Rubbery Playdough
2 cups baking soda
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup cornstarch
Mix with a fork until smooth. Boil over med. heat until thick.
Spoon onto plate or wax paper.
Nature's Playdough
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 cup water
2 T oil
2 T cream of tartar
beet, spinach, and carrot juice
Mix flour, salt and oil, and slowly add the water. Cook over med.
heat, stirring until dough becomes stiff. Turn out onto wax paper
and let cool. Knead the dough with your hands until of proper
consistency. Use as is, or divide into balls and add a few drops of
the vegetable juices to make green, pink, and orange.
Bumpy dough
Add 3/4 cup water to 1/4 cup salt, then mix with 2 or 3 tsp. water.
Bread dough
Cut the crusts off slices of bread and mix with diluted white glue.
Form into shapes, animals, etc. When dry, paint and/or shellac.
Papier Mache Paste #1
1/2 cup nonrising wheat flour
1/4 cup powdered resin glue (available at hobby shops)
1/2 cup warm water
1 1/2 cups hot water
4 drops oil of wintergreen
Mix the flour and resin glue in a saucepan. Slowly pour in the warm
water. Then add the hot water and stir vigorously. Cook over low
heat stirring until paste is smooth, thick and clear. Should be used
in 2-3 days.
Paperhanger's Paste
1 cup nonrising wheat flour
1 T powdered alum
1 T powdered rosin (yes, rosin)
1 1/2 cups warm water
4 1/2 cups hot water
1 1/2 cups cold water
8 drops oil of cinnamon
Mix the flour, alum and rosin in a saucepan. Then add the warm
water, stirring until smooth. Pour in the hot water and stir
vigorously. Place over low heat and boil until the paste becomes
thick and clear. Thin with cold water. Add oil as a preservative,
if not using immediately.
"GUM" for stamps and paper labels
1 (1/4 3 ounce packet) of unflavored gelatin
1 T cold water
3 T boiling water
1/2 tsp white peppermint extract
2 drops boric acid solution
Sprinkle the gelatin into the cold water to soften. Pour into the
boiling water, stirring until dissolved. Add the remaining
ingredients and mix well.
To use glue, brush thinly onto the back of a stamp or some paper and
let dry. When applying to paper, just moisten it a bit. To keep,
store in a small jar or bottle with a lid. Warm in a pan to turn
into a liquid again.
Gouache Paint (opaque paint that dries quickly and can be painted on
in layers)
2 cups dextrin (hobby stores have it)
4 T DISTILLED water
1/2 cup honey
2 tsp glycerine
1/2 tsp boric acid solution
powdered or poster paints
Dissolve the dextrin in the water (will be foamy). Then add the
honey, glycerine and boric acid. Stir well, or shake in covered jar.
Mix this base with powdered paint or poster paint and store tightly
covered. Thin with water if too thick.
Crayons
Put pieces of old crayons of the same or similar colors in a coffee
can and set it in a pan of water on the stove. Cook until melted.
Pour the wax into a mold and allow to harden.
Feelie Bags
1/2 cup dippity-do hair gel
food coloring
ziplock bag
Add food coloring and dippity-do to ziplock bag- make sure it is
sealed well, and let children manipulate.
Materials to Collect for the ART center: (please keep in mind the
age of children.....)
- aluminum foil
- ball bearings
- barrel hoops
- beads
- belts
- bottles
- bracelets
- braiding
- brass
- buckles
- burlap
- buttons
- candles
- cartons
- canvas
- cellophane
- chains
- chalk
- chamois
- clay
- cloth
- confetti
- containers
- copper foil
- cord
- corn husks
- corn stalks
- costume jewelry
- crayon pieces
- crystals
- emery cloth
- eyelets
- fabrics
- felt
- felt hats
- flannel
- floor covering
- glass
- gourds
- hat boxes
- hooks
- inner tubes
- jars
- jugs
- lacing
- lampshades
- leather remnants
- linoleum
- macaroni
- magazines
- marbles
- masonite
- metal foil
- mirrors
- muslin
- nails
- necklaces
- neckties
- noodles
- oilcloth
- ornaments
- pans
- paper bags
- paper boxes
- paper cardboard
- paper corregated
- paper dishes
- paper doilies
- paper napkins
- paper newspaper
- paper tissue
- paper towels
- paper tubes
- paper wrapping
- phonograph records
- photographs
- picture frames
- pine cones
- pins
- pipe cleaners
- plastic bags
- plastic paint
- plastic board
- pocket books
- reeds
- ribbon
- rings
- rope
- rubber bands
- rug yarn
- safety pins
- sand
- sandpaper
- seashells
- seeds
- sheepskin
- shoelaces
- shoe polish
- snaps
- sponges
- soaps
- spools
- stockings
- tacks
- tape
- thread
- tiles
- tin cans
- tin foil
- tongue depressors
- towels
- tubes
- twine
- wallpaper
- wax
- wire
- wire eyelets
- wire hairpins
- wire mesh
- wire hooks
- wire paper clips
- wire screen
- wire staples
- wooden beads
- wooden blocks
- wood scraps
- toothpicks
- wool
- yarn
- zippers
Play dough
4 cups flour
1/4 cup powdered tempera
1/4 cup salt
1 1/2 cups water
1 T oil
Mix together flour, powdered paint and salt. Mix water and oil, and
food coloring if desired. Gradually stir the water and oil mix into
the flour mix. Knead the mix as you add the liquid. Add more water
if too stiff, more flour if sticky.
