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Toothpaste Putty

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Toothpaste Putty

Have fun at home with your children by using this simple putty recipe. Play with your putty and create whatever you would like. Try using cookie cutters and kitchen utensils to shape and mold your putty into whatever you imagine it to be.

The only limitation is your imagination.
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Recipe and directions

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon glue

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1/2 tablespoon water

1/2 tablespoon toothpaste

1-2 drops of food coloring

Directions:
Mix glue, cornstarch, food coloring and toothpaste together in a small bowl. Add water and stir until the mixture turns into a clump of putty. Toothpaste putty must be used quickly. It will begin to harden in 25 minutes and will be completly dried in 24 hours.

from my recipe book

Variations

Experiment with different brands and flavors of toothpaste. Play with different scents and colors to teach new concepts!

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Learning Objectives

P.I.E.S. stands for Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Social. P.I.E.S. is used to explain what the children will be learning, developing or working on while playing with playdough or clay.

Physical: The children will be using their fine and gross (large) motor skills while playing with playdough and clay. They will also use their tripod grasp, pincer grasp and palmer grasp .

Intellectual: The children will work on their color and shape concepts as well as feeling and recognizing different textures and smells. They will learn new words and how to work with different consistencies of each different kind of playdough or clay they use.

Emotional: The children can relieve any frustrations that they have when playing with playdough and express their feelings. By creating something from their playdough or clay it also helps promote a feeling of positive self-worth and accomplishment.

Social: The children will have to share and take turns while playing. They may talk to each other about their playdough or what they are making to work on communication skills.