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Basic Doughs
All of these dough recipes feel great between the fingers — some of them even smell and taste good as well.
Salt Dough
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon cooking oil (optional)
This is the most basic and time tested dough mixture. First mix all the ingredients together. Next knead the dough for at least 10 minutes. The kneading will make the dough smooth and shinny. Floor your hand to prevent the dough from sticking. This dough can be baked in a low (250 degree) oven and then painted. Spray with a varnish for added shine.
Industrial Salt Dough
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1/4 cup salt
2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup warm water
1 teaspoon oil
Food coloring
This is a long lasting dough that requires cooking. Mix all ingredients in a sauce pan and cook over medium heat until smooth. Let the mixture cool slightly and knead. The dough will be very pliable and easy to sculpt. Place in plastic bag or airtight container to store. Bake in a low oven and paint.
Oat Dough
Ingredients
1 part flour
1 part water
2 parts oatmeal
OatmealÕs not just for breakfast anymore! Simple mix all ingredients with your hands.
Clays
Cornstarch Clay
Ingredients
1 cup cornstarch
2 cups salt or baking soda
1 1/3 cups cold water
Food Coloring
This is a gooey clay that is great for sculpting. Bring the salt and 2/3 cup water to a boil. In a separate bowl mix the cornstarch with 2/3 cup water. Add the cornstarch mixture to the salt water and knead into a clay. This clay should be air dried and then painted. To prevent cracks when drying cove with a damp dish towel . Keep unused clay in the refrigerator in an airtight container. No-bake
Baker's Clay
4 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 teaspoon powdered alum
1 1/2 cups water
Food coloring
Mix all ingredients in bowl. If too dry work in extra water with hands. Bake on un-greased cookie sheet for 30 minutes in 250 degree oven. Turn and bake another 1 1/2 hours. Remove and cool. When done, sand lightly if desired and paint.
Bread Clay
6 slices white bread
6 tablespoons. white glue
1/2 teaspoon dish washing detergent
Food coloring
Wondering what to do with that stale bread? Make bread clay! First you must remove the crusts. Put the crusts out for the birds to eat. Combine the bread and the glue until smooth and then add the detergent. Shape and let dry for 24 hours before painting.
Edible Doughs
Yummy Honey Peanut Butter Dough
Ingredients
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup honey
2 cups powdered milk
This dough is naturally yummy! Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Knead until smooth with your clean hands. Form the dough into shapes and then eat them for a snack.
Peanut Butter Dough
Ingredients
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup karo syrup
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1 1/4 cups powdered milk
Although a little on the sweet side, this dough is also very yummy. Mix together with your clean hands.
Marzipan Dough
Ingredients
Ready-made marzipan dough from the grocery store\
Food coloring
Traditionally this dough is shaped into little fruits. Mix food coloring into the dough and shape into miniature fruits such as bananas, oranges, apples. The dough has a sweet almond taste.
A Dough for All Seasons
These special doughs are a great way to celebrate the season. Start a sticky dough tradition.
Winter Cinnamon Dough
Ingredients
1 cup cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup applesauce (Let drain in a strainer for several hours)
2 teaspoon white glue
This dough is not for eating but it sure smells good! Mix together the cinnamon, cloves & nutmeg. Next add the applesauce & glue. Work the mixture with your hands until smooth and well mixed. Put on wire rack to dry at room temp for several days. The spicy cinnamon smell makes this recipe great for the holidays.
Spring Flower Power Dough
coming soon
Summer Kool-Aid Dough
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid
1/4 cup salt
2 tablespoons cream of tartar
1 cup water
Choose your flavor! This dough smells and looks pretty but tastes yucky! First combine and mix flour, salt, cream of tartar and Kool-Aid in a medium pot. Next add water and oil. Stir over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat when the mixture begins to form a ball. Knead until smooth. Keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Fall Applesauce Sculpty Stuff
Ingredients
3 3/4 ounces of ground cinnamon
23 ounce jar applesauce
If you like apples and cinnamon this doughÕs for you. Mix ingredients until the dough is stiff.
Thanksgiving Mashed Potato Clay
Ingredients
instant mashed potatoes
water
Potato spuds makes a nifty dough. Make just like you were cooking for Thanksgiving dinner. Cover the table with wax paper and play.
Sand Castle Recipes
Professional Sand Castle Stuff
Ingredients
10 parts sand
1 part white glue
3 parts water
No more washed away sand castles! This mixture of sand and glue to will help hold together your work of art. Mix sand, water and glue together in a large bucket. If the mixture is too think, add more water. Expect your sand sculpture to last weeks — even if it rains!
Indoor Sandcastle Stuff
Ingredients
2 cups clean, fine sand
1 cup cornstarch
1 cup water
Bring the beach inside — even in the winter! The cornstarch in this recipe holds the sand together. Mix all three ingredients over a low heat (200). Remove when the mixture firms.
Hint — A solid base is the key to making awesome sand sculptures. If you are very ambitious, use a large plastic garbage can with the end cut out. Pack the sand down firm and use a lot of water. Let set for a few minutes and lift up. Now you can use various utensils to carve out your creation.
Utensils, Spatulas, Table Knives
Faux Recipes
These ÒfauxÓ sculpture recipes produce a special effect that makes them look like they are something they are not.
Faux ÒMarbleÓ Casting Material
Ingredients
2 teaspoons white glue
1/2 cup water
Plaster of paris
Tempura paint
Make your own doll house sized marble columns. First mix glue and water in a bowl. Stir in plaster of paris until thick and add tempura paint. Blend with a knife to make ÒmarbleÓ streaks. Do not over blend. If you do you will loose the marble effect. Pour into molds. Paper towel or toilet paper tubes will work for columns. Peel away the cardboard when dry.
Carveable Stone
Ingredients
3 parts vermiculite (A soil found at garden stores)
2 parts plaster of paris
2 scoops water
Heres an idea — make a secret treasure holder that looks like a rock. Mix vermiculite, plaster of paris and water. pour mixture in a paper container such as a milk carton. Wait fifteen minutes. Peel away paper. The ÒstoneÓ will be soft. Mold with your hands or carve using a spoon. If you want to keep working on your carving, keep it in a plastic bag.
Fake Wood Casting Compound
Ingredients
1 cup flour
1/2 up salt
1 cup used coffee grounds
1/2 cup cold coffee (or water)
Make logs for totem poles or for building a miniature log cabin. Combine all ingredients. Blend well. Bake in a low oven.
Fake Ivory
Ingredients
1 bar white soap
Carving tools - plastic knife, spoon, etc.
Use a simple bar of soap to create ivory look alike carvings.