Alum Play Dough
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 T alum
1 cup water
2 T oil
liquid food coloring
Pour dry ingredients into large pan. Stir together to mix. Stir oil
and food coloring into the water. Pour liquid into the dry
ingredients while mixing, squeezing and kneading the dough. If too
sticky, add more flour. Keeps best in the fridge.
Just like the REAL Playdough (so they say)
1 cup flour
1 cup water
1 T oil
1 T powdered alum
1/2 cup salt
2 T vanilla
food coloring
Mix all dry ingredients. Add oil and water. Cook over medium heat,
stirring constantly until reaching the consistency of mashed
potatoes. Remove from heat and add vanilla and food coloring.
Divide into balls and work in color by kneading.
Stay fresh Dough
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 T alum
1 T oil
7/8 cup boiling water
Mix together flour, salt, alum and oil in a bowl. Pour in boiling
water. Mix well and knead. Store in the fridge.
Modeling "Goop"
2/3 cup water
2 cups salt
1/2 cup water
1 cup cornstarch
beads, colored macaroni and other small objects
Add 2/3 cup water to the salt in a pan, stir and cook over med. heat,
stirring 4-5 minutes until salt is dissolved. Remove mix from heat.
Gradually mix 1/2 cup water with the cornstarch in a separate
container. Stir until smooth. Add the cornstarch mixture to the
salt mixture. Return to low heat and stir and cook until smooth.
The goop will thicken quickly. Remove from heat and use for modeling
objects. Objects made from this goop can also be hardened in the
sun. This mix will not crumble when dry. Objects like macaroni,
etc. can be added to the goop, and adhered to the models.
Craft Clay
1 cup cornstarch
2 cups baking soda (a one pound box)
1 1/4 cups water
Combine cornstarch and baking soda in pan. Add water gradually,
stirring until smooth. Place mix over med. heat and cook until thick
and dough like in consistency, stirring constantly. Turn mix out on
a pastry board and knead well. Cover with damp cloth or keep in
plastic bag. This is good for plaques and other models that will be
painted when dry.
Cooked Play dough
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup water
1 T oil
1 tsp food coloring
Combine flour, salt, and cream of tartar in a saucepan. Mix liquids
gradually and stir into dry ingredients. When mix is smooth, cook
over med. heat, stirring constantly until ball forms. Remove from
heat and knead until smooth.
Baked dough
4 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 1/2- 2 cups water
small pebbles, macaroni, buttons, etc.
condensed milk
food coloring
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Mix together flour, salt, and enough
water to make a stiff dough. Provide macaroni, etc. to children to
press into the dough shapes. Bake completed dough models for one
hour. For antiqued effect, brush on condensed milk before baking, or
use a mix of condensed milk and food coloring.
Dough (uncooked)
What you need:
4 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 Tbs. cooking oil
1 to 1 1/2 cups cold water
food coloring
What to do:
1. Mix flour, salt, oil
2. Add food coloring to water
3. Gradually add water to flour mixture
4. Knead
5. Store in a plastic bag in the refrigerator
Dough (cooked)
What you need:
4 cups water
4 cups flour
1 cup salt
2 Tbs. cooking oil
4 Tsp. cream of tartar
food coloring
What to do:
1. Combine ingredients
2.Cook in electric skillets, stirring constantly, until most of the moisture
is absorbed
3. Store in a covered container (does not need to be
refrigerated)
Finger Paint (uncooked)
What you need:
1/2 cup liquid starch
1/2 cup soap powder
5/8 cup water
What to do:
Beat together until the
consistency of whipped potatoes
Finger Paint (cooked)
What you need:
2 cups flour
4 cups cold water
food coloring or dry tempera
What to do:
1. Mix flour and water and cook over low heat until
thick
2. Cool
3. Add a pinch of salt
4. Add dry tempera or food coloring,
if desired
5. Store in covered jar in refrigerator
Slime (like "Silly Putty")
What you need:
1 cup Elmer's glue
liquid starch
What to do:
1. add starch to glue until mixture
becomes a pliable ball
2. Store in refrigerator in a covered container
Soap Paint
What you need:
Warm water
3 cups Ivory Snow Powder
paint or food coloring
What to do:
1. Add water, a little at a time, to Ivory Snow
2. Mix
to consistency of heavy cream
3. Color with small amount of powder paint or
food coloring
(the above recipes are located at
http://www.kiddiecampus.com/artcook.htm)
Kool-Aid Finger Paint
2 cups flour
2 packs unsweented kool-aid
1/2 cup salt
3 cups boiling water
3T. oil
Mix wet into dry. The kids love the color change. Then finger paint
away.
Jello Finger Paint
any kind of flavored jello
enough boiling water to make it a goo consistency for fingerpaint.
Use you normal fingerpainting material or glossy paper. Kids love the
smell and the feel of it.
Oatmeal Dough
1 C. Flour
2. C. Oatmeal
1 C. Water
Preparation:
Gradually add water to flour and oatmeal in
bowl. Kneed until mixed (this dough is
sticky, but unique in texture. Model as
with clay.
