White Flour Clay Recipe: Kids Crafts
The resulting clay will be white and pliable. It will also be white. Add food coloring if you already know which project you will be making.
Recipe Yields
This recipe makes enough for two creative kids.
Ingredients
The ingredients for the flower clay recipe is pretty basic. If you don't already have these craft recipe staples on hand, it is a good idea to purchase them.
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 teaspoons inexpensive vegetable oil, like a canola oil or corn oil
1 cup of table salt
2 cups of tap water
2 cups of white flour
Materials
In addition to the ingredients for the flour clay recipe you will also need the following materials:
a mixing bowl
measuring cups
measuring spoons
a pan
a wooden spoon
waxed paper
Gather all of the materials you will need, including one parent for cooking the flour clay.
Kids Prepare!
Kids can gather all of the ingredients and the materials needed to mak the recipe.
Next, measure out the flour and put in a bowl.
Note: The ingredients could be placed directly in the pan, if an adult is doing the entire process. The reason to mix the ingredients in the bowl is to encourage a child to measure the ingredients, and to be involved in the flour clay making process.
Measure and add the cream of tartar to the flour. It is easier to add the dry ingredients first.
Next, measure the salt. Notice how much heavier the salt feels in the measuring cup than the flour did. Add the salt to the recipe.
Now for the liquid ingredients. Add one cup of water to the dry mix.
Finally, add the vegetable oil. Stir.
Tip: Do not add the food coloring! That's for later.
Cook it Up
After the ingredients are mixed together, scoop the mixture into the pan. This is where an adult should take over.
The flour clay mixture needs to be heated up on medium heat. The mixture needs to be stirred continuously so it does not stick to the bottom of the pan. Cook until the ingredients hold together, into a workable clay substance.
Use the spoon to scoop out the flour clay mixture on the waxed paper and let it cool.
Once it is cool it can be colored and used for crafts.
That is how you make flour clay for crafts, using this simple kids crafts recipe.
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11 Comments
Post a CommentThis sounds like fun! I think I will make some this Labor Day weekend for my little ones... but how much water do I use? The recipe said 2 cups, but the instructions said 1. Thanks! Please let me know... I really want to try this and then pass on to a friend I have in my son's old preschool...
this is a great idea for kids and people who like arts . so keep the clay makin . you get 1st place in clay makin . keep it up
clay !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great hit with kids! GREAT FUN.Thanks.
You always have such great articles! Almost makes me wish I had kids - almost.
You made a mistake one day in cooking and ended up with clay too eh? ;-)
You have such great ideas!
I have tried t find Cream of Tartar over here to make my own tartar sauce... no go. Guess I won't get diverted from work by you today. HA!
Great fun for the young ones.
Never too old to enjoy a little clay play time!