Rainy Day/ Too Cold to Play Outside Crafts

I don't want my boys to want to watch cartoons all day, so I look for crafts and things for them to do during the day. If you're a mom you'll probably like these too. They take like 5 minutes to make and my kids love them. Here are two favorites....

Homemade Play Dough 

2 1/2 cups flour

1 cup salt
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups boiling water

Mix the top 3 ingredients together and pour in the boiling water. Add food coloring and knead it several times. You could use a packet of Kool Aid instead of food coloring.

Finger Paint

This is too easy. I'm sure there are better recipes on the internet, but I just mix two parts water and one part flour and put in on the stove, heat it a little and stir it like you would gravy until it comes out in a finger paint consistency, then add food coloring. It's a little messy, but they LOVE it.