VARIATIONS:
Add cornmeal in small quantity
for texture, Add coffee grounds in small
quantity for texture.
Frosting Dough
1 Can Frosting Mix
1 1/2 C. Powdered Sugar
1 C. Peanut Butter
Spoon & Bowl
Mix all ingredients in bowl with spoon.
knead into workable dough. Model as with
any dough.
Puffy Paint
Flour
Salt
Water
Tempera Paint
Mix equal amounts of flour, salt and water.
Add liquid tempera paint for color. Pour
mixture into squeeze bottles and paint.
Mixture will harden in a puffy shape.
Soap Paint
1 C. Laundry Soap Flakes
1/2 C. Cold Water
Food Coloring
Mix together. Beat with an egg beater until
fluffy. Finger paint.
More Soap Paint
1 C. Laundry Soap Flakes
1/4 C. Water
1/3 C. Liquid Starch
Mix together. Beat with a whisk for 3
minutes.
Salt Paint
1/8 C. liquid Starch
1/8 C. Water
1 Tbl Tempera Paint
Mix together and apply to paper with a
brush. Keep stirring mixture. Paint will
crystallize as it dries.
Sand Paint
Tempera Paint (powder)
Sand
Mix dry tempera paint with sand. Let kids
spread glue on picture and sprinkle on sand.
Pudding Paint
Instant Vanilla Pudding
Food Coloring
Mix pudding according to directions. Add
food coloring for desired color. Finger
paint on paper plates. Edible
Snow Paint
Food Coloring
Water
Place water and food coloring in empty spray
bottle. Let children spray colors on the
snow to make designs
Water Paint
Bucket
Water
Sponges
Brushes
Fill bucket with water and use brushes and
sponges or other materials to paint water on
sidewalk. "Paint" will disappear as it
dries. (this has been known to also create
wet children.)
Nutty Butter Playdough
1 C. Peanut butter
1 C. Powdered Milk
1 C. Honey
1 C. Oatmeal
Mix together and play and/or eat.
Playdough
2 1/2 C. Flour
1 Tbl Alum
1/2 C. Salt
3 Tbl Vegetable oil
2 C. Boiling Water
1 Pkg Unsweetened Kool-aid
Combine Flour, Alum, Salt, add Oil, Boiling
Water. Stir or kneed to mix. Add food
coloring or before liquids, add a package of
unsweetened Kool-aid for color and scent.
Sidewalk Chalk
2 C. Water
2 C. Plaster of Paris
2 Tbl Tempera Paint (Wet or Dry)
Toilet Paper Tubes with duct tape over
one end
Combine and stir together. Let stand a few
minutes. Place tubes on cookie sheet lined
with foil or wax paper. Pour mixture into
holders, let stand until semi-firm. Remove
holders and let dry completely - ready to
use in about 1 to 1 1/2 hrs. (reminder,
never pour plaster down sink)
Beluga Bubbles
1 C. Warm Water
1/4 C. Blue Dishwashing Liquid
1 Tsp. Salt
Combine all ingredients. Mix well until
salt dissolves.
More Bubbles
1/2 C. Water
1/2 C. Liquid Detergent
1 Tbl. Cooking Oil
Mix together and use
Soap Crayons
1 3/4 c Ivory Snow; (powder)
50 drops food coloring
1/4 c water
Mix water & soap flakes together. Add food coloring & put mixture
into an ice cube tray. Allow to harden. Break or cut into pieces. Fun
to
write
with on the tub when bathing & face & hands!!!
Cinnamon Applesauce Hearts
1 lb jar sweetened applesauce
8 oz cinnamon
Drain 1# jar of SWEETENED applesauce overnight (you will be amazed at
how much water seeps out!!) Add 8 ounces of cinnamon to this and mix
together well. Pat into a ball, press hard to solidify and mix. Then
pat out in 1 cup units onto wax paper, push to 1/4" thickness
(although many of my girls did 1/2 " or so) and cut with cookie
cutters. dry.
Quick and Easy Modeling Dough
3/4 c Flour (not self-rising)
1/2 c Salt
1 1/2 t Powdered alum
1 1/2 t Vegetable
Oil
1/2 c Boiling Water
Food Coloring
1. Mix flour, salt, and alum in a mixing bowl.
2. Add vegetable oil and boiling water. Stir vigorously with a spoon
until well blended. Dough should not stick to the sides of the bowl
and should be cool enough to handle.
3. Add food coloring and knead into dough until color is well blended
and the dough is the desired tint.
QUANTITY:
Makes about 1 cup. Double the recipe for large projects. For
groups, mix several double recipes rather than one large amount.
USES:
The is an excellent play dough. It has a smooth texture, takes
about 15 minutes to make, and dries to a hard finish overnight. You
can you can make lovely dough flowers as well as animals and other
figures with it.
STORAGE:
Store in a jar with a tight lid. Dough will keep several
months without refrigeration.
