White Mud

Finally, your child can play with toilet paper with your approval! :) This concoction is fun to explore and play with! I would recommend taking it outside in an empty kiddy pool or playing with it inside a large container inside. Toddlers love mashing it like mud; and with the help of soft-sided cups and other molds, older kids can shape it into towers, castles, and more.

Step 1: Ask your child to help you unravel about 1 1/2 rolls of two-ply toilet paper, then tear it into 2- to 3-square pieces. Put all of the pieces in a plastic tub.

Step 2: Grate half of a 3.1-ounce bar of Ivory soap into the tub.

Step 3: Slowly add about 6 cups of warm water, 1 cup at a time, while you and your child blend the mixture together by hand. It'll take about 15 minutes to mix it all up -- hang in there, it's worth the wait! Stop adding water when your mixture feels creamy and saturated. (You can always add more TP if yours gets too runny.)

Step 4: Help your child mold the mud into mountains, towers, and other shapes.


Step 5: Store the mud at room temperature in a covered container; it'll last for several weeks. (Dispose of it in the trash.)