Fun at Home with Kids

15 Ways to Play with Cornstarch (Cornflour)

Monday, July 22, 2013



If you're a regular reader here at Fun at Home with Kids, you know that my favorite sensory material is cornstarch (also known as cornflour in the UK).  I think it is just the coolest, so I scoured the internet for fifteen of the most beautiful, fun, and creative ways to play with this fabulous sensory material.  Without further delay, I present fifteen fun ways to play:

Rainbow Foam Dough from Fun at Home with Kids


Frozen Popsicle Chalk from Reading Confetti


Scented Edible Sidewalk Paint from Fun at Home with Kids




Homemade Watercolour Paint from Happy Hooligans


Dancing Oobleck from Housing a Forest


Easy Facepaint from Blog Me Mom


Sludge from Picklebums


Homemade Moon Sand from The Imagination Tree


Even Better Bubble Dough from Creative Playhouse


Edible Slime/Gak from Fun at Home with Kids


Ice Cream Dough from Play Create Explore


Pretend Frozen/Melting Ice Cream from Fun at Home with Kids




Edible No-Cook Gluten Free Playdough from Fun at Home with Kids


Erupting Rainbow Sidewalk Chalk Paint from Learn Play Imagine


Cornstarch and Water from Fun at Home with Kids



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All activities here are activities I feel are safe for my own children.  As your child's parents/guardians, you will need to decide what you feel is safe for your family.  I always encourage contacting your child's pediatrician for guidance if you are not sure about the safety/age appropriateness of an activity. All activities on this blog are intended to be performed with adult supervision.  Appropriate and reasonable caution should be used when activities call for the use of materials that could potentially be harmful, such as scissors, or items that could present a choking risk (small items), or a drowning risk (water activities), and with introducing a new food/ingredient to a child (allergies).  Observe caution and safety at all times.  The author and blog disclaim liability for any damage, mishap, or injury that may occur from engaging in any of these activities on this blog.

20 comments:

  1. Great round up! Pinning this for future reference. Everything is so colorful!

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    1. Thank you, Ana! I was dying over all the pretty colors! :) :) :)

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  2. Thanks for including us! I love this round up.

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    1. Thanks, Lorie! And thank you for creating the world's most beautiful frozen chalk!!!!! :)

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  3. Wonderful collection Asia. Thanks for including us!

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    1. Thank you, Suja! And thanks for having such great recipes for play!

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  4. Corn starch really is magical stuff isn't it! Can't wait to try some more of these ideas!!!

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  5. First time on site-Pinned from Pinterest but can't seem to actually get to info. Please help!! I have a set of twins that would SSOO dig this...
    Thanks

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    1. Hi Anonymous! I am so sorry - are you just seeing the title and the comments, but no photos or text? This means that your browser is mad at my site. :( Are you on Internet Explorer? If you can try a different browser or your phone it should load. And if you wouldn't mind letting me know which browser you are using on which computer (Mac or Windows), then we can look into why it's not loading for you from our end. Thank you and sorry for the frustration!!!

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  6. LOVE Cornstarch and this is such a fun roundup! Thank you so much for including us Asia :)

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    1. Yay cornstarch! And of course - when I think of amazing cornstarch recipes, I always think of your ice cream dough!

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  7. What a great roundup! Love all these ideas, and what BEAUTIFUL photos!

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    1. Thank you, Stephanie! I had so much fun staring at all these lovely photos too!!! :)

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  8. Love your site! I'm looking to invest in a great camera to take pictures of my kids that hopefully come out as beautiful as the ones you post! Would you mind sharing what camera you use?

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    1. Hi Anonymous! Thank you! And HOORAY! I think everyone should have a lovely camera. :) So I have a Canon Rebel XT - I saved money by buying it refurbished through B and H Photo online. I would recommend if you are on a budget buying the body only. The real key to my pretty photos (other than my cute kiddos, LOL) is the lens. It's expensive (as much as the camera body in my case - eek!), but so so so worth it. It's a f/1.4 50mm lens. It's made for portraits and low light (I always shoot with natural light only). Nikon also makes great cameras, so you could also get one of those - just be sure to get the f/1.4 50mm - it's worth the price, trust me. :)

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  9. Your Ice Cream Dough Link to the Info is not working for me. It takes me to a search page. :-(

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    1. Oh thank you for catching that!!! Play Create Explore has changed from www.playcreateexplore.com to www.playcreateexplore.org! I hadn't changed the link to reflect that - but now I have! Thank you again so much for taking the time to tell me! It should work now. :)

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  10. FYI cornstarch kills grass. Who would have thought? Found this out hosing our play of the deck last week.

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    1. Whoa, really? We've always rinsed ours too, but have never had anything die. Maybe we have crazy tough grass, though....?

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