Kids love building electric circuits, but connecting light bulbs to batteries with fiddly wires is tricky for young hands. Play dough and light-emitting diodes (LEDs) solve the problem beautifully.

We know kids love play dough, and making scented play dough might just be one of the most fun indoor activities you can do with your little ones. The recipe directions are so easy, you'll forget all ...

We all carry supercomputers in our pockets and use dozens of electric gizmos every day but rarely stop to marvel at the magical act of flicking a switch. Use your ordinary conducting and extraordinary ...

Play dough is a very malleable substance and super popular for children to play with. It is also one of the likeliest materials to be squashed into a carpet enthusiastically by an arts and ...

Most kids love play dough. It's squishy, squashy and can keep them entertained for hours if we're really honest with ourselves. What's better is, it's really easy to make. Sara Davies MBE is known for ...

Little hands can manipulate, create, and learn the colors of the rainbow with this DIY playdough. Ask your child, “Did you know that there are seven colors in a rainbow?” See how many colors she can ...

When I think of aromatherapy, I typically imagine incense wafting through the air, candles burning, or essential oils streaming out of a diffuser. One substance that doesn’t generally spring to mind?

One gram of home-made dough could contain around 250 mg of salt Parents have been warned that home-made play dough can contain enough salt to poison children and pets. The warning comes from the UK's ...