QR CODE Scan this on mobiles and tablets to quickly open this web page. Playdough recipe Rescue is a mental maths game with different sized number charts and it is designed to help you to identify and work with numbers up to 100.

The game works well on an interactive whiteboard. In the first, you are asked to find a number on the grid, either directly or in between two voiced numbers. Making salt dough is a really fun and easy activity for kids and the chances are you will have all of the ingredients in the cupboard ready to go on a rainy day. For more hands-on crafts, see how to make slime, salt dough, oobleck and moon sand with affordable ingredients and easy steps. Keep the little ones entertained at home with our summer activities for kids, sensory play ideas, fun yoga for kids and birthday ideas for kids at home. See our new Kid’s Kitchen series for essential cookery skills, plus easy recipes kids can make and kids summer baking projects. Preheat the oven to its lowest setting and line a baking sheet with baking parchment.

Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl. Add the water and stir until it comes together into a ball. Transfer the dough to a floured work surface and shape into your chosen model. You can roll it out and cut out shapes, numbers or letters using biscuit cutters, or make any kind of model you can think of. We made some fruit and veg shapes plus cupcakes for a teddy bear’s picnic. Put your finished items on the lined baking sheet and bake for 3 hrs or until solid. Leave to cool and then paint.

Simple designs work best, as the dough isn’t sturdy until baked. If your child can’t decide between a tall giraffe or a flatter gecko, for example, steer them towards the gecko. Try using silicone baking sheets to roll out the shapes without the need for extra flour. This saves on cleaning up your kitchen. Silicone sheets are also a quick way to bake without needing baking parchment. If you want to make salt dough ‘cupcakes’ like we did, pop your shaped dough into cupcake cases before you put it in the oven and bake the pretend cakes in cupcake trays. The dough then sets firmly stuck to the paper cases, ready for painting with pretend icing, cherries or sprinkles.