Crafty Moms are Making Toys!

People are turning to the practical side of life during these trying times. Mothers especially are looking for ways to save up on her household items. There are a lot of do it yourself household remedies which types spreads from cleaning agents, soaps, shampoos, body washes, baby diapers, baby toys, etc. By being practical, the family is saved from hundreds of dollars a month on purchases. A frugal and practical mother would then turn to creative ideas on how to be practical yet have fun.

There are moms out there who want to save on family finances and part of their solution is to make toys for their kids. Making homemade play dough is very easy as the materials can be found right in your own kitchen! The ingredients for homemade play dough are: 1 cup table salt, 1 ” cups of flour, 4 tablespoons olive oil, 4 teaspoons cream of tartar, food coloring and flavor oil (vanilla, peppermint, almond, etc.) for scent.

Mix all the ingredients together to form a huge paste like “dough”. Grab a handful, indent a side with your finger and add food color after which start molding it in your palm to show the achieved color. Add more drops of food color until you were able to reach your desired color. Do this with the rest while putting a new color so you could have play dough of different shades.

The home made play dough can be kept in a air tight container that can last you for months. You need not to worry if your child was accidentally able to eat some since the materials are obviously safe for them. Homemade play dough’s characteristics is to dry out, if this happens just simple ad drops of water to regain moisture.

You may want to push more on your idea muscles farther! Try painting cute labels for your play dough containers. Remember to put you business name and contact numbers into the labels so it will be easy for other people to contact you for orders. Homemade toys are definitely a craze and many would be curious to try it.