Rainbow Stew
1/3 c. sugar
1 c. cornstarch
4 c. cold water
Cook until thick. put in bowls, add food coloring. Put in ziplock
baggies. Let the kids play with it while it is in the bags for a neat
sensory experience or use it to mix colors.
papier-m�ch�, Extra Soft Pulp
Paper Napkins, Cleansing Tissues or Toilet Tissue
Thin Paste or white glue
1. Crumple napkins or tissue and cover with paste.
2. Model to desired shape.
Use to add details such as noses, ears, eyebrows, and so forth
to larger pieces.
NOTE: This mixture does NOT keep and must be used immediately.
Dryer Lint Modeling Material
3 c Lint (from laundry dryers)
2 c Cold or warm water
2/3 c Non-self-rising wheat flour
3 drops oil of wintergreen
Old newspaper
Put lint and water in a large saucepan. Stir to dampen all parts of
the lint. Add flour and stir thoroughly to prevent lumps. Add oil of
wintergreen. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture
holds together and
forms peaks. Pour out onto several thicknesses of newspaper to cool.
Use as you would papier-m�ch� pulp or shaped over armatures (boxes,
bottles, balloons, and so forth) or press into a mold. This material
will dry
in 3 to 5 days to a very hard, durable surface. When wet it has a
feltlike consistency. It dries to smooth or rough, depending on how it
is used. When pressed into a mold, a hard, smooth finish is obtained.
Stored in an airtight container, it will keep for several days.
Powdered Milk Paint Medium
1/2 c Powdered nonfat milk
1/2 c Water
Powdered Paint Pigments
1. Mix milk and water. Stir until milk is dissolved.
2. Combine only as much solution with powdered pigments as you intend
to use in one sitting.
Makes about 3/4 cup. For a large group, combine any amount of
powdered milk with an equal amount of water.
This paint dries quickly to a glossy, opaque finish. It does not
dust, chip, or come off on your hands the way poster paint does.
Mix a small amount of the solution with powdered pigment in a
palette pan. Work smooth with a brush. Use water to thin paint and
to clean your brushes.
Store this medium in a tightly capped jar in the refrigerator.
Coffee Dough
4 c Unsifted all-purpose four
1 c Salt
1/4 c Instant coffee
1 1/2 c Warm water
1. Dissolve the coffee in the warm water.
2. In another bowl, mix the flour and the salt.
3. Make a hole in this and add 1 cup of the coffee water into it.
4.
Mix with a fork or hands until smooth.
5. Add more coffee water if
needed: dough should be smooth and
satiny, not sticky or crumbly.
Store in a plastic bag to prevent drying of the dough.
Bake finished designs in a 300 degree oven for 1 hour or
more (until hard). Add 2 coats of shellac to preserve.
Flower Preservative with Cornmeal
1 pt Powdered Borax
2 pt Cornmeal
Covered cardboard box (shoe or stationery box)
Fresh flowers
1. Thoroughly mix borax and cornmeal.
2. Cover the bottom of the box with 3/4 of an inch of this mixture.
3. Cut flower stems about 1 inch long. Lay the flowers face down in
this mixture. Spread the petals and leaves so that they lie as flat
as possible. Do not place flowers too close together.
4. Cover the flowers with 3/4 of an inch of the mixture.
5. Place the lid on the box and keep at room temperature for 3 to 4
weeks.
This is an excellent way to preserve corsages or flowers from
someone special.
Try daisies, pansies, apple blossoms, asters, violets, and
other flowers with this method. They will stay summer fresh
indefinitely.
Flower Preservatives with Borax
Fresh Flowers (roses, (pansies, violets, sweet (peas, chrysanthemums,
zinnias, marigolds,daisies)
Florist's wire
Airtight container such as -a coffee can
Plastic bag
Borax
Wire or string
Soft brush
1. Pick flowers at the peak of their bloom.
2. Remove the stems. Make new stems with florist's wire. Run wire
through the base of the flower and twist the two ends together.
3. Line the coffee can with the plastic bag.
4. Pour enough borax into the plastic bag to cover the bottom to a
depth of 1 inch.
5. Place flower face down in the borax. Pour about 1 inch of borax
over the top of the flower. Add more flowers and borax until the
container is full.
6. Gather the top of the bag, squeezing out all the air inside it.
Fasten shut with wire or string.
7. Place lid on can and set aside in a dry place for at least 4
weeks.
8. Remove flowers from borax and carefully brush away all
borax with a
soft brush.
USES:
Flowers preserved in this way make colorful "permanent" floral
arrangements. Flowers picked at the peak of their bloom remain
fresh looking indefinitely.
TO USE:
Using the wire stems, make an attractive flower arrangement
as
you would a fresh-flower bouquet.
Sawdust Modeling Compound
1 c Fine sawdust
Food coloring
Old newspaper
Shellac or Varnish
1 c Thin Paste or Paper Paste
1. If desired, dye sawdust with food coloring. Drain and spread
on newspaper to dry before using.
2. Mix sawdust and paste to a thick doughlike consistency. Knead
until thoroughly mixed. The amounts of paste may vary according to
the kind of sawdust used. If the sawdust is coarse, more paste may
be needed to obtain the proper consistency.
QUANTITY: Makes about 1 cup.
USES:
Model as with clay. Articles molded with this compound have a
lovely woodgrain appearance.
