Make & Play
Natural DIY Recipes for Hours of Fun, Learning and Creativity
Natural DIY Recipes for Hours of Fun, Learning and Creativity
40 easy-to-follow recipes written for kids and tested by kids
Kid-approved fun, every time!
Explore natural, eco-conscious play through hands-on, mess-loving fun!
Kid-approved fun, every time!
Explore natural, eco-conscious play through hands-on, mess-loving fun!
✨ Say bye to pricey plastic crafts, and hello to simple, sustainable sensory activities using everyday ingredients.
🧠 Encourage hands-on learning and mindful fun with activities designed for curious minds aged 5–12.
🎨 From goop to chalk, flubber to fizz – this book is full of delightful recipes that bring joy and purpose to play.
✨ Say bye to pricey plastic crafts, and hello to simple, sustainable sensory activities using everyday ingredients
🧠 Encourage hands-on learning and mindful fun with activities designed for curious minds aged 5–12
🎨 From goop to chalk, flubber to fizz – this book is full of delightful recipes that bring joy and purpose to play.
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RECIPE LIST
Happy Honey Lip Polish
Choc Mint Lip Balm
Good Enough to Eat Scrub
Choc Mud Face Mask
Mess-Around Make-Up
Sizzle & Soak
Berry Scrub
Doughnut Moisturising Bars
Friendly Fragrance
Colour Explosion Bath Bombs
Funny Face Bath Bombs
Bath Bomb Paint
Fizzing Bath Dust
Relaxing Bath Salts
Watermelon Scrub Cubes
Wobbly Jelly Soap
Soapy Dough
Layered Soapy Icy Poles
Buried Treasure Soap
Colourful Carnival Zinc Stick
Face-Friendly Paint
Paper Paint
Watercolour Paint Palette
Glossy Sugar Paint
Puffy Paint
Simple Soapy Crayons
Driveway Clay Chalk
Treasure Egg
Fossil Excavation
Stretchy Spotty Sticky Goop
Rubber Flubber
Fun Dough
Cocoa Shaping Sand
Sand-Not-Sand
Melting Putty
Foaming Sludge
Salt Dough Shapes
Garden Stew
Leafetti Confetti
Frozen Fun
INGREDIENT GUIDE
Ready to dive into some DIY fun? Click here for a handy guide to the ingredients you’ll need to get started!
BOOK SPECIFICATION INFO
Format: Softcover & digital eBook
Pages: 128 (215x250mm)
Language: English
Published: September 2020
Publisher: Krissy Ballinger
ISBN: 9780648173229 | 9780648173243
PRICING
Hardcover: $24.95
eBook: $14.95
Bundle: $34.90
Learn more
RECIPE LIST
Happy Honey Lip Polish
Choc Mint Lip Balm
Good Enough to Eat Scrub
Choc Mud Face Mask
Mess-Around Make-Up
Sizzle & Soak
Berry Scrub
Doughnut Moisturising Bars
Friendly Fragrance
Colour Explosion Bath Bombs
Funny Face Bath Bombs
Bath Bomb Paint
Fizzing Bath Dust
Relaxing Bath Salts
Watermelon Scrub Cubes
Wobbly Jelly Soap
Soapy Dough
Layered Soapy Icy Poles
Buried Treasure Soap
Colourful Carnival Zinc Stick
Face-Friendly Paint
Paper Paint
Watercolour Paint Palette
Glossy Sugar Paint
Puffy Paint
Simple Soapy Crayons
Driveway Clay Chalk
Treasure Egg
Fossil Excavation
Stretchy Spotty Sticky Goop
Rubber Flubber
Fun Dough
Cocoa Shaping Sand
Sand-Not-Sand
Melting Putty
Foaming Sludge
Salt Dough Shapes
Garden Stew
Leafetti Confetti
Frozen Fun
INGREDIENT GUIDE
Ready to dive into some DIY fun? Click here for a handy guide to the ingredients you’ll need to get started!
BOOK SPECIFICATION INFO
Format: Softcover & digital eBook
Pages: 128 (215x250mm)
Language: English
Published: September 2020
Publisher: Krissy Ballinger
ISBN: 9780648173229 | 9780648173243
PRICING
Hardcover: $24.95
eBook: $14.95
Bundle: $34.90
Meet the author, Krissy Ballinger
“I wrote Make & Play for the little legends in our lives. These children are our future change-makers and planet protectors. Through creativity and play, we can gently introduce big ideas – like sustainability, mindfulness, and conscious choices – without losing the joy of being a kid.”
Big Fun with a Lighter Footprint
Make & Play isn’t just a book – it’s a movement toward a more mindful, creative and eco-friendly childhood. Let’s raise little humans who find magic in homemade goop, flubber and paint, and confidence in knowing they can make things from scratch.
Big Fun with a Lighter Footprint
Make & Play isn’t just a book – it’s a movement toward a more mindful, creative and eco-friendly childhood. Let’s raise little humans who find magic in homemade goop, flubber and paint, and confidence in knowing they can make things from scratch.
40 engaging, hands-on, sensory DIY recipes for kids!
40 engaging, hands-on, sensory DIY recipes for kids!
Watch us make Goop! 👀
Watch us make Goop! 👀
Readers’ Favorite five star review: Amy Louise Hill from Readers’ Favorite reviews Make & Play by Krissy Ballinger, saying that the book is “jam-packed with engaging and interesting activities as well as how to clean up after, which parents will surely love! So if you are stuck for ways to keep your child entertained, then pick up a copy of this incredible book. There is so much to do and learn, and it has the potential of keeping children excited and entertained for days or even weeks!”
Readers’ Favorite five star review: Amy Louise Hill from Readers’ Favorite reviews Make & Play by Krissy Ballinger, saying that the book is “jam-packed with engaging and interesting activities as well as how to clean up after, which parents will surely love! So if you are stuck for ways to keep your child entertained, then pick up a copy of this incredible book. There is so much to do and learn, and it has the potential of keeping children excited and entertained for days or even weeks!”
Let’s make. Let’s play. Let’s grow creative, conscious minds…
One natural recipe at a time 🎨
Let’s make. Let’s play. Let’s grow creative, conscious minds…
One natural recipe at a time!