This is a fantastic DIY rainy day taste safe activity
We say taste safe as, obviously, we don’t encourage bub to eat handfuls of it.
Kinetic sand is great for little hands, building strength, for problem solving, for crossing midline and for language (think squash, roll, pat – pat-a-cake is a great song to sing here!)
Recipe
-1 Cup Baking Soda
– 1/2 Cup Sugar
-1/2 Cup Corn Starch
-1 Tbsp Cream of Tartar
-1/4 Cup Water
-Optional: Food colouring (see recommendation below)
-Start by combining the dry ingredients together in a medium sized bowl
-In a separate bowl, mix your food colouring (you don’t have to use it!) to the 1/4 cup of water and mix well.
-Add half of the coloured water to your dry ingredients (about 2 tbsp). Mix well
-Add the rest of the water and mix well