Thursday, November 4, 2010

Creative Play Clay

1 cup ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda                            OPTIONAL: food coloring/poster paints
1/2 cup ARGO   corn starch                                                shellac,clear nail polish
2/3 cup warm water

                                             
1. Mix Baking Soda and cornstrarch in saucepan
2. Add water and stir untill smooth
3.Place over medium heat and bring to a boil
stirring constantly,untill mix looks like mashed potatoes.
4.Remove from heat-pour onto mixing board to cool.
5. when clay is cool enough to handle knead (mix throughly)
6.For color - knead coloring into clay untill well blended
or  paint finish uncolored objects with poster paints.
7. When pieces are completly dry, brush with shellac or clear nail polish.
shellac is optional for figures colored with food coloring.


Makes about 1 1/2 cups. Double the recipe for large groups or large objects

Use this clay with a rolling pin,cookie cutters or a knife, you can roll and cut clay
 to make holiday ornaments,mobiles. or three -dimensional projects
This mixture can be molded into almost anything. Use your imagination to
create flowers,hearts,birds, leaves, beads ect.

Larger objects will take longer to dry.

Store in Plastic Zip lock bags or Airtight container


will keep for several weeks