My daughter, a friend and I made some air drying clay today and I thought I'd share how we did it for those of us who might be at a loose end with kids!
We got the recipe from a book called "The Toddlers Busy Book".
- Stir 2 cups of salt with 2/3 cup of water over a low heat for 4-5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and add 1 cup of cornflower and 1/2 cup of cold water and stir until smooth.
- Return to the heat and it will thicken really quickly.
- Allow it to cool for about 5 minutes and then your little ones can shape it into whatever they like!!
- Leave it to dry and when its completely set then it can be painted, glued or coloured in.
We had a lot of fun playing with it with cookie cutters and a rolling pin.
It was very easy to make and use. The only problem is because of the ammount of salt it dries your hands out very quickly.
However, definitely a lot of fun :)
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