I made clay for the kids to play with last week. It is the kind that you make and then bake. They had a blast wth it, but t was EVERYWHERE!!! It was so bad, that over the weekend, I moved out all of the furniture and steam cleaned. At least the floors feel cleaner now with out all of that salty clay.If you still want to try this at home, here is what you need:
3 cups flour
1 cup water
1 cup salt
2 tsp oil
Mix it all together with your hands until it is mixed well. After you make your items, bake them on a cookie sheet for 20 minutes at 350 degrees (it may take a longer or shorter amount of time depending on how thick the items are, so just check on them regularly to make sure they don't get too brown)
When I was younger, we did this activity with my mom around Christmas time. We made clay ornaments. You can do that by rolling out the clay and using Christmas cookie cutters to make the shapes you want. Then, make sure to make a hole to put string through, You have to make the hole before you bake it. Obviously, you don't put the string on until after it is baked, painted, and dry.
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