Letter N: N is for Night Sky, Night Sky Mirror Painting, Night Sky Play Dough (Day 3)

1) N is for Night Sky from Funtastic Fun and Learning: This is a beautiful craft and a great way to review the Letter N!

• Paint sparkly glitter glue onto a Letter N 
• Stick on star stickers and glue on a paper moon.

2) Night Sky Mirror Painting: This was Easton's favorite activity this week! I've been wanting to try mirror painting for a while, however, large mirrors are expensive! We used a cookie sheet instead.

• Read "There was an Old Man who Painted the Sky" from our Letter N Booklist.
• Use a paintbrush to paint the cookie sheet colors of the night sky. We used shades of blue and purple.
• Optional: We used a moon and star sponge stamp to dip and stamp on our canvas

3) Night Sky Play Dough from Two-daloo: I've never made home made play dough until now! It was  something I thought seemed like a lot of work, but I was proved wrong. This took no more than ten minutes to make and was ready to be used. Afterward, I put the play dough in a plastic baggie for later use in the week. You'll need:

• 1 Cup of Water
• Black Liquid Water Color
• 1 Teaspoon Knox Unflavored Gelatin (half a package)
• 2 Teaspoons Cream of Tartar
• 1/3 Cup of Salt
• 1 Tablespoon of Vegetable Oil
• 1 Cup of Flour
• Lots of Glitter!

1. Add 1 cup of water and black liquid watercolor to a medium saucepan. The original post says to fill up a measuring cup 7/8 full of water, and fill the remaining 1/8 with black liquid watercolor.
2. Sprinkle gelatin powder over the top. Turn the burner on high and stir the liquid for a few minutes until the gelatin is dissolved.
3. Turn the heat down and add the rest of the ingredients (except the glitter) and then crank the heat back up to medium.
4. Stir constantly until the dough thickens and begins to form a large clump around the spoon. (This should only take about a minute).
5. Remove from heat and put your dough on a plate or wax paper to cool. Once the dough is cooled, knead in your glitter.