I remember watching PBS as a child, and being so excited when the husband and wife “Kid Concoctions” team were on sharing their recipes during PBS pledge weeks. They made fun DIY crafts and projects like these fun treasure stones that I made for my son’s jungle safari birthday party. I am so excited to share these with you!
I think their recipe is just brilliant! I’ll show you how to make the regular version first, and then show you my unique twist on it that I made for the party. I’ve gotten some emails asking for the recipe, so here you go!
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup used coffee grounds (I get them for free from Starbucks since I’m not a coffee drinker)
- 1/2 cup salt
- 1/4 cup sand (I’ve used sand from the beach, the playground, and cornmeal when I didn’t have any sand- they all worked great!)
- 3/4 cup water
- Small toys and prizes- marbles, plastic animals, fake or real coins, and play jewelry are great choices!
Enjoy!
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Very fun Laura! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Lisa! These are always such a hit with the kids, they love them!
That looks super cool.
Thanks so much Tess! They were really fun to make, and the kids loved them!
Love this! I didn’t have any sand or cornmeal so I just made it without and it still came out great! The coffee gives it a great color and texture, and my little paleontologists will have so much fun searching for dinosaurs tomorrow
They look great!
The 175 degrees are Celsius or Fahrenheit?
Do the eggs break easily?
Have you ever had troubke with toys melting?
Nope, never! I’ve used plastic dinosaurs, plastic rings, and more, and I’ve never had a problem. They seem to be protected inside the mixture that you place it in. You can definitely keep an eye on it if it’s something that you’re worried about, but I’ve never had any toys melt inside. Good luck, these are always such a hit with the kiddos!
How many eggs does this make?
I really wish I had written that part down, but I don’t remember the exact number. It definitely made a handful of eggs though!
Hi there,
How far in advance can these be made?
Thank you for a lovely idea!!!
You’re so welcome! I’ve only made them a few days in advance and they were just fine.
Hi there,
How far in advance can I make these? Can they end up getting soft?
Great question! I’ve made them a couple days in advance and they were just fine. If you go earlier than that please come bakc and let us know how it worked out!
how many stones does the recipe make?
Hi Sheila! The recipe makes 3-4 stones, depending on how big you make them. Mine were pretty good size, so you could definitely make them smaller and get more stones from one batch. Good luck!
What do the kids break them with? Thanks
They are hard enough to stay in balls but soft enough for the kids to break them open with their hands. These are so much fun!