Kids Sculpting dough

For the independent modeler, this simple dough recipe is the natural choice. There's no cooking on a hot stove, and the more your child squishes, tugs and pounds it, the more this pliable stuff cooperates. Suitable for either dying or painting, this dough has a distinctly homemade look when dry.  

****We love it here in the Prows house, I learned it from Jaquoy! Great activity for when friends come over for a play date or on a rainy day, or just because- because it is FUN! The girls love sculpting cool things and then painting their creations. Much easier to use then clay for little people.

xoxo
Christina

MATERIALS

2 cups flour

1 cup salt
1 TB oil

3/4 c water
Food coloring (optional)

Have your child combine the flour and the salt in a medium bowl, then pour in the hot water and stir well. Knead on a floured board for at least 5 minutes, working in food coloring if desired.

WHAT TO MAKE:

No-Cook Dough's sturdiness makes it a winner for molding chunky beads or small figures (large ones have a tendency to crack during drying). The recipe also rolls out nicely with a rolling pin; your child can cut the flattened dough with a butter knife or cookie cutters, creating shapes that make great holiday ornaments, pendants, pins and refrigerator magnets.

DRYING TIME:

Depending on the thickness of the dough, air-drying will take anywhere from 1 to 5 days. Small or thin shapes can be dried more quickly by baking them on a cookie sheet at 200 degrees for about 2 hours.

STORAGE:

No-Cook Dough will keep for up to a week when refrigerated in plastic bags or sealed containers.

Salt Dough

Salt Dough

2 cups flour

1 C salt

1 TB oil

3/4 C water

food coloring

Knead mix into balls for approximately 10 minutes until smooth and soft. Add 1 TB or water to flour if necessary.

Children can then mold shape, build, create, and play for hours! The dough can also be painted and will harden without cooking.

Great rainy day activity or for school projects.

Melting Crayon Craft

Melting Different Shapes
Looking for something to do with those old broken crayons? Take the wrappers off of old crayon break them into pieces mix all together and put to the side.

Take two muffin tins line them with either foil muffin cups or spray with just plain non stick baking spray. Put pieces of crayons in the muffin tins filling it halfway.

For extra special crayons, have kids add glitter before crayons go on to bake.

Heat oven to 200 degrees F. Put the muffin tin in the oven. Take out after the crayons are melted. For me it usually takes about 9-11 minutes but watch them since oven temperatures vary.

After they are melted take out of the oven put to side. Let cool. I usually let cool about an hour but if you are in a hurry put them in the fridge to cool and after they are cool you have fun new crayons for the kids.

For fun holiday ideas, take a flat cookie sheet lined with easy release foil. Use metal cookie cutters. Press the cookie cutters down a little bit. Put crayon pieces in each cookie cutter and melt the wax. Let cool and you will have crayons in neat shapes.

Or take plastic candy molds and dixie cups. Put crayon pieces in the cup. Melt the crayons in microwave for about 5-8 minutes pour into the molds let cool in freezer for 20-30 min and they will pop right out of the mold.

By Courtney Herriage

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