Cloud Dough Activity For Kids

To make your Cloud Dough you need

8 Cups of clour

1 cup baby oil 

For The pictures below i used 4 cups and 1/2 cup oil. You can split, the recipe as many times as you would like or double for as many kids as you have. 

Flour and baby oil

4 cups flour

add oil to flour

mix with hands

place in little bin

Have fun! I don't worry about him getting it every were although it is a rule "KEEP IT IN THE TUB!"  and he gets warnings if he gets out of control. Clean up is very easy! it does not stick to the floor unless floor is wet. This is a very fun and creative thing to do with your toddlers and preschoolers. Place it in a  1 gallon Zip lock bag for next time!

i am not sure were this originated but it is great sensory play!

Easy Cake Banana Bread

This morning i got a special request. More of a demand from my cousin-in-law Jim to make banana bread. Jokingly he says "In a hour please..." Well There were things that had to be done but i promised it to him. I used what i had. There is a simple recipe for cake flour Which is 1 cup Flour-2tbs .. then add 2 tbs corn starch. Simple but I wanted it to be even more easy.. So I grabbed some Yellow cake mix and threw something together. 

Note.. Try not to get the cake mix with pudding in it... it made it very thick.

Cake mix, 3 Eggs, 3 ripe bananas, Veg oil

Bowl With cake mix and add eggs and 1/3 cup oil

Mix it up... Excuse the monkey hands.

Mash your Three Bananas

Gently Fold in the bananas. 

Get some help Filling, We made them into cupcakes for easy portion control

350 F for 11-15 or untill golden brown

Here is what you need:

• 1  pkg cake mix (yellow, white, or I used butter pecan)
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 cup mashed bananas (about 3 medium bananas)
• 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl blend together the cake mix, eggs, oil, and bananas for 2 minutes.  Pour batter into a greased 5.25 x 9 x 2.75 loaf pan.
3. Bake for 40-50 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
4. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and allow to cool completely.  Makes 1 large loaf.      

Total Cost for this: $.90 for the cake mix. $.25 for 3 eggs.  around $1.50 for everything!