Arts and Craft Recipes

Snow Dough
1 cup salt

water

2 cups flour

2 T vegetable oil(optional)

Fruity Putty
0.3 -ounce package of sugar free fruit flavored gelatin
2 cups flour
1 cup salt
4 tablespoons cream of tartar
2 cups boiling water
2 tablespoons cooking oil

Mix the dry ingredients in a pan. Add the boiling water and cooking oil. Stir over medium-high heat until the mixture forms a ball. Place the ball on waxed paper to cool. Store in an airtight container. Cut the fruit picture from the gelatin box and paste to the lid. Use different flavors to make all different colors and smells.

Favorite Play-Dough Recipe
2 cups flour
1 cup slat
2 cups water
2T. baby oil
2T. cream of tartar

Combine dry ingredients. Add liquids. Stir well. MIcrowave on high 4 to 5 minutes. Stir. Microwave an additional 1 minute. Repeat until it is the consistency of mashed potatoes. Cool enough to touch. Knead. Store in zip-lock bag.

Cloud Dough
1 cup vegetable oil
6 cups flour
1 cup water
food coloring

Add food coloring to water. Put the flour and oil into a large bowl. Slowly add the water, stirring as you pour. Continue mixing the ingredients until a soft dough forms. Add a little more water or flour if necessary. Knead until completely blended.

Cinnamon Dough
1 cup ground cinnamon
3/4 cup applesauce

Mix cinnamon and applesauce until a stiff dough is formed. Roll out to a 1/4" thickness. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters. If the shape is to be used as an ornament, make a hole at the top of each shape to lace sting through. Air dry several days on a wire rack, tuning each ornament occasionally.

Sparkling Salt Clay
1 cup cornstarch
about 1 1/2 cups cold water
2 cups rock salt (regular salt can be used)
1 cup water

Thin cornstarch with 1 1/2 cups cold water until it is as thick as gravy. Boil salt in 1 cup water. Add the cornstarch mixture to the boiling salt water, stirring constantly to avoid lumping. Cook until mixture forms a large mass. Turn out onto wax paper and cool. Store in an airtight container. (finished project may be dried in 250 degree oven for 1 hour, or allow to air dry.)

Baker's Clay
4 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 1/2 cups water
food coloring

Mix all ingredients. Shape and air dry about 48 hours, or bake in 250 degree oven for 1 hour. Paint or decorate, then shellac or varnish.

Mix all ingredients together. If you want the dough to harden, leave out the vegetable oil. If you want it pliable, add the oil.

Dinosaur Dough

2 cups flour

1 cup salt

4 tsp. cream of tartar

2 T. vegetable oil

2 cups boiling water

2 pkgs. unsweetened Kool-Aid

Mix first four ingredients. Add Kool-Aid to boiling water. Mix everything together thoroughly. Knead when cool enough to handle. Store in sealed plastic bag.