Monday, July 27, 2009

Glittery Gem Dough

If your child loves bling, glitter, or all things sparkly (who doesn't??), here's an activity that sure to be a big hit! To make your own glitter gem dough, you will need:
1 cup rock salt
1/4 cup glitter glue
3-4 drops food coloring

Emily did all the measuring for this, with the exception of the food coloring. Begin by mixing the rock salt and food coloring first until well blended. Then, add the glitter glue. Our glitter glue even had tiny confetti stars in it... so cool!

Stir again until well blended.

Spread out onto work surface. Make sculptures, or.....

...use cookie cutters to make glittery shapes!

So sparkly!! Allow a few hours for the glue to dry.

12 comments:

MaryAnne said...

Great bling :)

ONe PiNK FiSH said...

fun- fun- fun

Petula said...

Hmmm... that's interesting. What do you do with it after it's dry?

Valerie @ Inner Child Fun said...

@ Petula -- Good question! Emily pretended they were "fairy cookies". I guess they look a bit like something fairies might eat..??

Christy Killoran said...

R will love that!

Denise said...

Very cool!

Stephanie Griffith said...

Oh Valerie, your idea is going to be such a hit with my girls! I love it! And I agree with Emily that they definitely look like fairy cookies.

Christy Killoran said...

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Valerie @ Inner Child Fun said...

@ Stephanie -- Hee hee! I don't know where she comes up with this stuff!

@ Christy -- Wow! That is so cool, and Emily will LOVE it!! Thanks so much! :-)

Preschool Playbook said...

oooo...I like this!

Rachel@oneprettything.com said...

Wow, that is AWESOME! I've never seen anything like that. So pretty... I'll be linking.

Valerie @ Inner Child Fun said...

@ Rachel -- Thanks so much! :-)

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