HOMEMADE PLAY DOUGH

1 cup flour
1 cup water
2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/3 cup salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
food coloring
Instructions

Mix together all the ingredients, except the food coloring, in a 2 quart saucepan. Cook over low/medium heat, stirring. Once it begins to thicken, add the food coloring. Continue stirring until the mixture is much thicker and begins to gather around the spoon.

Remove the dough onto wax paper or a plate to cool.

Owl Oreo Cupcakes

OWL OREO CUPCAKES


Make chocolate cupcakes.

Frost the cupcakes with chocolate frosting.

Use Oreo's for the eyes and M&M's for the eyeballs and the nose.

If you happen to have them, chocolate covered potato chips would probably be an easier way to do the ears than trying to use just frosting.

Summer Fun With Your Kids

Here is a list of fun things to do with your kids that is free or cheap. Remember to look in local papers for events happening in parks and libraries in your town.

Physical Activities

Kids Bowl Free - Sign up for free weekly tickets for your kids to bowl at your local bowling alley. Most places don't include shoe rental. For a small fee you can include adults.

Kids Skate Free - Sign up for free weekly tickets for your kids to roller skate free at your local skating rink. Some rinks don't include skate rental. Many rinks allow you to bring your own skates or roller blades.

Reading

Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Club -

1. Read any 8 books and record them on their Reading Journal PDF
2. Turn in the Journal to your local B&N
3. Select a FREE BOOK from the list on the Reading Journal page.

Half Price Books Feed Your Brain Summer Reading Program -

1. Read 15 minutes every day during June and July
2. Add up your minutes and have Parent initial each week.
3. Once you've read 300 minutes, turn in your completed log to earn HPB Bookworm Bucks for each month. 
4. One top reader per age group per month will get a $20 HPB gift card. 

Amazon.com Free Kids Ebooks - If you dont have a Kindle or Ebook reader you can download the PC Reader.

Crafts

Home Depot

Jo-Anne's Fabric - Kids Camp -There is a fee but kids make a neat project.

Lowe's