Playdough

Yesterday, I made multi-grain muffins. There's something about the barley in the multi-grain that taste good to me. My 4yr. old walked in, grabbed the step stool, stepped up and made herself at home. I already had the bowl out and was beginning to put the ingredients in.
"Can I please put something in it, Mommy. Please?"
I proceeded to let her put in the baking power, the salt, the milk, the oil. "Can I stir it up?"
With a little help she did that too. That's when I looked down at her and for a moment I was lost in my own thoughts.

She's my third-born. She had so much hair when she was born that she looked like Elvis. She looks so much like her daddy. The year she was born I had the 4 yr. old, the 2yr. old, and now her. The next year was also my first year officially homeschooling. She spilled shampoo bottles on the floor, got into finger paints, played with the Vaseline..etc. It took forever for her to talk and for us to be able to understand what she was saying. But she could hold a tune to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Jesus Loves Me...and a few other tunes when she was two. Somewhere between 3-4 yrs. old she stopped making me huge messes. She began to steal my heart with her sweetness. She began to share her thoughts with me. She began to ask me questions about God. She became my little helper.
Every couple of months I make her a new batch of playdough. I got the recipe from a homeschooling friend. She loves it.

Playdough
Combine in a saucepan:
1 Cup of flour
1/2 Cup of salt
2 tsp. cream of tartar

Combine:
1 Cup of water
1 Tbsp. oil
1 Kool Aid envelope

Add liquids to dry ingredients. Cook over medium heat, until stiff.
Knead moderately hot dough for a few minutes and it's ready to play with. I store ours in a plastic container.