Magic Foaming Dough

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To make your own Magic Foaming Snowman, you'll need the following:
Baking Soda
Dish Soap (aka Washing Up Liquid)
Salt
Vinegar
Waterproof accessories
 
First let's talk about the accessories.  Anything waterproof will work fabulously.  We used black brads for his eyes, and then I made a carrot nose out of orange foam (I glued it using hot glue to make a 3D carrot).  I also cut pieces to make a little top hat out of black foam and hot glued them together.  We grabbed two skinny little twigs from outside and we were ready to make our Foaming Dough!
In a bowl or other container, measure out two cups of baking soda and add 2 Tablespoons of salt.  Mix throughly (little hands are very good at this).  Add 1 tsp soap and mix it into the dough well.  The dough should look crumbly.  Next add 8 Tablespoons of water.  If your dough will form a ball, you're all set.  If it's still too dry and crumbly add water 1 Tablespoon at a time until you have a dough that molds into a ball.  It will not feel like playdough - it's more smooshy and crumbly than that.  But it should form into and hold a ball.
 
Make and decorate your snowman and once you're ready to transform him into a mound of icy cold foam, add your vinegar!  It works best (i.e. creates the most foam) if you add a lot of vinegar at once.  A squeezy bottle works best, but if you don't have one of those, pouring a cup filled with vinegar on him will also create a foamy explosion!
 
 
** For detailed tutorial please follow the link to Fun at home with kids**