TO USE:
Pieces of dough may be added to the basic piece by moistening
and sticking them down. Within two to three days, the finished
article will harden. To speed up drying bake in a 200-degree-F.
oven for 1 to 2 hours, depending on the size of the article. To
give the article a permanent finish, spray with shellac or varnish.
They can also be sanded to give a smoother finish.
Goop (Make your own Slime)
1 Part Liquid starch
2 Part Elmer's Glue
Food Coloring (opt.)
Mix and enjoy. It's supposed to be like slime.
Flubber
Solution A:
1 1/2 C. Warm Water
2 c. Elmers Glue
Food Coloring
Solution B:
4 tsp. Borax
1 1/3 C. Warm water
Mix solution A in one bowl, mix solution B in another bowl. Dissolve
both well. Then just pour solution A into solution B, DO NOT MIX OR
STIR! Just lift out flubber. I made this with my daughters class, and
the teacher & children loved it! It's neater than "Gak" or "slime".
And it also a safe chemical reaction for the kids to see. I used a
glass bowl for solution B so the kids could see the flubber form in
the bowl. It just becomes a big "cloud" of rubbery stuff. Store in
baggies. If you half the recipe, you only need to half the solution A
and it will work the same.
Best Bubble Solution
1 c Water
2 tb Light Karo syrup OR 2 Tablespoons Glycerin
4 tb Dishwashing liquid
Mix together and have fun!
Thin Paste
1/4 cup sugar;
1/4 cup non-self-rising flour;
1/2 teaspoon powdered alum
1-3/4 cups water;
1/4 teaspoon oil of cinnamon
1. In a medium-sized pan, mix together sugar, flour and alum.
2. Gradually add 1 cup water, stirring vigorously to break up lumps.
3. Boil until clear and smooth stirring constantly.
4. Add remaining
water and oil of cinnamon. Stir until thoroughly mixed.
Makes one pint. How to use it: Spread paste with a brush or tongue
depressor. Thin Paste is an excellent adhesive for scrapbooks,
collages, and Strip Papier-m�ch�'. This paste can be stored in a jar
for several months without refrigeration.
Paper Paste
1/3 cup non-self-rising wheat flour;
2 TBLS sugar;
1 cup water;
1/4 tsp oil of cinnamon
1. Mix flour and sugar in a saucepan. Gradually add water, stirring
vigorously to break up lumps.
2. Cook over low heat until clear, stirring constantly.
3. Remove from stove and add oil of cinnamon. Stir until well blended.
Makes about 1 cup.
Spread paste with a brush or tongue depressor. Soft, smooth, thick
and white, Paper Paste has a good spreading consistency and is
especially appropriate for use with small children or for any
paste-up work. This paste can be stored in a covered jar for
several weeks without refrigeration.
Home made Bath Salts
2 1/2 lb Epsom Salts
Food Coloring
Perfume
Combine Epsom salts with food coloring and perfume in a large bowl.
Mix well so color is even. Put into smaller jars and let stand 4-6
weeks before using. This causes the odor to blend with the salts.
This bath salt is very soothing and makes for a very relaxed bath.
Silly Putty
1/2 Cup
Elmer's glue
1/2 Cup
Starch --
liquid
Food coloring
Do NOT substitute any other glue for Elmer's glue! Slowly
add starch to glue and knead with fingers. The more you work
with it the better it jells. Add food coloring if you want.
Eggshell Chalk
4-5 eggshells
1 teaspoon flour
1 teaspoon very hot tap water
food coloring (optional)
Wash & dry eggshells. Put into bowl and grind into a
powder. A mortar and pestle works fine for this.
Discard any large pieces. Place flour and hot water
in another bowl and add 1 tablespoon eggshell powder &
mix until a paste forms. Add food coloring if desired.
Shape & press mixture firmly into the shape of a chalk
stick, and roll up tightly in a strip of paper towel. Allow to dry
approximately 3 days until hard. Remove paper towel & you've got
chalk! Eggshell chalk is for sidewalks only.
Clown Paint
1/8 C. Baby Lotion
1/4 Teasp Powdered Tempera paint
1 Squirt liquid Dishwashing Soap
Easily removed by soap and water
Silly Putty
Mix well:
2 parts White Glue (Elmer's)
1 part Sta-Flo Liquid Starch
If you use Elmer's School Gule instead of regular white it doesn't
bounce or pick up pictures.
Another Silly Putty
Mix Equal parts cornstarch and Elmer's Glue
Gunk
1 Part Cornstarch
1 Part Water
Mix and color with food color or Tempera Paint
Slime
1 box Ivory Soapflakes
1 Gallon Water,
food color
Beat with mixer - Makes 5 gallon bucket
Peanut Butter Play-dough
Recipe One
Materials:
1 cup peanut butter,
1 cup liquid honey,
1 cup powdered
milk,
1 cup rolled oats.
Mix together and use.
Recipe Two
Materials:
1 cup peanut butter,
1 cup white corn syrup,
1 cup
powdered sugar,
3 cups powdered milk
In a large bowl, mix peanut butter, corn syrup, and powdered sugar
together. Add powdered milk and knead until smooth. (Add more
powdered milk if you need to.) The children can mold dough into any
shape they wish.
Additions: provide children with various decorating materials,
(raisins, chocolate chips, raspberry chips, butterscotch chips,
shredded coconut, dried fruit, pretzels, smarties etc.)
