How to Make finger Paint and Cheap clay for Kids

All kids, and a lot of us adults, love to finger-paint or play with clay. Follow the steps in the following two recipes and you and your kids will be having fun in no time.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. To Make Finger Paint:
   Mix 1 1/4 cups of flour with 1 cup water. After it is well mixed divide into 3 bowls. In each bowl add 1 tablespoon of glycerin and a few drops of food coloring

2. To Make Clay
   
   Mix 1/2 cup table salt (do not use sea salt) and 1/2 cup hot water in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.

3. Place 1/2 cup cold water and 1/2 cup cornstarch in bowl. Mix well. Add food coloring as desired.

4. Pour the cold water/cornstarch/food coloring mixture into the boiling salt water and stir to keep it from lumping. Turn temperature to low and keep stirring until mixture is stiff.

5. Carefully remove from heat and turn onto work surface. Knead until smooth. Use immediately or wrap in plastic and store in airtight container.

6. Clay can be air dried at room temperature for 3 days or baked for 2 hours at 200 degrees.

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on 7/18/2009 Wish I had had these when my kids were little!