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Art Recipes


 






Cold Playdough

1 cup salt

1 cup flour

1/2 cup water

* Mix all ingredients together to proper consistency.
 
 

Cooked Playdough

1/2 cup salt

1 cup flour

1 cup water

1 TBSP cooking oil

1 TBSP cream of tartar

* Heat over low heat and stir. When it clumps up remove from heat and knead in a few drops of food coloring
 
 

Peanut butter Playdough

1 part peanut butter

1 part non-fat powdered milk

1 tsp. of honey* (optional)

* Mix and knead.* Honey should be avoided for children under age one.
 
 

Bread Dough

1 part white bread without crust

1 part Elmer's glue

food coloring

* Shred bread well and add glue. knead until proper consistency and not to gooey. Add either bread or glue as needed. Add a

few drops of coloring as desired. This dough dries well.
 



 




Finger Paint

* Mix together dry tempera paint with liquid starch or wall paper paste.
 
 

Silly Putty
* Add 4 TBSP of white Elmer's glue to 2 TBSP of liquid starch. Mix together, if it stays stringy, add a drop of glue. If too

brittle add more starch. Chill for at least 3 hours.
 
 

Oatmeal Fun dough

2 cups uncooked oatmeal

1 cup flour

1/4 cup water

* Mix all ingredients and knead dough.
 
 
 

Flour Finger-paint

3 cups flour

2 TBSP liquid soap

3/4 cup water

food coloring

* Mix all ingredients together
 



 




Clean Crayons

* Mix 2 parts Ivory Snow powder with 1 part water until thick and creamy. Add a desired food coloring drop. Let harden in

small molds, or ice cube trays.
 
 

Puffy Tempera Paint (for paper use only)

1 part salt

1 part flour

1 water

2 parts dry tempera

* Mix all ingredients together and put in squeeze bottles.
 
 

Rubber Dough

2 cups baking soda

1 1/2 cup water

1 cup cornstarch

Mix with fork. boil over medium heat until thick. Cool on flat surface.
 
 

Sidewalk Chalk

2 cups of water

2 cups of Plaster of Paris

2 TBSP powdered tempera

* Stir all ingredients and let set for a few minutes. Pour into paper towel tubes that have been taped over at one end. Let dry

for at least 2 hours.
 

Super Bubbles

1 cup water

2 TBSP light karo syrup

4 TBSP liquid dish soap

* Mix all ingredients together.