Chapelhill Steading

I seem to have gotten myself signed up as treasurer for our local baby and toddlers group. It's a bit strange how it's happened as I'm really not very good with numbers at all, and I kind of wasn't really expecting such a responsibility! The last treasurers kid has started nursery so isn't coming anymore... but without a treasurer the group would have to fold and noone wanted that to happen. Somewhere along the line in a conversation I think I must have said 'well. if it came to that I would do it'... and now here we are and I am in charge of monies. Cripes! What a nightmare!
Well. I thought it would be a good idea to look keen, so yesterday I looked up an old recipe I had for home made no cook play dough. I thought it would be nice to have some creative ideas to take to the group and I thought I'd start with this. When Verity got home from school she helped me make a batch and we had a really good time! I'd forgotten how easy and cheap this is to make and when you use herbal tea instead of food colouring it smells amazing! I will make up some recipe cards for next weeks session and see if people like it!

Recipe for No Cook Playdough
1 cup plain flour
Half cup salt
1 tablespoon cream of tartar powder
1 tablespoon veg oil
1 cup boiling water
food colouring or tea leaves from a colourful herbal teabag (cherry and cinnamon was good!)

1. Put all the dry ingredients with the oil in a mixing bowl.
2. Add the food colouring or tea leaves into the boiling water and then add to the other ingredients.
3. Mix well until mixture has turned into a dough.

We got a bit carried away and added some beautiful sparkly silver glitter to our mix and it looks really special!