We have Playdough but nothing beats DIY dough, especially when one could be involved in the process of making the dough. Today, we made some "No-Bake Craft Clay".
Materials Needed
Cornstarch – 1 cup
Cold water – 11/4 cups
Baking soda – 2 cups
(I doubled the proportion so that we could have more dough.)
Procedure
Combine cornstarch, cold water and baking soda in a saucepan.
Stir over medium heat for about 5 minutes until the mixture thickens (like moist mashed potato).
Remove from heat, turn out onto a plate and cover with a damp cloth until cool.
Knead and shape, then air-dry before painting with tempera paint and lacquer to seal (I did not because I did not intend to keep them for long).
We started out with making a handprint and foorprint. Sophie loves to draw and make prints with her hands and feet so naturally, she enjoyed doing this.
Sophie then surprised me by using the rolling pin on the dough. Although she could not really flatten it perfect, she had got the right idea.
She had some issue with the crumbs but still, that did not stop her from the task. She looked like a little baker, especially with her apron on.
I deliberately chose a “duck” and “dolphin” cutter for her but I let her do whatever she liked. The remaining dough was used to create dinosaur footprints with her rubber dinosaurs. I wanted her to match the dinosaurs to their footprints. The drying part was very tricky. From experience, I knew it would take days to dry completely in the house.
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