A Few Old-Fashioned Fun ThingsWritten by Arleen M. Kaptur
There are just too many toxic chemicals in some of things that our children play with. They are also very expensive. Here are a few safe products that will delight your youngster for hours. Play dough: 3 cups flour, 1-1/2 cups salt, 1-1/2 cups water, 2 tbs. oil, food coloring Mix all together. Divide into small portions and add food coloring for color you want. If too moist, add more flour. Store in covered containers and keep cool. Not to be eaten just played with. Finger paints: 3 tbs. sugar, 1/2 cup cornstarch, 2 cups cold water, food coloring Mix sugar and cornstarch in pan. Add water and stir. Cook over medium heat, stirring constanty. Mixture will boil, then thicken. Cook about 5 mins. Remove from heat; cool. Separate into 4-5 cups. Add food coloring a drop at a time. Add a drop of dish detergent in each cup to make clean-up a breeze. Paint on paper, cardboard or posterboard.
| | A Rocker For All AgesWritten by Arleen M. Kaptur
Rocking chairs have survived test of many generations and a million sleepless nights. They come in fine wood, soft supple upholstery and even woven and painted. Yes, they all, each and every one of them, find a way into someone's memory, a plesant moment of past, and a safe refuge for future. Rocking chairs have rocked new moms with day-old babies, healed broken hearts and wounded pride, and then eased pains of getting old. Whether you place a rocking chair on back porch, front porch, near a fireplace, or really anywhere in your home, it will inevitably find its way into hearts of everyone who lives there. It will become place where a day's frustrations are soothed, plans are made and goals dreamed about. Aw, and stories that have been related by someone as they gently rock to rhythm of peace and tranquility. A person just cannot stay angry and uptight while they rock - its probably some great scientific principle, but tensions are dissipated and anger is subsided. You may start our vigorously rocking, but soon proper motion is attained to bring spirits back and bring life to right mode - relaxed and peaceful. Walls of resistance don't stand a chance when matter is discussed while rocking and possible arguments lose their sting. You see, rockers are not made for just men or just women, they are for anyone who wants to take a respite from daily turmoils and leisurely return to a better frame of mind. A person's religious or political affiliations can be discussed but never argues, and while you may or may not see other person's point of view, while rocking, they are entitled to their thoughts.
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