Homemade Art Supplies

Hi. I have used a recipe very similiar to your play dough recipe for years with my daycare and my own kids. It's great and lasts for several monthes. I thought I would share a gift idea that I've done many times for kids with the playdough. After making several batches of different colored dough I give them as gifts. I take empty Nestle quick containers and cut paper to fit around them I then Decorate them with stamps, stickers, whatever the child likes. I usually personalize them too. I decorate 2 containers. In one I put 3-4 batches of playdough in quartsize bags. The other one I fill with tools to use with the playdough. I've used plastic pizza cutters, mini rolling pins and cookie cutters. Alot of these tools I bought in bulk through a co. called Discount School Supply. They were very inexpensive this way. also around the holidays you can find cookie cutters cheaply. I usually purchase a vinyl placemat to include in the gift also for the kids to play with their dough on. These gifts have been a big hit and were very inexpensive to do. Another way to save money is to buy the cream of tartar in bulk. I bought mine through a mail order herbal co. Sorry I don't know the name, a friend did the ordering but it was much less than the little jars you buy in the supermarket and you can make lots of Playdough. Happy Crafting Oh, I forgot to add, I use a spray adhesive to attach the new lables to the containers and then cover them with clear contact paper. That's all Folks!

PLAY DOUGH #1



1 cup flour

1/2 cup salt

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 cup colored water (use food coloring)

1 tablespoon cooking oil



Mix in pot and cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes. It will form a "rubbery" ball. Be careful not to overcook. Keep in an airtight container.

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PLAY DOUGH #2



2 cups flour

1 cup salt

2 tablespoons cooking oil

Water to make it the consistency of pie dough

Powdered paint or food coloring

2 drops of oil of cloves



Let children mix ingredients together. Adults may need to supervise the adding of ingredients and the final mixing of dough (it does get a little tough to stir).

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FLOUR PASTE (glue)

1 cup boiling water

1 teaspoonful powdered alum

1 heaping teaspoonful glycerine

1 pint flour

1 pint cold water



Put one cup of water on to boil. Add powdered alum. Mix flour and cold water until smooth and pour mixture gradually into boiling alum water. Cook until mixture has a bluish cast, stirring constantly. Remove from fire and add glycerine and stir well. Keep in air tight containers or jars.

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CRAYON PATTIES

Take all broken crayons--remove all paper from them--put foil muffin liners in muffin tin--put crayon pieces in the muffin tin--put in oven at 250 degrees for 45 minutes--when all pieces are melted, allow to cool--remove foil--large crayon patties for small hands.

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FINGER PAINT #1



1/2 cup dry starch

1 1/3 cups boiling water

1/2 cup soap flakes

2 tsp. glycerine

Powder paint or food coloring



Mix dry starch with enough cold water to make a smooth paste. Add boiling water. Cook until glossy. Dry soap flakes are stirred in while mixture is still warm. When cool add glycerine, then add color. The finger paint will keep for a long time in jars with a tight seal.

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FINGER PAINT #2



1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch to each cup of water. Add poster paint, powdered paint or food coloring.

Mix cornstarch with cold water to smooth consistency. cook until clear and the thickness of pudding. Pour in jars. Add color either while warm or after mixture has cooled.

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HOMEMADE PAINT



8 teaspoons powdered paint

5 teaspoons liquid starch

3 teaspoons water



Mix well. Add salt to keep from souring. Fill clean empty roll-on deodrant bottles about half to three-quarters full. Kids love to "roll" on this paint.

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EASEL PAINT



1/2 cup liquid starch

1/2 cup hot water

Mix together and add dry paint.

Mix to desired color.



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COLOR WHEEL MIXES--



Blue & Yellow=Green



Blue & Red=Purple



Red & Yellow=Orange



Red & Yellow & more Blue=Black



Red & Yellow & less Blue=Brown

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PAINT APPLICATORS

These items can be used as paint applicators for little hands or just for a different effect.

Shoe polish bottles with applicators

Roll-on deodrant bottles

Spring-type clothespins holding a wedge make-up sponge

Old thread spools with sponges glued to one end

Old toothbrush & vegetable brush

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