It’s probably a little early to be dreaming about snow but with the muggy weather I had today, I’m almost ready for winter. Well, almost ready…okay, not really, but the thought of winter made me think that it would be an excellent time to share my recipe for Whipped Snow.

This is a fun little recipe to bring out on rainy days or as an outdoor activity on a warm sunny day.

What you need:

• 2 cups of laundry soap (ivory flakes works really well but any type of powdered or flaked laundry soap is fine)
• 4 cups of water
• food coloring (this is completely optional but you can divide the whipped snow to make several different colors by adding a few drops of food coloring)

Directions:

1. Measure out the laundry soap into a large bowl.
2. Slowly pour in the water as you mix the flakes with an electric mixer.
3. Continue to mix on high until the soap becomes fluffy.
4. Separate into several bowls and fold in a few drops of food coloring if you choose to color the whipped snow.
5. Give to the kids and let them create their own whipped snow sculptures.

One thing about whipped snow is that it can be left out over night and it will dry in the shapes you created.

Sirena Van Schaik

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One of these things is Sidewalk Paint. You can go out and purchase sidewalk paint for about 20 bucks, give or take, or you could go into your kitchen and pull out a few things from your baking cupboard and have a great eco-friendlier product for your kids to use that is easy to clean up.

What you need:

• Cornstarch
• Food Coloring
• Water
• yogurt containers (or small margarine containers with a seal-able lid)
• paint brushes

Directions:

1. Take the cornstarch and pour it into several different containers. You can measure it out if you aren’t sure about eyeballing and any measurement is fine since this is an equals parts cornstarch to water recipe. Usually a half a cup or a cup of cornstarch is enough for each color.
2. Add equal parts of water slowly while you stir. This means if you have 1 cup of cornstarch, you need one cup of water.
3. Add food coloring. Usually between 6 to 10 drops depending on the color you are making.
4. Take outside and start creating.

The paint should wash off very easily with a hose or even a good rain. I have had sidewalk paint wars (don’t ask) and have had it splattered onto everything from rose bushes to my front windows and a powerful hose pointed at the paint has cleaned it up without any fuss.

Sirena Van Schaik

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