{"id":3447,"date":"2011-08-25T17:20:20","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T21:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/?p=3447"},"modified":"2011-08-25T17:20:20","modified_gmt":"2011-08-25T21:20:20","slug":"glitter-playdough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/2011\/08\/glitter-playdough\/","title":{"rendered":"Glitter Playdough!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ljcfyi.com\/\">Jenny<\/a> sent me a link to <a href=\"http:\/\/fairydustteaching.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/galaxy-playdough.html\">glitter dough<\/a> several weeks ago, and it occurred to me that this would fit in well with this week&#8217;s theme.\u00a0 Blue playdough + silver glitter = starry, starry night.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3448\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3448\" title=\"20110825_glitter_dough1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough1.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not so blue, this Berry Blue flavor...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We started with &#8220;Berry Blue&#8221; flavored Kool-Aid &#8211; I used our <a href=\"http:\/\/stepbystepcc.com\/foods\/strawberries.html\">usual playdough recipe<\/a>.\u00a0 That seemed a little greenish, so we added &#8220;Grape&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3449\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3449\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3449\" title=\"20110825_glitter_dough2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough2.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adding Grape doesn&#39;t seem to have helped much.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That looked a tiny bit bluer, so I cooked it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3450\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3450\" title=\"20110825_glitter_dough3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough3.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">But wait! After cooking it really is a nice blue!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And it turned out to be just about the perfect shade of blue.\u00a0 I dumped a ton of glitter in it and kneaded it for a bit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3451\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3451\" title=\"20110825_glitter_dough4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough4-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough4.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lots and lots of sparkly glitter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3452\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3452\" title=\"20110825_glitter_dough5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough5.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oooh, shiny!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The girls had a blast playing with this stuff.\u00a0 And although most of the glitter stayed put, they&#8217;re both a little sparkly.\u00a0 They don&#8217;t mind one bit!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3453\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3453\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3453\" title=\"20110825_glitter_dough6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough6.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue glitter pretzel. Yum!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3454\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3454\" title=\"20110825_glitter_dough7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough7-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough7.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Galaxy-flavored ice cream, anyone?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3455\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3455\" title=\"20110825_glitter_dough8\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough8-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110825_glitter_dough8.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A whole birthday party - cookies, ice cream &amp; cake!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jenny sent me a link to glitter dough several weeks ago, and it occurred to me that this would fit in well with this week&#8217;s theme.\u00a0 Blue playdough + silver glitter = starry, starry night. We started with &#8220;Berry Blue&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,60],"tags":[75,77],"class_list":["post-3447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kids-crafts","category-summer-fun","tag-out-of-this-world","tag-playdough"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3447"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3456,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3447\/revisions\/3456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}