Cloud Dough

1/2 cup or more water
1/2 cup cooking oil
2 cups flour
2 cups salt
Food coloring (optional)
Oil of Peppermint
What you do: Mix cooking oil, flour and salt. Add a few drops of food coloring to the water. Gradually add water to the flour mixture. Add a few drops of Oil of Peppermint. Knead until smooth, store in an air tight container.

Kool Aid Dough

2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup salt
2 packages, unsweetened Kool Aid
2 cups boiling water
3 tablespoons cooking oil
What you do: Mix dry ingredients in one bowl. Mix liquid ingredients in another bowl. Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients, stir until it forms a ball. This may take a while. As the mixture cools, it becomes less sticky. When completely cool, knead until smooth.

Like Real Playdough

Oatmeal Dough

Peanut Butter Playdough #1

Peanut Butter Playdough #2

Peanut Butter Playdough #3

12 slices of bread per child (remove crust)
1 tablespoon white glue
Small bowl of water
What you do: Rip one slice of bread into tiny pieces. Add white glue and mix with a fork until all crumbs are moistened. Roll a small amount between your fingers to check consistency, it should be pliable and somewhat sticky. If it is to wet or will not roll into a ball add more bread crumbs. Gather dough into hands, form a ball and knead for a minute or two. The dough will become satiny and elastic. Dip your fingers into the water if dough begins to dry while modeling. Air dry for 1 - 2 days, can be painted and varnished. You can make a varnish by mixing equal parts of glue and water, use a paint brush to apply. This will add a semi gloss finish.

Cinnamon and Applesauce Clay #1

Cinnamon and Applesauce Clay #2

Good for rolling pins and cookie cutter shapes
10 tablespoons well drained applesauce
7 ounces cinnamon
Flour
Extra cinnamon to dust counter
Rolling pins and cookie cutters
What you do: Heat applesauce in a saucepan pan until warm. Remove from heat and add cinnamon. Stir until it reaches a pie dough consistency. Add a little flour to help stiffen if needed. Dust counter with cinnamon, roll 1/4" thick. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters. Add trims, allow to dry. Keep alternating sides until completely dry, may take 4-5 days.

Cinnamon and Applesauce Clay #3

1/2 cup drained applesauce
3/4 cup cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
2 tablespoons white glue
Rolling pins and cookie cutters
What you do: Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, knead with hands until stiff. Roll 1/4" thick. Cut out shapes with cookie cutters. Add trims prior to baking. Place on cookie sheet, bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour.

Cinnamon and Salt Clay

Good for rolling pins and cookie cutter shapes
3 cups flour
1 cup cinnamon
1 cup salt
1 cup nutmeg
2 to 2 1/2 cups warm water
What you do: Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl, use a whisk to blend. Add water a bit at a time until a good dough id formed. Roll out 1/4" thick, cut with cookie cutters, place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 225 degrees for 1 and 1/2 hours, transfer from cookie sheet to a wire rack, bake for an additional 1 and 1/2 hours.

Coffee Clay

4 cups unsifted all purpose flour
1 cup salt
1/4 cup dry instant coffee
1/2 cup warm water
What you do: Dissolve coffee in warm water. In another bowl mix flour and salt. Add 1 cup of the coffee water to flour mixture and mix with fork until smooth. Add more water if needed. Model into shapes. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until hard. Shellac finished project to preserve.

Cornstarch and Baking Soda Clay

What you do: Mix cornstarch and soda in a pan, add cold water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, cover with a wet paper towel. When cool to the touch, knead on waxed paper. Model into shapes, let dry.

Cornstarch and Salt Clay

1 cup salt
1/2 cup cornstarch
3/4 cup cold water
Waxed paper
What you do: Mix all ingredients in a pan, stir over low heat until to thick to stir, 2-3 minutes. Pour on waxed paper until cool, knead until smooth. Model into shapes, let dry.

Crepe Paper Clay

Good for modeling
Thin strips of crepe paper (single color per container works best)
1 cup flour
1 cup salt
Large container of water
What you do: Place strips of crepe paper into a large container, add enough water to cover paper. Allow to soak for one hour or until most of the water has been absorbed. Pour off excess water. Mix together flour and salt. Add small amounts of flour mixture to crepe paper until it is like clay. Model into shapes, allow to dry. Apply a varnish or paint on equal parts of glue and water mixture.

Flour and Salt Clay #1

Flour and Salt Clay #2

Can be reused if stored properly
4 cups flour
1 cup salt
Food coloring (optional)
Water
2 tablespoons cooking oil (for reusable only)
What you do: Mix flour and salt. Add food coloring to water, add enough water to the flour mixture to moisten and make workable. If making reusable clay, add oil to water also. Model into shapes, let dry, or put into air tight containers and store in the refrigerator.

Flour and Salt Clay #3

Good for modeling
1/2 cup salt
4 cups flour
1/2 cup water
Food coloring (optional)
1 teaspoon alum (if not baking)
What you do: Mix dry ingredients in a plastic bowl, add water until dough forms around the spoon while stirring. Knead well, adding water if it is to crumbly. Model into shapes. Air dry or bake at 300 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until hard.

Lint Clay

Can also be used for paper mache, molded over boxes, balloons, etc.
3 cups dryer lint (have your parents save it for you)
2 cups water
2/3 cup non self rising wheat flour
3 drops Oil of Wintergreen
Old newspaper
What you do: Put lint and water in a large saucepan, stir until lint is dampened. Add flour, stir thoroughly to prevent lumps. Add Oil of Wintergreen and cook over low heat until mixture holds together and forms peaks, stirring constantly. Pour onto several thicknesses of newspaper to cool. Use as paper mache or mold over boxes, bowls, balloons, etc. Can also be pressed into molds. Allow to dry for 3-5 days, to a hard durable surface. Mixture will keep for several days in an air tight container.

Oatmeal Clay

Pulp

Sawdust and Soap Clay

Sawdust and Starch Clay

Sawdust and Wallpaper Paste Clay

Sawdust and Glue Clay

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