How to make salted modeling dough and what to make of it

Those who have spent time with a child at least once, especially a small one, know that it is difficult to keep a child busy. Especially so that he sat in one place for at least half an hour. All children are different and their taste preferences in games are also rarely the same. However, there are activities that everyone loves! In particular, it is modeling. This is not only interesting, but also useful.

How to make salted modeling dough

Modeling is not an easy task. For it, plasticine is most often used, or special sand. The first is smeared, the second is crumbled into such small pieces that even a vacuum cleaner can hardly remove it. This is where the modeling dough comes to the rescue of the "nannies". It is elastic, holds firm well, pleasant to the touch, which is very important for a child And it is not difficult to remove it after the games.

Method I

To make the dough you will need:

• a glass of salt (fine);
• a glass of flour;
• vegetable oil 5 tablespoons;
• water;
• dyes (gouache).

Preparation:

1. Prepare a deep bowl. Pour flour, salt into it and stir.
2. Then add oil and a little water.
3. After you've mixed the flour, butter and water, you can add color. Stir well so that the color is uniform.

After such simple manipulations, the modeling dough is ready!

Method II

For cooking you will need:

• flour one and a half glasses;
• salt glass;
• PVA glue st.l .;
• 1/7 cup water.

Preparation:

1. Prepare deep dishes. Mix flour and salt in it.
2. Then add water and stir again.
3. At the last stage, glue is added to the flour mixture and the mass is mixed.

Done!

Method III

For cooking you will need:

• salt glass;
• flour 2 cups;
• 1/7 cup water;
• hand cream tbsp ..

Preparation: in a deep bowl, mix all the ingredients until smooth. The finished dough should be soft to the touch and elastic.

VI method

For cooking you will need:

• salt glass;
• one and a half glasses of flour;
• wallpaper glue (PVA) st.l .;
• 1/7 cup water;
• glycerin 4 tablespoons

Preparation:

1. To knead the dough well, prepare a deep bowl and blender (mixer).
2. Combine flour and salt, add water and stir lightly.
3. Then pour glycerin and glue into the resulting mass and mix again.

The modeling dough is ready!

How to sculpt salt dough figurines

Before you start sculpting, prepare a few necessary tools. In principle, they are the same as when working with plasticine:

• A small board and oilcloth.
• Plastic sculpting knife.
• A rolling pin for modeling, you can also use a simple home - kitchen one, but remember that it will be more convenient for a child to work with a small rolling pin.
• Small container of water.
• Molds for modeling.
• Paints.
• Objects for imprinting (curly buttons, beads, and so on).

To make any figurine out of dough, you need:

1. Take a piece of dough and roll it out. The thickness of the layer is determined solely by you, based on what kind of craft you want to make. You may find it useful to have several layers of different thicknesses.
2. Already on the finished rolled out dough, mark the shape for cutting, independently or using a mold.
3. Then place the finished figurines on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
4. Of such toys you can make Christmas tree decorations or earrings. Therefore, before sending them to bake, make punctures (holes) in the necessary places.
5. Preheat the oven to one hundred and thirty degrees and send the baking sheet there for several hours.
6. When the time is up, take out the figures and let them cool down.
7. As soon as they become cold, you can start decorating. If you did not add dye to the flour, then you can paint, glue buttons or beads.