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RECIPE CARD Cinnamon Rolls 2 cups baking combine, resembling Bisquick ⅔ cup milk ¼ cup sugar margarine or butter 1 teaspoon floor cinnamon gear: cookie sheet, 2 small bowls, rolling pin, measuring cups and spoons, desk knife, breadboard, fork, oven mix baking combine and milk in a small bowl and beat with a fork. position dough on a floured floor and knead lightly. Roll the dough into an eight” × 12” rectangle and unfold with margarine. combine sugar and cinnamon in one other bowl and sprinkle it over the dough. Roll the dough tightly and pinch its ends closed. lower the roll into 1” slices and position them on a greased cookie sheet. Bake quarter-hour at 425° F. Use scented playdough. Substituting 3 tablespoons of therapeutic massage oil for the vegetable oil advised in such a lot playdough recipes makes nice scented playdough (see Scented Playdough Recipe #1). Flavored powdered drink combine, resembling Kool-Aid, additionally creates a well scented playdough (see Scented Playdough Recipe #2). OUR experience OF scent IS the single feel THAT SENDS details on to THE mind. RECIPE CARD Scented Playdough Recipe number 1 three cups flour 1½ cups salt three tablespoons therapeutic massage oil 2 tablespoons cream of tartar three cups water gear: measuring cups and spoons, saucepan, blending spoon, range or scorching plate mix all components in a saucepan and cook dinner over very low warmth until eventually combination is not any longer sticky to touch. RECIPE CARD Scented Playdough Recipe #2 1 package deal powdered drink combine, similar to Kool-Aid 1 cup water 1 teaspoon child oil 1 cup flour ½ cup salt 2 teaspoons cream of tartar apparatus: measuring cups and spoons, saucepan, blending spoon, range or sizzling plate, wax paper Stir the drink combine and water in a saucepan over medium warmth till steam rises. upload child oil and stir. combine jointly the remainder dry elements. steadily upload the dry blend to the heated beverages and stir till a mashed-potato consistency is accomplished. get rid of from range; position playdough on wax paper and knead till delicate. let to chill. celebrate! supply scented markers for kids to exploit for writing and drawing actions. Create your personal scented markers by means of dipping dried-up markers in scented dyes or paints. upload cooking extracts or therapeutic massage oils to tempera paint, then ask the kids to make “scent-sational” work. Use potpourri. kids could make their very own by means of putting cloves, cinnamon sticks, or scented cotton balls in a four” sq. of netting, then tying it closed with a section of ribbon. supply hand lotion by means of the sink for kids to take advantage of after washing their arms. Make scratch-and-sniff photos. combine gelatin utilizing basically part the quantity of water referred to as for within the recipe. allow the kids use this mix as paint. After the paint dries, the youngsters can scratch and sniff their art. Make body spray. gather outdated plants from a florist. get rid of the petals and position them in a wide, empty can. upload adequate water to hide the petals. positioned the can in a saucepan of water, and warmth on low warmth for a few hours (an adult-only step). pressure the liquid to exploit as body spray.