Materials
Model Magic in red, white, and blue or add red and blue food coloring to white Model Magic
Straws
Shoestring
Directions
Invite your child to explore the Model Magic. It is great for strengthening little fingers and is not messy or sticky. After having time to explore, show your child how to make small round balls in the three different colors. Take a straw and push it through the ball to make a hole. Allow the dough to dry overnight. Once the dough has hardened, invite your child to make patterns with the colored beads by stringing them onto the shoestring. Children can copy a pattern that you have made, extend the pattern, or generate their own.