins can be fun and spark imaginative play.  To make a beach experience add part sand and part blue stones, the kind you put in vases, add plastic sea creatures and people and have the kids have a day at the beach.

Kix cereal takes their cereal box, cuts off the front, adds sand and some beach items for a really simple version.