A homemade modeling clay recipe which is kept in the fridge and colored depending on your desires.
Level: Very simple. From 8 years.
Preparation time: 15 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml, 0.35 fl.oz) of oil
- 1 cup (175 g, 6.18 oz) of flower
- ½ a cup (250 g, 8.82 oz) of fine salt
- 1 cup (250ml, 8.8 fl.oz)
- 2 teaspoons (10ml, 0.35 fl.oz) of cream of tartar (or 1 tablespoon of alum glitter)
- Vegetal colorant
- Plastic bags
Tools
- Pan
- Wooden Spatula
- Plastic bowl or one waxed work surface (paper, tablecloth)
How to make the homemade modelling clay
- Heat the oil in the pan,
- Add the flour, fine salt, water, cream of tartar and colorant,
- Cook for 3 minutes whilst stirring until the dough thickens,
- Take the dough out of the pan and let it cool in a bowl,
- Keep it in the fridge in plastic bags.
Tips
- In order to obtain dough of several colors, separate the pieces and add your colorant after having cooked it.
- If the dough is slightly dry, pass it rapidly under water.
- To make it smell nice, add a drop of essential oil to the mix.
- The cream of tartar, also called tartaric acid (or Monosodium tartrate, Disodium tartrate, Monopotassium tartrate and Dipotassium tartrate), can be found in European pharmacies and in grocery stores in America. It’s primarily used as a rising agent in baking. The alum glitter is sold in pharmacies.