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Play and LearningProgram

P.A.L. PLAY AND LEARNING PROGRAM© Department of Health, Western Australia, 2003

Permanent Playdough (Baker’s Clay)2 cups salt1/2 cup water

1 cup cornflour

Mix together in a saucepan and gently

heat. Stir continuously until the mixture

resembles bread dough. Use soon after

making. Model and leave to dry. Will

harden at room temperature in 2 days, and

ready to paint. Ideal for necklaces,

decorations or gifts.

Gluten-free Playdough1/2 cup white rice flour1/2 cup maize cornflour1/2 cup salt

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 cup water, with food colouring added

1 teaspoon cornflour

Mix all ingredients. Cook over a low heat

until mixture congeals. Let cool and knead.

Mercury goop (cornflour)1 cup cornflour

1 cup water, with colouring added

Plastic tray

Mix ingredients together to make a stiff

consistency. This mixture will ooze

through the child’s fingers, and spread

over the tray like mercury. Then it can be

gathered back into the hands, leaving the

tray clean. Weird!

Clean up by scooping into a plastic bag, and

placing in the rubbish- don’t pour down the

sink.

Slime1/2 cup pure soap flakes

3 cups boiling water

Mix together in a basin or bucket and

leave overnight to form soft slime.

Damper (edible dough)3 cups self-raising flour

45gms butter1/2 cup milk3/4 cup water

Sift flour into a bowl and rub in butter.

Make a well in the centre, add combined

milk and water all at once, and mix lightly

with a fork. Knead dough on a lightly floured

board until smooth. Shape or use with

cutters. Bake 40mins in a moderate oven, or

until golden brown and cooked through.

Serve straight from the oven.

Paint (cornflour based)2 tablespoons cornflour1/2 cup cold water

2 cups boiling water

powdered edicol dye or food colouring

Mix cornflour to a smooth past with cold

water. While stirring, gradually add boiling

water until mix thickens. Leave to cool.

Mix will thicken more but should still pour

easily. Pour into paint pots and add _

teaspoon of edicol dye to each pot.

(Finger paint: use 3 cups water to 1 cup

cornflour)

Bubble recipe1/4 cup quality detergent

1 cup water

2 tspns glycerine (optional, from chemist)

Combine thoroughly and let settle.

Blow bubbles with straws or bubble

blowers. A bubble pipe can be made with a

straw pushed into a polystyrene or paper

cup with stocking stretched over the top

and secured with an elastic band. Dip the

stocking into the bubble mix and blow

through the straw, to create a waterfall

of bubbles.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONSSAFETY PRECAUTIONS

� These recipes are for an adult to make with a child. Always supervise children

closely, but especially while cooking, as hot ingredients and utensils are used and

instructions like “Don’t touch” are easily forgotten in the excitement.