This is FOOD and children must wash their hands before touching the
dough and only tough the dough on their plates.
(Recipe #1 is a little bit more grainy than #2 because of the oats)
Playdough
1. Blend Together:
2 cups white liquid glue (weldwood or bondfast)
2.5 cups of water
2. Dissolve 1TBSP of Borax powder in 1/3 cup of water and add
to the above.
3. Blend together with your hands (messy but fun)
4. Dissolve another TBSP of Borax in 1/3 cup of water and add
again. (even more fun as it's getting thicker)
5. Blend together with hands.
6. You can probably vary the consistency of dough by using more
or less Borax. I haven't experimented yet.
Making this is a lot of fun as the consistency of the playdough
is kind of like oozey-slime. It's not suitable for rolling and cut-
ting. Nor is it edible. Store in an airtight container. It doesn't
have to be refrigerated. It bubbles a lot like fermenting yeast which
also "adds" to the experience.
Sidewalk Chalk
2 C. Water
2 C. Plaster of Paris
2 T Tempera Paint
Toilet Paper Tubes
Duct Tape
Seal one end of each toilet paper tube with duct tape.
Mix all ingredients and let stand for 5 minutes. Line a cookie sheet
with wax paper, and place tubes upright on paper with open end facing
up. Pour mixture into holders. Allow to stand until almost firm. Remove
holders and dry approximately 2 more hours, depending on humidity.
Nonhardening No Cook Playdough
3 cups flour
3 T alum
1/2 cup salt
2 T cooking oil
2 cups boiling water
Add 10 drops food coloring to liquid or 2-3 T dry tempera to flour.
Adjust color intensity as desired. Mix in order given. Can use a
dough mixer, mixmaster, or stir with a spoon. Knead well. Kepps up
to 6 mos. in heavy plastic loc bag.
Potter's Clay
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 cup salt dissolved in 3 3/4 cup boiling water
Blend flour and cornstarch with enough water to make a paste. Boil
water and salt. Add to cornstarch mix and cook until clear. Cool
overnight, and then add 6 to 8 cups of flour and knead until you have
the right consistency. Note: Keep a metal salt shaker full of flour
handy for the children to keep their clay from sticking.
Bookbinder's Paste
2 T flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1-2 tsp powdered alum
2 cups water
Mix dry ingredients. Add water slowly, stirring out lumps. Cook in
a double broiler over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from
heat when paste begins to thicken; it will thicken more as it cools.
Keep covered and thin with water when necessary.
Durable Play Dough
Mix together in a heavy saucepan:
1 cup of flour
1/2 cup cream of tartar
Add 1 cup of water and
2 T cooking oil
Stir while cooking over medium heat until it sticks together in a
ball and looks like stiff mashed potatoes, 3-5 min. Dump onto a
plate to cool a few minutes and then knead into the clay about 1 or 2
cups of flour. Store in a plastic bag (no need to refrigerate).
Kool-Aid Play Dough
2 1/2 to 3 cups flour
2 cups boiling water with 1 pkg. kool-aid (any flavor)
3 T corn oil
1/2 cup salt
1 T alum
Mix ingredients and knead with flour (may take up to 1 cup). Use
more if the dough draws moisture in high humidity. Keeps well, nice
fragrance, very colorful and very flexible.
Sugar Flour Paste
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 quart water (2 cups cold, 2 cups hot)
1 T powdered alum
3 drops oil of cloves
Mix flour and sugar together. Slowly stir in 1 cup of water. Bring
remaining water to a boil and add the mixture to it, stirring
constantly. Continue to cook and stir (1/2 hour in a double boiler)
until fairly clear. Remove from heat and add oil of cloves. Makes 1
quart of paste. Paste keeps a long time. Keep moist by adding small
piece of wet sponge to top of small jar of paste.
Salt Paint
1/3 cup salt
1/4 tsp food coloring
spread in pan to dry before putting in shakers
Iridescent soap bubbles
1 cup of water
2 T liquid detergent
1 T glycerine
1/2 tsp sugar
Mix all ingredients
Finger paint
2/3 cup dry starch or cornstarch
1 cup cold water
3 cups boiling water
1 T glycerine
1 cup ivory soap flakes or 2 T liquid soap
calcimine pigment or food coloring
Dissolve starch in cold water. Smooth lumps and add boiling water.
Stir constantly. Thicken until clear but do not boil more than one
minute. Add rest of ingredients (hot or cold). Use on glazed paper,
newsprint, wrapping paper, or on washable surface for monoprints.
Variation: Snow Paint
To 1 cup of the above fingerpaint mixture add:
1 T white tempera paint or 1 1/2 cups soap powder or flakes
1 cup hot or warm water
1 tsp glycerine
Whip with an egg beater
Sand Paint
1/2 cup sand
1 T Powdered paint
Mix and
Shake onto surface brushed with watered glue.
Playdough for Baking
Use for making nearly unbreakable miniature tree ornaments and
figures.
Blend in a bowl:
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup white glue
1/4 cup ivory liquid SHAMPOO
food coloring
Knead the mixture together thoroughly, dusting with flour. Roll
dough out flat. Make it thin because it expands when baked. Cut the
dough with small cookie cutters. If you wish to hang the cutouts,
poke a hole through the top. Bake on a cookie sheet for 2 hours at
200 degrees F. When cool, decorate with acrylic or tempera paint.
