U borbi protiv dosade br. 4 - Boredom buster No. 4

I opet nas savladali virusi i opet provodimo mnogo vremena zatvoreni u stanu. I opet su nam potrebne aktivnosti koje su brze za pripremu i ne zahtevaju specijalne sastojke.

Sve što vam je potrebno je cetka i špagete. Igra je odlična za razvijanje fine motorike.

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Once again we are overwhelmed by viruses and once again we are forced to spend a lot of time indoors. And, once again we needed activities that are easy and quick to prepare and do not require specific ingredients.

All you need is a sieve and some spaghetti. This is a great way of developing fine motor skills.

Domaći Play Doh - Homemade Play Doh

Konačno smo i mi isprobali domaći Play Doh i mogu vam reći da je odličan! Cure se već najmanje nedelju dana svakodnevno igraju s njim. Dodatno mi se dopada to što obe mogu da se igraju zajedno, jer je obema podjednako zanimljivo. Recept je vrlo jednostavan, sve od sastojaka imate kod kuće (osim možda boje za hranu), lako i brzo se pravi (što znači da po potrebi možete da im napravite još kad god požele), ne farba ruke ni odeću, kad se osuši lako se pokupi sa poda i tepiha, nije toksično i može dugo da stoji (u frižideru kažu i do mesec dana, samo mora da bude hermetički zatvoren, da se ne suši).

 

Dakle, potrebno vam je:

• 2 šolje brašna
• 1 šolja soli
• 2 šolje vode
• 1 kafena kašičica limuntusa
• 1 kašika ulja
• prehrambene boje (ja sam koristila gel boje za bojenje fondana)

  

Uputstvo u reči i slici možete da vidite ovde. Iako je potrebno da se smesa zagreva, čim se zgusne i skinete je sa ringle, možete odmah i da je umesite, jer nije vruća.

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We finally tried out the recipe for homemade Play Doh and we love it! The girls have been playing with it for a week now. I am also very happy with this activity because both my girls can play together, because it is equally interesting for both of them. The recipe is very simple, I'm sure you have all the ingredients already in your kitchen (perhaps not the food colouring), it is very quick and easy to make (which means that you can make a new batch whenever the kids want it), it doesn't stain your hands or your clothing, it is easy to clean from the floor or carpet once it dries, it is not toxic and can be used for a long time (provided that you keep it in the fridge and hermetically sealed, so it doesn't dry).

 

So, you will need:

• 2 cups of flour
• 1 cup of salt
• 2 cups of water
• 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
• 1 spoon of oil
• food colouring (I used gel colours for colouring fondant)

The video instruction is here, though it is in Serbian (you will most likely easily find one in English as well). Mind you, the dough is supposed to be heated, but you can knead it as soon as you take it off the stove, because it is not really hot.

 

Flanelski pokrivač za bebu - Flannel baby blanket

Nešto me krenulo sa pokrivačima za bebe :) Evo još jednog. Ovakav pokrivač je moja mlađa ćerka dobila na poklon od divne wild kitten i pokazalo se kao pun pogodak! Koristimo ga gotovo neprekidno - i leti i zimi i u kolicima i u krevetiću i na moru :)

Sve što vam je potrebno je lep komad flanela (kod nas izbor baš i nije prevelik), malo prediva (u ovom slučaju St. George pamuk) i ovo uputstvo za opheklavanje.

Savet: Kada porubljujete flanel, gledajte da preklop bude što manji (najviše 5 mm), jer tako opheklana ivica izgleda lepše. Ja sam ovaj pokrivač porubljivala sama, a kako nisam naročito vešta za mašinom, nije baš ispalo savršeno.

I am really getting a hang of these baby blankets. Here comes another one. My younger daughter got such a blanket when she was born from my good friend wild kitten and it turned out to be soooo useful! We use it all the time, no matter the time of year or the place. We even took it to the seaside with us.

All you need is a nice piece of flannel, some yarn (I used St. George cotton) and this pattern.

Note: the seam around the blanket should not be wider than 5 mm - this makes the edges look much neater. Since I did the sewing myself, it didn't turn out so great.