The Clubhouse is the Behavioral Intervention Association's (http://www.bia4autism.org) after-school program. Once a week, children between the ages of 5 and 12, who have communication and social challenges, meet and engage in fun activities to practice different social skills. The Explorers focus on skills such as staying with the group, greetings, turn taking, participating independently in activities, and brief exchanges with peers. The Adventurers focus on skills such as initiating and maintaining conversations, perspective taking, and negotiating with peers.

BIA Clubhouse: Where Friendship Rules

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The Explorers: Spring Baker's Clay (Rainy Fun and Magic)


Small Group Sensory Project "Baker's Clay": We all love cooking and making playdoh. Today, we tried yet another recipe and made clay. The clay can be baked in the oven to make the creations last and to display them. We added magnolia and cherry petals, which made the dough smell like spring.

Here is the recipe:
4 cups of flour
1 cup salt
1 1/2 cups water
Flower petals
Mix flour and salt, then add water.
Mix with spoon first so ingredients stick together.
Add small pieces of flower petals. Make sure pieces are small, especially if you bake the clay later on.
Then form a ball with your hands and knead 5 to 10 minutes.
Bake at 300 on cookie sheet for about an hour.

The recipe was adapted from  a wonderful  book "Mudworks" by Mary Ann Kohl. The book is packed with recipes and contains basic dough recipes for playdoh as well as recipes that use Plaster of Paris to create sculptures. The recipes will spark creativity and open ended fun. Great for students who do not mind when it gets a little messy.

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