Modelling Clay Craft

Modelling Clay

Here is a recipe to make modelling clay. You can make anything you wish with this dough, let your imagination go wild. Try making buttons, candle holders, napkin rings, beads or anything else you can think of.

What you need:

Mixing bowl 3/4 cups water

Jar of water 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Toothpicks 1 1/4 cup flour

Baking sheet 1 1/4 cup salt

Cooling rack Poster paint

Knife Varnish

Paint brushes Optional: key rings, glitter, ribbons etc.

What you do:

1. Because this craft involves using the oven please ask a grownup to supervise you. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Measure the ingredients and mix the flour, water, vegetable oil and salt together. Mix until you have a soft ball of dough. If your mixture is too dry, add water.

3. Sprinkle some flour on the counter and knead the dough with your hands until it is smooth and stretchy.

4. Model the dough into the shapes you want. You can stick pieces of dough together by using a little water. Use a toothpick to make any holes.

5. When you are finished creating, put all your shapes on a cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until dough is hard. Place your creations on a wire cooling rack and let cool.

6. Once cool, your creations are ready to be painted. When the paint is dry coat them with clear varnish.


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	Mixing bowl		3/4 cups water
	Jar of water		1 tablespoon vegetable oil
	Toothpicks		1 1/4 cup flour
	Baking sheet		1 1/4 cup salt
	Cooling rack		Poster paint
	Knife		Varnish
	Paint brushes		Optional: key rings, glitter, ribbons etc.

1.	Because this craft involves using the oven please ask a grownup to supervise you. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2.	Measure the ingredients and mix the flour, water, vegetable oil and salt together. Mix until you have a soft ball of dough. If your mixture is too dry, add water.
3.	Sprinkle some flour on the counter and knead the dough with your hands until it is smooth and stretchy.
4.	Model the dough into the shapes you want. You can stick pieces of dough together by using a little water. Use a toothpick to make any holes.
5.	When you are finished creating, put all your shapes on a cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until dough is hard. Place your creations on a wire cooling rack and let cool.
6.	Once cool, your creations are ready to be painted. When the paint is dry coat them with clear varnish.