Salt Dough Spring Fun
Yesterday my sons and I celebrated the coming Spring by making some Spring creatures of our own. We used salt dough to squish and squash little insects and flowers into shape. It was a lot of fun, and not just because we got to get out hards dirty. Though, I do think that was a major selling point for them.
Most of the morning was spent making our little critters and flowers. I used a simple recipe and just a small batch of the dough. The recipe I had originally made a huge bowl full, but for us it would have been too much. As it was we filled an entire pan with things to bake and still had half the ball left over. Here is the recipe, cut down:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 cup salt
- 1/3 cup water (though that was a bit crumbly so I added a little extra water while I mixed)
Once we were done creating I laid the items on a greased cookie sheet and baked them for 1 hour at 300*F. Once they were baked I set them on a wire rack to cool for a little over an hour. Then it was time to paint. I laid out newspaper on the table and let them have at it. Since we used safe, edible clay to create the creatures I decided to use safe and edible paint as well. Here is a recipe that makes a thick and shiny paint that is safe for little ones to “accidentally” eat. You can also use store bought gelatin mixes and add water to finger paint onto fun projects. Though no one would want to eat the salt dough, it will be safe if they decide to try a taste behind your back.
crafts, salt dough, clay, painting
March 7th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
[...] what’s got me so froggy? Check out the fun we had making some salt clay critters and flowers for spring. The best part was that we used non-toxic edible paint with the salt clay figures. Sure they tasted [...]
March 7th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
I am going to make some of this dough in the morning for my daughter to have a play with, it looks great fun!