This recipe is important- because it a great extender of paint, it
can make fingerpaint out of tempera... just saves you money in the
long run, and is a component of some of the recipes that are located
in this file....
BASIC BENTONITE EXTENDER
2 cups bentonite (powdered can be purchased at most ceramic supply
stores and some hardware stores, even)
2 quarts water
1/2 cup soap powder
Gradually add water to bentonite and mix well with beater. (A
blender is preferred. If it is used start by filling the container
half full of water and add bentonite gradually. Turn blender off for
a few seconds to check the consistency. Let mixture stand in a crock
or plastic container for two to three days- stirring well each day.
DO NOT use a METAL container.
Helpful Hints:
1. An extender, like bentonite reduces paint cost and gives the
desired consistency. Also can be added to tempera to make
fingerpaint.
2. Soap makes paint easier to wash out and helps it adhere to slick
surfaces like glass and celophane.
3. Detergent keeps paint from cracking when the paint dries.
4. Alum is a preservative. Glycerine and oil of wintergreen (or
clove) keep paint mixtures fresh.
5. Condensed milk gives paint a glossy finish.
Easel Paint #1
6-8 T extender (above or other)
1 one- pound can of powdered paint
3 cups liquid starch
2 T soap flakes
water
Put the extender in a large container, such as a one-quart plastic
juice container. Gradually stir in the powdered paint and liquid
starch, mixing well. Add soap powder. Add water until mixture
reaches desired consistency.
This recipe makes a large enough quantity so that it can be stored
and poured out into small juice cans each day as needed. The paint
will thicken and will need stirring and possibly more water.
Easel Paint #2
1 part powdered paint
2 parts powdered detergent
2 parts water
Mix powdered paint and powdered detergent together. Slowly mix in two
parts water, stirring to eliminate any lumps. This basic recipe can
be used to mix either large or small amounts as long as you keep the
proper proportions.
Easel Paint #3
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup liquid starch
1 one pound can powdered paint
1 T soap powder
Pour liquids into blender. Gradually blend in the powdered paint,
using a rubber spatula to scrape the paint down from the sides of the
blender jar. Add soap powder, and blend. Paint should be very
smooth and thick. Add more liquid if necessary.
Finger Paint #1
1 cup dry laundry starch or 1 cup cornstarch
1 cup cold water
4 cups boiling water
1 cup soap flakes
1/4 cup talcum powder
Put the starch in a large saucepan. Add the cold water gradually,
stirring until there are no lumps. Continue to stir while adding the
boiling water, and cook over medium heat until clear, stirring
constantly. When mix thickens, add the soap flakes and talcum
powder. Remove from heat and beat with an egg beater until smooth.
Mixture should be thick. Store in a plastic container in
refrigerator or use while still warm.
Fingerpaint #2
1 cup cornstarch
2 cups cold water
1/2 cup soap powder
2 quarts boiling water
glycerine or oil of wintergreen
liquid food coloring
Put 1 cup cornstarch in pitcher or bowl. Gradually add 2 cups cold
water, stirring until smooth. Pour this mixture slowly into two
quarts of boiling water, stirring constantly. Cook until the mixture
is clear and thick. Add the soap powder. Stir until smooth. Remove
from heat and add a few drops of glycerine or wintergreen and food
coloring.
Fingerpaint #3
1 cup dry laundry starch
1/2 cup cold water
1 1/2 cups boiling water
3/4 cup powdered detergent
Put the dry starch in saucepan. Gradually add the cold water,
stirring until smooth. Add the boiling water, stirring rapidly and
continually. Add the detergent and stir again until smooth. There
is no need to cook this recipe.
Fingerpaint #4
1 cup dry laundry starch
1 cup cold water
3 cups soap flakes
Mix all ingredients together for a quick, no-cook fingerpaint. The
texture will not be as smooth and thick as the cooked kind.
Fingerpaint #5
1 part liquid soap (NOT detergent)
4 parts liquid starch
powdered tempera
Add soap to liquid starch and let children use this mix on a smooth
washable surface. Sprinkle tempera on the liquid to provide color.
Fingerpaint #6
1 T soap powder
1/4 cup liquid starch
1/3-1/2 cup water
1 one pound can powdered paint
Pour soap powder, starch, and water into blender. Gradually add
powdered paint while machine is running. Blend until smooth. Use
this recipe for extremely bright colors.
Fingerpaint #7
1 cup flour
1 cup cold water
3 cups boiling water
powdered tempera or food coloring
Mix the flour and water, stirring until smooth. When mix is smooth,
pour it gradually into the boiling water and bring to a boil,
stirring constantly. Add the coloring.
Sand and cornstarch modeling dough
3 cups sand
1 1/2 cups cornstarch
3 tsp alum
2 1/4 cups hot water
food coloring
Mix sand, cornstarch, and alum in saucepan. Add hot water and food
coloring. Cook over med. heat until mix thickens. Remove from heat
and knead until smooth. Store in air tight container.
