Hidden treasure

T1 has in the past received as gifts some cool little excavation kits where you scrape and chip away at a piece of 'rock' ultimately revealing dinosaur bones or similar. I stumbled upon a recipe for 'treasure stones' in one of my Kid Concoction books so I decided to give them a go. I wanted to make these myself initially so the contents would be a surprise for the kids.

1c flour

1c used coffee grounds

1/2c salt

1/4c sand

3/4c water

Mix it all together (dry first, then add the water) until it forms a dough. Break off pieces and form a ball, press a 'treasure' into the middle and seal with some extra dough. You can either bake them for about 15-20 mins at 150 degrees or air dry for 2-3 days until hard.

Arm your kids with some little 'tools' and let them chip away until they find their treasure. We'll be trying ours out in the next few days.