Bake and Paint Clay Crafts
4 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 tsp powered alum
1 1/2 cups water
Food Coloring
Mix all ingredients in bowl. Extra water can be added with hands, if too dry.
Color by dividing and adding food coloring to each portion. Roll or mold as
desired. Once molded or rolled, bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 30 minutes
in 250F oven. Turn and bake another 1 1/2 hour. Remove and cool. When done,
sand lightly and paint.
Make Your Own Stickers Crafts For Kids
Sticker Glue:
1/2 cup vinegar
4 packets of unflavored gelatin
1 tsp peppermint extract
Paper sheet of pictures - hand drawn and colorful
Bring vinegar to a boil. Add gelatin, reduce heat to low. Stir until gelatin
dissolves. Remove from heat and add flavoring. Yields 1/2 cup. Brush on the
back of your picture page and let dry. Help with the scissors, cut 'em up and
then lick and stick.
Scratch 'n Sniff Water Colors - Rainy Day Crafts
1 Tbsp. unsweetened powdered
drink mix
1 Tbsp. warm water
small containers (muffin tins) Mix water and powdered drink mix in small bowl.
Repeat this step several times using different flavors of drink mix to create
different colors of paint. Paint and let dry overnight before scratching and
sniffing.
Amazing Ooze - Easy Indoor Crafts For Kids
1 cup cornstarch
1-2 drops food coloring
½ cup water
newspapers
measuring cup
large bowl
Cover a table with newspapers. Put cornstarch in the large bowl, and add 1-2
drops of food coloring if using. Add water slowly, mixing the cornstarch until
all of the powder is wet. Keep adding water until this mixture looks like a
liquid when you stir it slowly. The ooze is just right when it won't splash out
of the bowl. Tap lightly on the surface with your finger or spoon. If it is too
wet add more cornstarch; too dry, add more water.
Try to pick up the resulting "liquid". It feels like a solid until
you open your hand and then it will slip through your fingers. Keep in an
airtight container, and add a little water if it becomes too dry again. The
kids love this stuff and it keeps them oh so busy on a rainy day, indoors.
