It was a cold and rainy day. Our plans for the park were ruined. I needed an activity fast. And it sort of flopped.
Recipe:
1 part flour
2 part oatmeal
1 part water
I must say I wasn't impressed. It came together quickly enough, but it was either too stiff or too sticky. The oatmeal caused it to be grainy, so maybe powderizing (its a word now) it in a blender or food processor would work better. And I made the unfortunate mistake of letting my daughter put red food coloring in the water... all mixed together it looked like we were playing with raw ground beef.
After filling a bit of our time I stored it in a plastic bag. The next day when we tried to play with it we had to throw it out because it smelled rotten. Had I been thinking I would have put in the fridge, but even then it wouldn't keep for too much longer.
I remember the directions saying to let it air dry then paint it, but I didn't try since... well nothing my 18 month old daughter turned out really looked like it was meant to be anything but an experiment in mashing it through her fingers.
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