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Concoctions for Kids

Looking for a great recipe for kids to concoct?
This section will get you started!

We have been collecting and perfecting concoctions for kids
to make for many years. We've included our favorite recipes
here for you to try!

We add new recipes to this section on a regular basis,
so make sure to check back often or bookmark this page.


Crazy Bubbles Recipe Here is a recipe to make long-lasting bubbles!	Silly Putty Recipe Here is a recipe for making a version of Silly Putty!	Super Stuff Non-Newtonian Fluid Remember Super Stuff from the 1970s? This recipe is very similar to that silly, non-Newtonian fluid. Physics fun at home!

Ultimate Slime Here is a recipe for making the coolest, fool-proof slime — that's just like the store-bought variety!	Favorite Play Dough There are lots of recipes for homemade play dough, but this one is our favorite!	Slippery Dough This is a very easy dough to make, and kids love the slippery consistency.

Soapy Dough Clean-up is a breeze with our Soapy Dough!	Scent-sational Dough Kids love this colorful, sweet-smelling dough!	Spicy Dough This dough is one of our favorites! The spicy cinnamon smell makes this a perfect play dough for cold, chilly days!

Coffee Grounds Castle Dough Want to build sand castles, but don't have a beach? Make a batch of Coffee Grounds Castle Dough and mold your own castle!	Dig and Play Treasure Rock This dough recipe looks like a rock! And with the hidden treasures inside... kids are sure to have fun excavating!	Translucent Clay Here is a unique recipe for clay that is translucent! How cool!

Finger Paints Kids of all ages love to touch and feel their artwork — and this recipe for finger paints is fun!	Window Paint Stuck indoors with nothing fun to do? Mix up a batch of our homemade window paint and decorate your windows! This recipe makes a thick, opaque window paint, and it is easy to clean!	Homemade Face Paint Whenever you get tired of being yourself... try painting a new face! This recipe is guaranteed to make you smile!

Masterpiece Watercolor Paints Here is an excellent recipe for making your own watercolor paints — a true masterpiece!	Milk Paint Milk does a body good... but it also makes a great paint!	Salt Maps Make geography fun by creating a textured map of your favorite place!

Bath Jelly Here is a really cool concoction to create in your own laboratory! Use this bath jelly in your bath or as a gift. Jiggly fun!	Bath Bombs Want to have a blast in the bath? These homemade bath bombs are sure to be a hit!	Sugared Chalk Sugared chalk is irresistibly fun to draw with! The chalk colors become much more brilliant and they also smudge less because of the sugar crystals.

Gelatin Mobile Gelatin is used to make many things — photographic film, heart valves, and of course fruit-flavored desserts. But did you know you can make a unique mobile with it?	Squeeze Paint Recipe Kids of all ages absolutely love to use squeeze paint for their works of art! This is an easy recipe to mix up and the paint provides an added texture to a child's masterpiece!	Fizzy Snowball Surprises These snowballs aren't for throwing - they fizz! This cool concoction is fun for kids to make, and even more fun to watch fizz and reveal a hidden surprise!

Snowball Soap Surprise This snowball melts in the bathtub, not in the sun! The little prize inside this snowball is so much fun for children!

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