ART AND SENSORY RECIPES

Non-Hardening No Cook  Playdough

2 cups self-rising flour 

1 T. Alum 

2 T. Salt

2 T. cooking oil 1 cup

2 T. boiling water  

Mix and knead. (Due to boiling water, cannot be made with the children) 

Dry Salt Paint

1 cup salt

½ tsp food coloring  

Spread in pan to dry. Put in shakers.

Shake onto paper brushed with glue. 

Cooked Playdough

1 cup flour

½ cup salt 

1 cup water 

1 T. vegetable oil 

1 tsp cream of tartar 

Heat until ingredients form a ball.

Add food coloring.  

Finger Paint  

1 cup elastic dry starch 

1 cup cold water

3 cups boiling water

1 cup Ivory Snow Flakes 

oil of cloves (few drops) 

vegetable coloring

Dissolve elastic starch in cold water.

Smooth lumps and add boiling water.

Stir constantly. Thicken but do not boil more than 1 minute.

Add rest of ingredients. Use on glazed paper or wrapping paper. 

Soap Bubbles 

1 cup water

2 T. liquid detergent 

1 T. glycerin 

½ tsp. Sugar  

Mix all ingredients.

Use bubble wands to blow bubbles. 

Sawdust Modeling 

4 cups sawdust

1 cup wheat paste 

2 ½ cups water.  

Mix. Add color

Easy Playdough

2 cups flour 

1 cup salt 

tempera paint 

water  

Mix flour, salt and paint with enough water to make the correct consistency.

Clean Mud 

4 rolls of toilet paper (torn)

3 bars Ivory Soap (shaved) 

1 gallon warm water 

½ tsp. bleach

large tub  

Place torn toilet paper in tub.

Add grated soap. Add warm water.

Mix and knead.Add water when dry.

Sally’s Playdough Recipe

1 cup flour 

1 cup water

1 T. oil 

1 T. alum 

½ cup salt 

2 T. vanilla

food coloring  

Mix all dry ingredients. Add oil and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until it reaches the consistency of mashed potatoes. Remove from heat, add vanilla and color. Divide into balls and knead in color. 

Gak 

Mix equal parts white glue to liquid starch

(Gak has the texture and consistency of Silly Putty)

Goop 

½ cup cornstarch 

¼ cup water

 food coloring 

Mix in media table.

Let children explore texture – it is wet, but feels dry to the touch. 

 Puffy Paint 

Mix equal parts of flour, salt, water, liquid tempera (for color).

Put in squeeze container. Use on heavy paper.

Paste 

½ cup flour 

½ cup water 

Scribble Cookies 

Put old stubby crayons in muffin tins (lined with cupcake papers)

Place in warm oven. Let melt.

Pop out of paper when cool.

Pixie Dust Glitter

Confetti

Flour Sugar  

Mix together. Sprinkle! 

Sparkly Salt Paint

2 cups salt 

½ cup liquid starch

1 cup water

tempera paint or food color  

Thoroughly mix liquid starch, salt, and water. Slowly add food coloring or tempera powder. Use as paint. Pictures will sparkle when the salt paint dries. 

Potters Clay 

½ cup flour 

½ cup cornstarch 

1 cup salt 

3 ½ cups boiling water 

Dissolve salt in boiling water.

Add cornstarch, mix, cook until clear. 

Cool overnight.

Add 6-8 additional cups flour until not sticky. 

Dry Sand Paint 

½ cup sand (washed, dried)

1 T. powdered paint 

Mix. Put into a shaker Shake onto glue on paper 

Soapsuds Clay

¾ cup soap powder

1 T. warm water 

Mix well. 

Face Paint 

2 T. cold cream  

½ tsp glycerin 

1 T. cornstarch  

1 tsp dry tempera paint 

Modeling Goop 

2 cups salt 

1 cup water 

1 cup cornstarch  

Cook salt and ½ cup water 5 min. Add rest, cook until thickens 

Colored Glue 

Mix food coloring, tempera or glitter into glue bottles. 

Baked Salt Dough  

2 cups flour 

1 cup salt 

Enough water to make a  dough-like mixture.   

Flat objects can be baked at  300*F. for 1 hour.

Paper clips in back before baking will serve as a hanger.  

Paint designs after baking. 

Cloud Dough

1 cup salad oil 

6 cups flour 

1 cup water 

food coloring or tempera  

Use just enough water to bind mixture. Knead.

Cloud dough is soft, pliable and oily, but provides an unusual tactile experience. 

Hard-drying Clay  

2 cups Baking Soda  

1 cup cornstarch  

1 ¼ cup water   

Mix cornstarch and baking  soda. Add water. Blend  thoroughly, then bring to a  boil stirring constantly.  At consistency of mashed  potatoes, cool.

Sculptures  dry in 36 hours.

Oatmeal Dough 

1 cup flour 

2 cups oatmeal 

1 cup water 

food coloring or tempera  

Mix flour and oatmeal, then add water gradually. Cornmeal may be added in place of oatmeal to vary the texture.   

Sidewalk Chalk

‘Plaster of Paris’

Tempera (for color)  

Mix.

Pour into cupcake papers Pop out when dry

Notes: 

Store ‘doughs’ in airtight plastic bags or containers. 

Children are to wash hands prior to use of shared group materials. 

Safety is paramount in cooking with children!!