Potporri

For each recipe below, Add all the dry ingredients to a large bowl. Then add the essential oil one drop at a time to the dry ingredients and stir together until well blended. Store each blend in an airtight container with a tight fitting lid. Keep your containers full of finished potpourri out of direct sunlight and away from any heat sources. When ready to use, pour out a small amount of potpourri into a decorative bowl or jar which can then be placed in a location such as a guest room or powder-room.
Spicy Lemon Fresh Potpourri Recipe

This formulation makes a spicy, refreshing, cleansing blend.

Ingredients:

•2 cups lemon verbena leaves
•2 cups chopped lemon grass leaves
•¼ cup whole cloves
•¼ cup dried lemon peel
•10 drops lemon essential oil
•10 drops clove essential oil

Holiday Spice Potpourri Recipe

This blend is nice to have on hand during the Thanksgiving holiday. Its wonderfully spicy scent imparts an apple pie-like aroma to the home.

Ingredients:

•1 cup dried apple peel
•1 cup dried orange peel
•½ cup cinnamon stick pieces
•½ cup star anise pods
•¼ cup whole allspice berries
•¼ cup whole cloves
•¼ cup tonka bean pieces
•15-20 drops clove essential oil

Pine Forest Potpourri Recipe

This blend is nice to use during the Christmas holidays.
Ingredients:

•1 cup whole bay leaves
•1 cup rosemary leaves
•1 cup patchouli leaves
•½ cup juniper berries
•½ cup cinnamon stick pieces
•¼ cup sandalwood chips
•15-20 drops rosemary essential oil

Homemade Playdough (No cooking required)

Ingredients:

•4 Cups flour
•1 1/2 Cups water
•1 Cup salt
•Food coloring of choice

Directions:
1.Add a few drops of food coloring to the 1 1/2 cups of water. (Remember the water should be a deeper hue than the desired color of the dough.)
2.Place the dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
3.Add the colored water and mix all ingredients together by hand.
4.Form dough into objects by hand or roll dough out and cut into shapes.

To make items last, bake them at 350 degrees for one hour, or let air dry. This dough will last for many future play sessions if placed in an air tight container.







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The Blob

1/2 cup tapioca starch
1/2 cup salt
1 tablespoon oil
2 teaspoons GFCF cream of tartar
Acceptable flavoring for smell e.g. pure vanilla extract

Mix dry ingredients into a heavy pan. Add oil, water to above . Use pure vanilla extract for smell, or any other acceptable aroma. Cook, stirring constantly until mixture pulls away from sides of pan (almost immediately).

Tapioca Fingerpaint

1/2 cup tapioca starch

1/2 cup cold water
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1/2 cup Ivory flakes
1 tablespoon glycerin
Food coloring

Dissolve tapioca starch in cold water. Add the boiling water and cook the mixture until it is clear, stirring constantly. Add the soap flakes, and stir well. Remove from stove immediately, and cool. Stir in glycerin and food coloring.