Make Your Own No Bake Craft Clay

by Jillian
(Edison, New Jersey, USA)

This is how you can make your own no bake craft clay. Kids love to play with clay...it's like play dough...and they can make figures and shapes, they can use cookie cutters...in other words, they can play with clay and dough for hours and be entertained, happy and very creative. You can make some homemade Christmas ornaments like the sheep ornament in the picture.

Here is a recipe so your can make some no bake clay for the kids

No-Bake Craft Clay

You will need
1 cup cornstarch

1 1/4 cups cold water

2 cups baking soda

food coloring

paint


Add food coloring to water before mixture adding for color.


Then mix all ingredients except paint in saucepan and heat over a medium heat for about 4 minutes until thick (like mashed potatoes). Stir it often...don't let it boil.

Remove your pan from heat, turn the clay out onto a plate and cover with a damp cloth until cool.

Knead like dough. Store the no bake clay in an airtight container. Children's crafts will never be the same in your house once you learn to make your own modeling clay and play dough.(recipe goldmine children's crafts)

If you want to play with clay but don't want to make it yourself you can take a look at the really cool
9 Pc Soft Clay Kit by Carioca. The kids will love it and so will you!