Place the lint in a saucepan and cover it with the water.
When the lint is saturated, add the flour and stir until it is
smooth.
Add the drops of wintergreen oil flavouring.
Cook the mixture, stirring constantly, until it forms peaks and
holds together.
Pour it onto newspaper to cool.
Shape and model figures, or cover a form with it, such as a
balloon.
Allow to dry for 3 to 5 days, then paint and decorate as
required.
Add the salt to the flour in a saucepan. Pour in cold water gradually and beat the mixture with an egg beater until smooth. Add the hot water and boil the mixture until it becomes glossy. Beat it until it is smooth. Mix in food colouring.
In a bowl, mix ¾ cup cold water with the cornstarch to make a paste. Soak the gelatin in ¼ cup cold water; set aside. In a saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to boil and add the cornstarch mixture slowly to it. Stir well. Cook, stirring constantly over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil and clears. Remove from the heat and stir in the gelatin. Cool and divide into several jars. Add the food colour and blend.
The eggshells should be washed so they don't have any egg left in them. Dry them well. Take them outside and grind them with a rock on the sidewalk or other concrete surface. Make sure the rock you're using for grinding is clean so you don't get dirt ground in with the eggshells. Grind the eggshells into a fine powder. You'll need one soup spoonful of this powder to make a stick of chalk.
When you're absolutely sick of grinding and have enough powder, pick out any little bits of eggshell that are still not ground up and throw them away. Scoop the eggshell powder into a paper towel and bring it into the house for the next part.
Measure the flour and the hot water into a small dish. Stir them together to make a paste. Put the soup spoonful of eggshell powder into the paste and mix well. It may help to mash it with the back of the spoon.
Shape this mixture into a chalk stick. Then roll it up in a strip of paper towel. Let it dry. Drying takes about three days, so put it in a safe place and get on with your life. After three days it's ready to use. Just peel the paper off one end and you're ready for some sidewalk art.
(This chalk is for the sidewalks only, not for chalkboards.)
Measure the cornstarch and baking soda into a pot. Mix and add 2 ½ cups of cold water. Place on medium heat. Stir for about 5 minutes, until the mixture thickens. Remove from the heat. Cover the pot with a wet paper towel. When cool, knead for about 5 minutes, working on a surface covered with waxed paper.
Allow objects to air-dry before painting.
Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from the heat and stir in the salt. Mix the flours together in a large bowl. Add the salt water to the flours and stir. Knead on a flour-covered surface.
Bake finished objects on a cookie sheet at 250 degrees F. for 2 to 3 hours. Check your objects every 20 minutes after the first 2 hours of baking. When cool, decorate with tempera, acrylic or coloured marking pens. Spray with clear acryllic finish to protect and preserve.
Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl. Add warm water slowly, using your hands to mix all together. Wear rubber gloves if you wish, as the salt tends to dry your skin. Knead on a flour-covered surface for about 10 minutes, until the surface is smooth and elastic. Wrap the dough tightly or place in a covered container. Take out only what you will be using.
Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan. Use a wooden spoon to stir over medium heat. Stir constantly to prevent sticking. The mixture will be soupy for several minutes and then suddenly it will stick together and can be stirred into a ball. When it thickens, remove from heat and continue stirring. Turn the hot ball out onto a floured surface, and begin kneading as it cools.
This recipe makes nice soft dough that can be coloured brightly with food colours. It keeps in the refrigerator or freezer in a covered container. Use it to play around with or to make small objects which can be air-dried until hard. When dry they can be painted and sprayed with an acryllic sealer.
Stir all ingredients together over low heat. Stir constantly to prevent burning. In 2 or 3 minutes it will thicken and can no longer be stirred. Turn out onto waxed paper or aluminum foil and cool. When cool, knead until smooth. If the dough dries out, add some water. This recipe makes nice ornaments that are rolled and cut with cookie cutters or designed freehand. Allow to air-dry.
To mix the clay, use a large bowl or bucket. Mix 2/3 parts of sawdust and 1/3 part of flour together. (NOTE: sawdust should not contain any redwood sawdust.) Pour in water and mix until it reaches a stiff but 'squishy' consistency. Add more flour if it is too crumbly. The clay needs some kneading before the gluten in the flour becomes elastic, holding the sawdust together. Work it in your hands or on a table top covered with newspapers. Play with the clay a little until it becomes easy to shape.
This clay air-dries very hard. It should be placed directly in the sun, if possible. When dry, you can sand it or not, depending upon what you like.
Use tempera or acrylic paints to decorate the finished objects. To give your pieces a glossy coating, spray with acrylic clear finish or paint with acrylic floor wax.
Pour starch directly onto paper. Sprinkle the tempera over the starch. Mix the colour in as you paint.
Mix tempera and starch until it is smooth and creamy. Slowly add water until the mixture has a good, thick consistency.
Mix together the wheat paste and powdered tempera. Add water until the mixture has a creamy consistency. Add soap flakes for smoothness, if desired.
Mix together the first three ingredients. Slowly add water until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
Combine all ingredients. Beat the mixture until it is smooth. Add more water if mixture is too thick.
Combine the first three ingredients until the mixture is a thick paste. Tint with food colouring or powdered tempera.
Mix all ingredients together. Slowly add more water if needed. Knead until a workable dough is formed.