Colored salt paste
2 parts salt
1 part flour
powdered paint
water
Mix salt and flour. Add powdered paint. Gradually stir in enough
water to make a smooth, heavy paste. This mix can be used like
regular paste. Store in airtight container.
Thin Paste
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup nonself-rising wheat flour
1/2 tsp alum
1 3/4 cups water
1/4 tsp oil of wintergreen
Combine sugar, flour and alum in saucepan. Gradually stir in 1 cup
water. Bring to boil and stir until mix is clear and smooth. Stir
in 3/4 cup water and oil of wintergreen. Makes 1 pint.
Paper paste
1/3 cup nonself-rising wheat flour
2 T sugar
1 cup water
1/4 tsp oil of peppermint or wintergreen
Mix flour and sugar in saucepan. Gradually stir in water and cook
over low heat until mix is clear. Remove from heat and mix in oil of
peppermint or wintergreen. Make about 1 cup.
Classroom Paste
1 cup nonself-rising wheat flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup cold water
4 cups boiling water
1 T alum
1/2 tsp oil of wintergreen
Mix flour and sugar in saucepan. Gradually stir in cold water to
make a paste. Slowly stir in boiling water. Bring to a boil and
stir until mixture is thick and clear. Remove from heat and mix in
alum and oil of wintergreen. Makes about 1 1/2 quarts.
Squeeze Bottle Glitter
1 part flour
1 part salt
1 part water
Mix equal parts of flour, salt and water. Pour into plastic squeeze
bottles, such as those used for ketchup and mustard. Add liquid
coloring for variety. Squeeze onto heavy construction paper or
cardboard. The salt gives the designs a glistening quality when dry.
Colored Bubbles
1 cup granulated soap or soap powder
1 quart warm water
liquid food coloring
plastic straws
small juice cans
Dissolve soap in warm water, stir in food coloring. Give each child
a can about 1/3 full of mix and a plastic straw to blow the bubbles.
Fancy Bubbles
1 cup water
2 T liquid detergent
1 T glycerine
1 tsp sugar
Mix all ingredients together until sugar dissolves.
Cooked Home Made Fingerpaint
4 cups cold water
6 teaspoons of cornstarch
Mix a small amount of cold water with cornstarch until smooth.
Gradually add the remainder of the water. Cook the mixture over low
heat until it is clear and the consistency of pudding. Add tempera
for color.
Playdough
2 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1 T alum
1 3/4 cup boiling water
2 T vegetable oil
food coloring if desired
Mix flour and salt in a bowl. Mix alum, water, oil and food coloring
in a separate bowl; add to flour mixture. Knead well. Add more
flour if sticky. Keep in airtight container.
Salt dough
1 cup salt
4 cups flour
1 1/2 cups water
4 T oil
Mix flour and salt. Add water and oil slowly to the dry ingredients,
stirring with a spoon until well blended. Knead dough until soft and
pliable. Sculpt objects or use cookie cutters. Bake 45 minutes in
350 degree F oven until hard. Paint with acrylic or varnish to seal.
Silly Putty
1 cup white glue
1 1/2 cup liquid starch
Mix glue and starch in a bowl. You may add a few drops of food
coloring if you wish to color the putty. Cover bowl and let stand
for a few hours. Pour off extra starch. Knead well, store in a
covered container.
Cornstarch Clay
1 cup cornstarch
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup flour
Pour cornstarch into a bowl and add oil. Stir until syrupy.
Gradually add the flour until thick and doughy. Knead well and store
in airtight container.
Mud Pies
1 puddle
Plastic sandpails
Spoons
Cookie sheet
The "original" clay- dirt and water! Dig mud out of bottom of puddle
and mix in sandpails. Spoon globs onto cookie sheets. Remove worms.
Place in the sunshine until mudpies dry.
Slate bag
Tempera Paint
Ziplock bag
Place paint in bag and smooth out bubbles. Make sure the bag is
locked completely. Thick paint such as fingerpaint works best.
Allow children to press the bag with their fingers to make designs.
Goop
Mix together food coloring, 1 cup cornstarch and 1 cup water. Fun
Fun Fun!
Crepe Paper Paste
Cut or tear 2 T crepe paper of a single color. The finer the paper
is cut, the smoother the paste will be. Add 1/2 T flour and 1/2 T
salt and enough water to make a paste. Stir and squash the mixture
until it is as smooth as possible. Store in airtight container.
Home made Soap balls
Ivory Snow
water
bowl
plastic trays
food coloring optional
fragrance optional (like perfume or cologne)
Moisten Ivory Snow with water in a bowl to the consistency of very
stiff dough. Food coloring and fragrance may be added if desired.
Have each child shape large spoonfuls of soap into balls with their
hands. Place shaped balls on plastic trays to harden- about 3 days.
Soap Crayons
Ice cube tray
liquid food coloring for each color crayon
2 T hot water
1 cup soap flakes
For each color, put two tablespoons of hot water and one cup of soap
flakes into a bowl. Add as many drops of food coloring to the mix as
you wish. Stir the soap mixture until it thickens. This takes time,
so be patient.
Press spoonfuls of the first color of soap into sections of the ice
tray.
Mix enough soap in other colors to fill the entire tray, repeating
the first two steps.
Let the soap crayons dry for one or two days. Gently bang the ice
tray to loosen the crayons.
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