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Appropriate
for ages: Two and up
Time needed: 20-25 minutes (plus baking time) |
What you'll need:
- 4 cups flour
- bowl
- wooden spoon
- cutting board
- foil or wax paper
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- 1 cup salt
- 1½ cups warm
water
- baking sheet
- plastic wrap
- oven
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What to do:
1. Combine the flour and
salt in a bowl.
2. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients
and pour in one cup of warm water.
3. Mix the dough.
You can start off with a spoon, but after a bit it pays to
use your hands.
4. Add the rest of the water and continue mixing. The
dough should not be crumbly or sticky, but should form a ball.
5. Take out as much "clay" as your child
needs for the first object she wants to make.
6. Wrap the remainder of the clay in plastic wrap and
store it in the refrigerator.
7. Let your child mold the clay into whatever shape
they want.
Some suggested projects:
picture frames, napkin rings, play jewelry, pretend food,
animals, or holiday decorations.
8. When an object is ready,
place it on a foil covered baking sheet.
9. Bake at 325 degrees for one hour or until hard.
Dough should not "give" when tapped with a knife.
10. Once the objects dry, you and your child can paint
the objects.
This project is taken from Preschool
Art "It's the Process Not the Product" copyright 1994,
by MaryAnn Kohl. Price $19.95/$3.00 shipping. Available from Gryphon
House, Box 207, Beltsville MD 20704-0207, 1-800-638-0928. http://www.ghbooks.com
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