Mix dry ingredients together. Stir in the water. Add more water or flour until dough forms a nonsticky ball.
Mix dry ingredients together. Stir in oil and water. Add more water, as necessary, to form a soft, pliable dough. This dough keeps well.
Mix all ingredients well. Add more water if necessary. Knead.
This dough keeps indefinitely in a plastic bag. Dampen occasionally, working water into dough as it dries out.
Mix dry ingredients first. Add half the water. If necessary, add more water to make the mixture stick together but not feel tacky.
This dough will harden to a good permanent quality.
Mix all ingredients together. Add more water to make the mixture cling.
This dough will keep up to six weeks in an airtight container.
Mix dry ingredients together. Add enough warm water to moisten.
This dough has a unique texture and is good to roll, pat, and pound.
Mix dry ingredients together. Gradually add warm water until the mixture can be kneaded into shapes. Make beads by rolling the dough into little balls, piercing the balls with toothpicks, and allowing the balls to dry. Paint and string the beads.
Mix all ingredients together. Add water, as needed, to make a pliable dough.
Mix all ingredients together. Add water as needed. Knead until workable
Mix ingredients in an electric skillet. Stir on a low heat setting until the mixture is thick. Let cool.
Mix all ingredients together in an electric skillet. Cook on a low heat setting until the mixture is lumpy. Turn the dough out on wax paper. Knead when cool.
The dough has an excellent quality, keeps well, and does not crumble.
Mix the first 3 ingredients in an electric skillet. Add boiling water and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Cool.
This dough does not keep very well.
Combine salt and cornstarch in an electric skillet. Add enough water to form a paste. Cook on a medium heat setting, stirring constantly.
The dough will not be sticky like flour dough and will not mold because of the high salt content.
In an electric skillet, mix the salt with 2/3 cup water. Cook on a medium setting for 4 to 5 minutes. Turn heat off. In a bowl, mix together the cornstarch and ½ cup cold water. Stir this into the cooked mixture until smooth. Cook on a medium heat setting until the mixture is thick. Cool.
In an electric skillet, mix all ingredients together. Cook on a low heat setting until the mixture forms a workable dough. Cool and knead.
Combine ingredients in an electric skillet. Stir while cooking until the mixture is thick and dough-like. When cook, knead.
Mix all ingredients together with a spoon. Add more powdered milk if necessary to make a workable dough. Knead, shape, and eat.
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Add more powdered milk if necessary to make a workable dough. Form the dough into balls and other shapes.
Mix together until a workable dough is formed.
Mix all ingredients together and knead the dough. This dough is not very tasty.
Categories: Crafts, Scouting
Servings: 1
Measure the brown sugar and the peanut butter into a plastic bowl. Squeeze mixture with both hands. If the mixture is too sticky, add a little more brown sugar. If it is too dry, add more peanut butter. Add granola, if desired, for extra interest and nutrition.
Mix the dry ingredients together. Add milk and oil. Knead until dough sticks together and forms a ball. Divide dough into portions on wax paper sheets. Roll and shape the mixture into doughnut shapes or other forms.
This dough can be fried in oil at 375F. If dough is to be used for play, substitute water for the milk. This dough has a nice texture, an unusual appearance, and a spicy aroma.
Mix together all ingredients except the flour and raisins. Stir in 2 cups flour. Add more flour until dough leaves the sides of the bowl and can be kneaded. Divide into portions. Continue kneading single portions until dough becomes springy. Add raisins if desired, and knead them in.
Let the dough rise until double in size. Knead it down again. Let the dough rise for a second time. Knead it down again. Shape dough into balls or other forms.
Place shapes onto an oiled pan and let them rise again until double in size. Bake at 375F until lightly brown.
If you are unable to find soap flakes, make your own with a kitchen vegetable grater and a bar of Ivory Soap.
Add half the water to the soap flakes. Beat with a rotary eggbeater until the mixture has a flaky appearance. Add more water if necessary. Mold as desired.
This dough has a nice texture, but it takes a long time to dry.
Mix salt and 1/3 cup water in an electric skillet. Cook on a medium heat setting, stirring constantly until the mixture comes to a boil. Turn the heat off. In a bowl, mix cornstarch and ¼ cup cold water together until smooth. Add cornstarch mixture to the cooked mixture, and turn the heat back on. Cook the mixture until it is thick. Cool before molding.
Mix sawdust and flour. Gradually add water until the dough holds together. Before forming objects for drying and painting, add 2 tablespoons of white liquid glue.
Mix sawdust and paste. Add only enough water to make the mixture pliable. This dough responds better to squeezing and shaping than to rolling and patting.
Mix all ingredients in a pot and cook over medium heat for 2 or 3 minutes. Do not overcook. Cool the mixture until you can easily handle it. When cool enough to handle, knead it until smooth. Store in plastic bag or container.
Mix the three ingredients together, using as much colour as necessary for the desired result. Using the paintbrush, paint designs on the body or face, usually the cheek or hand is painted. Paint washes off easily, due to the detergent added.
Mash the laxative tablet into the tablespoon of alcohol. Be sure the tablet is entirely dissolved. Write a message on the paper with paintbrush dipped into the solution. As the solution dries, the writing will disappear. To develop the message: dampen the cotton ball with liquid ammonia and dab it on the page. The writing will reappear.