Homeschool Minute - Homemade Pretty Paints

Let your kids be artist for the day with this easy to make paint!

What you need:
3 tablespoon sugar

1/2 cup of cornstartch
 
2 cups water

Mix the sugar and cornstarch in a small pot. Stir in the water and stir while warming over low heat. Do this until it is mixed well.

Pour equal parts of the mixture into small jars , baby food jars, great to use because of the lids for storing paint.

Add food coloring to each jar. Each of different colors. Stir them up and add more color to reach the color you want.

You can also add a small drop of soap detergent to each pot to make the paint clean up easier.
Now your kids are ready to paint. You can also add sparkles to the paint. Just have fun with it.

Food Storage Recipe- Pecan Pie

We have to have pecan pie during the holidays. It is just not Christmas without it. This is a easy recipe. Pecan pie is really not that hard to make.

Pecan Pie

Mix the following ingredients together very well...

1 cup dark corn syrup

1 cup brown sugar

1/3 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup melted margarine

1 teaspoon vanilla

Add 3 slightly beaten whole eggs.

Pour the mixture into an unbaked pie shell and sprinkle 1 1/2 cups shelled whole pecans over all of that mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.

Food Storage Recipe - Frugal Homemade Condensed Milk

A lot of recipes call for condensed milk. You can make your own for a fraction of the cost using items from your food storage. This is a great recipe to know for if you're in need of condensed milk for a recipe and can't get to store. This makes a quart.

Condensed Milk

1 cup boiling water

1/2 cup butter

2 cups sugar

2 cups powdered milk

Stir until smooth everything in the boiling water. Beat until smooth. It will be thin, but will thicken up. You can do it in a blender to beat it up.

Food Storage Recipe - Orange Delicious

My little man has been wanting this all of the time. Ever since his big bubby made one last week. I have to agree, it is very yummy. I have been using powdered milk to make this also. Still very good.

Orange Delicious

1 can frozen orange juice

1 1/2 cups cold water

1/2 cup milk

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 tray ice cubes

Mix this all up in blender adding the ice slowly. Yum!

Natural Dyes From the Backyard

Natural Dyes From the Backyard (Techniques from Lakeshore Textiles) Was a free book when this post was written. A very basic introduction to dyeing wool yarn or fleece with natural dyes. Gather flower blossoms,berries, nuts, lichens on fallen wood and weeds to dye yarn in awonderful pallet of color. A short booklet with color photos for the crafter, home dyer and anyone working with children using aminimum of supplies. Photos of dye plants and yarn in the dye bath may inspire you to try the simple techniques yourself.