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08.15.11

Fall Registration:

Applications for our Fall Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten classes are now available. For a Registration packet, please call the school and we can mail you one, or feel free to drop by and pick one up. Please note that the morning classes fill up VERY quickly, so don't wait long.

Open House:

Please call for open house information.

09.06.11

First Day of School for Pre-Kindergarten

09.08.11

First day of school for Preschool



3833 168th NE Arlington, WA 98223

(360)653-4550

Northwest Children's School

Pre-Kindergarten/Preschool, Est. 1984


Kid Tested Crafts:

Our Favorite Playdough Recipes

Soap Dough
 2 cups flour
 1/2 cup salt
 2 Tbsp. liquid tempera
 1 Tbsp. liquid soap
 1/2 cup water
Mix all the dry ingredients together. In a seperate bowl, mix the soap, tempera, and water. Add the water to the dry mixture. Knead until pliable.

Gluey Dough
 1 cup of flour
 1 cup of cornstarch
 1/2 cup white glue
 1/2 cup water
Mix flour, cornstarch, and glue. Slowly add just enough water to make a dough. Knead until soft and pliable.

NWCS Rainbow Stew
 1/3 cup sugar
 1 cup cornstarch
 4 cups cold water
 red, blue, and yellow food coloring
Cook over medium heat, stirring until thick. Divide into three parts. Add red food coloring to one, blue to another, and yellow to another. Place all three into one ziplock bag and shut tight! Reinforce with duct tape. Have fun mixing! This is a good way to teach the secondary colors.

NWCS Blubber
Mix together:
 2 cups of glue
 2 cups of water
In a sperate bowl, mix:
 1 Tbsp. Borax soap
 1 cup of water
Combine and mix together until it forms a solid blubber form. Have fun! This is supposed to resemble whale blubber- I dare you not to play with it!

Famous NWCS Playdough- the good old- fashioned kind
 2 cups of water
 2 cups of flour
 4 tsp. cream of tartar or alum
 1 cup of salt
 1 Tbsp. oil
 food coloring
Mix ingredients and cook over medium heat until it forms a ball. Knead until smooth. Try putting peanut butter in your play dough. Or peppermint oil. Or cinnamon oil. Or colored sand. Or grated crayons. Or cocoa powder. Or cornmeal. (Please submit any unusual ideas you may have to our ongoing list.)