What you need: 1 cup of salt
1 cup of flour
1 cup of water
Food coloring
(optional)
What you do: Put the salt and
flour in a deep unbreakable bowl. Mix the dry ingredients
thoroughly by hand or a wooden spoon. Slowly add water to which some
drops of food coloring have been added. Continue to mix,
then knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic without being sticky.
Dump the dough onto a flat floured surface and roll it out with a rolling
pin. Use cookie cutters
to make shapes or provide child with other cutting and poking utensils. Seal the play-doh
in a sealed plastic bag or container for storage. It should keep for weeks
Self-Hardening Clay
What you need:
4 cups of flour 1 1/2 cups of salt 1 1/2 cups of water
What you do:
Mix the salt and
flour in a bowl. Add water gradually
to form a ball. Knead (pound, roll
and pull) until it no longer falls apart. Do your project and
allow it to dry at room temperature for approximately 2 day (more for larger
or thinker projects).
Paint
Store any unused
clay in a sealed bag in the fridge. Allow it to warm to room temperature
before you use it again.
I use this recipe
for a ton of crafts. My favorite are seasonal decorations. You can roll it
out and use a cookie cutter to cut out trees, bells or stars for Christmas,
bunnies for Easter, hearts for a Valentine. Whatever you want. When the shape
is dry, the children can paint them and use them for tree ornaments, necklaces,
card decorations. You chose. Another option? Allow your child to create dinosaurs,
animals, vehicles, handprints, anything they wish. Paint when dry.
