Making your own craft supplies is not only cost effective, it’s also a fun thing to do with your children. 
Here’s a few recipes for art paste you can make with items you may already have in your home.
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Flour Paste
1/2 cup flour
2/3 cup water
oil of peppermint or wintergreen
Mix the flour and water together. stir until paste has creamy consistency. Add a few drops of the oil, as a preservative. Makes 1/2 pint
Cornstarch Paste
3/4 cup water
2 tablespoons light karo syrup
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/2 cup cornstarch
3/4 cup water
oil of wintergreen
Mix 3/4 cup water, Karo syrup, and vinegar together in saucepan and bring to a full boil. Mix the cornstarch with the second 3/4 cup of water, and add slowly to the boiling mixture. Stir constantly to avoid lumps Let mixture stand overnight before use. If a few drops of the oil are added as a preservative, this paste will be good for about two months. Makes 1 pint
Paper-Mache Paste
3 cups cold water
1 1/2 cups flour
Oil of peppermint
In a heavy saucepan, stir flour into cold water. Ask a grownup to cook over low heat until the mixture thickens to a creamy paste. Cool; then add a few drops of peppermint oil.
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My two daughters really enjoy making stuff. We have a really good recipe for slime…I’ll share it as soon I find it. In the meanwhile, here’s a few recipes for different types of clay. Have fun!!
Self-Hardening Salt Clay
1-1/2 cups salt
4 cups flour
1-1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon alum (as preservative if clay is not baked)
Mix the dry ingredients together in a plastic bowl: then add water gradually.When dough forms a ball around the spoon, knead the dough well, adding water if it is too crumbly. This clay can also be baked. Set the oven to 300 degrees and bake small shapes for 30-40 minutes or until hard.
Play Dough Clay(non-hardening)
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon food coloring
2 cups water
Mix ingredients in saucepan. Ask a grownup for help in cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly, until dough leaves sides of pan. Remove from pan, and when cool to the touch, knead for a few minutes.
Cloud Dough
This dough is oily, but it is extremely pliable and easy for very young children to use
1/2 cup water (or more)
1/2 cup cooking oil
2 cups flour
2 cups salt
Food coloring
Peppermint oil
Mix together the cooking oil, flour, and salt. Add a few drops of the food color to the water. Gradually add the water (additional water may be needed to bind the dough). Add a few drops of the peppermint oil. Knead the mixture until smooth and pliable.
Cornstarch Dough
1/2 cup water
1 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
Mix together the soda, water, and cornstarch in a heavy saucepan. Ask a grownup to cook over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon until the mixture becomes thick. Add a few drops of food coloring. Cool and knead until it’s smooth. Use dough for modeling or roll out and cut shapes. Air-dry dough before painting. Store dough in a plastic bag in the refrigerator.
Sawdust Dough
This dough has an interesting texture for small sculpture projects
2 cups sawdust
1 cup wallpaper paste
Water
Mix the dry past with the sawdust. Slowly add water until a thick dough forms. Model onto shapes. Let harden overnight.
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