How to make clay at home

Plasticine can be bought in every children's store, although the composition sometimes does not meet the requirements, and the cost is not always justified. Moreover, most modern clay has the ability to dry in a month and you have to buy a new one. To ensure that this product is completely safe for the child, you can make it yourself, especially since all the necessary ingredients are available in each apartment.

How to make homemade clay?

You will need:

1. Flour - 2 tbsp.
2. Water - 1 tbsp.
3. Salt - 1 tbsp.
4. Food coloring or gouache
5. Vegetable oil or starch - 1 tbsp.
6. PVA glue

Instruction:

• Pour the flour and salt into a deep enough bowl. Slowly inject water. Then put the PVA glue, starch or vegetable oil. Add gouache or food coloring.
• Wear rubber gloves and mix everything well to get a homogeneous mass.
• Appliques, paintings, magnets, souvenirs, frames, decorative elements and even decorations can be made from homemade plasticine. The modeling of plasticine well develops imagination, motility and plasticity of the child's fingers.

The classic recipe for making clay

You will need:

1. Flour - 1 tbsp.
2. Warm water - 1 tbsp.
3. Alum - 2 tbsp.
4. Refined vegetable oil - 1 tsp.
5. Salt - ¼ Art.
6. Food colorings

Instruction:

• Mix all ingredients (except food coloring) in a deep saucepan. Put it on medium heat, stir until smooth. Continue stirring continuously until the mixture is thick enough. It takes about 1 - 2 minutes, then remove the pan from the heat.
• When the mass has cooled, knead it until a uniform texture is obtained and form a ball. Divide it into as many parts as you want to make colors. Add a food coloring or gouache to each. Knead until smooth.
• Wear a pair of surgical gloves and use thick oilcloth or wax paper to keep your hands and tabletop dirty. From the finished clay form balls and distribute the containers for storage. If you do not have a suitable container, wrap homemade clay in plastic wrap.

Smart plasticine: master class

Smart plasticine, or as it is also called, hendgam is an unusual rubber toy that can take on any shape according to your desire. This material is liquid or solid. With it, it is easy to knead tired hands, so smart clay is often called a “chewing gum”. The secret of handgam is that its consistency depends on the force that is applied to it.

The advantage of smart plasticine over the usual in that it does not stain hands, clothing and furniture. If you have not seen such a toy in modern shopping centers, you can try to make it yourself. Ingredients for hendgam can be purchased at the pharmacy, hardware store and stationery store.

You will need:

1. PVA glue
2. Sodium tetraborate
3. Food colors or gouache
4. Wooden stick
5. Plastic bag

Instruction:

• Squeeze 1 tube of glue into a deep bowl, add food coloring to the color that you like. Mix everything thoroughly with a wooden stick. The more dye you add, the richer the color will be. Ultimately, you should have a homogeneous mass without lumps and stains.
• Add 1 tsp to the cooked mass. sodium tetraborate, stirring constantly. The mixture will begin to thicken, so adjust its consistency as needed. The more sodium tetraborate you add, the more plasticine you will get.
• Put the ready handgam in a plastic bag and knead well with your hands so that the mass becomes softer and more plastic.

Alcohol recipe

You will need:

1. Medical alcohol or regular vodka
2. Silicate adhesive
3. Food coloring or paint

Instruction:

• In a separate container, mix alcohol and silicate glue in equal proportions. If you use vodka, it should be 1.5 times more than glue. Beat the mixture until it reaches the desired consistency, reminiscent of wallpaper glue.
• You can add the desired color to plasticine using food colors, paint, green paint, iodine and even nail polish. If you add to the mass of crumb phosphorus or multi-colored sparkles, you can get a glowing effect.
• Rinse the finished elastic mass under running cold water. The term of use of home smart clay is calculated in a few hours. Then the toy will become solid.

Homemade clay is an excellent alternative to the store product. It is a pleasure to sculpt from it, besides you are sure of environmental friendliness and safety of such material. You can make any crafts and souvenirs from homemade clay.