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by Patricia Jensen

This quick basic recipe is very easy to make and to use. It is soft and pliable for little hands to work with ease. Color, scent, and even glitter can be added to the recipe to make more interesting clay creations.

BASIC PLAY CLAY RECIPE

1 cup flour
1 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 cup water
1/2 cup salt
2 tsp. cream of tartar

Heat, stirring constantly, until ball forms. Knead. Store in airtight container or plastic bag. Makes about 4 portions.

Add-Ins for Color:

- Food coloring
- Kool-Aid
- Fruit-flavored Gelatin

Add-Ins for Scent:

Peppermint oil
Lemon oil
Vanilla extract
Gingerbread: Ground Cinnamon & Ginger

Add-in for Sparkle:

Glitter

Gluten-Free Play Clay

For children who can’t tolerate gluten or food coloring, substitute rice flour for white flour and natural beet (red), spinach (green) or carrot (orange) juice for color.

Pumpkin Pie Play Clay

Large batch is perfect for your Halloween party!

5 1/2 Cups Flour
2 Cups Salt
8 teaspoons Cream of Tartar
3 1/2 Cup Oil
1 1/2 ounces Pumpkin Pie Spice
Orange Food Coloring (2 parts yellow, 1 part red)
4 Cups Water

Mix all of the ingredients together. Cook and stir over medium heat until dough forms. Knead dough until smooth.

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EDIBLE CLAY RECIPES

These yummy edible clay recipes can be enjoyed as snack food after the creating is done!

Peanut Butter Play Clay

Peanut butter
Honey
Dry powdered milk
raisins, peanuts, chocolate chips, coconut, sprinkles, pretzels (for decoration)

Mix equal parts peanut butter and dry milk. Slowly add honey to desired consistency. If too sticky, add more dry milk. If too dry, add more honey. Form clay into shapes or roll into balls to be served as cookies.

Easy Chocolate Play Clay

One 16 oz. Container read-to-spread chocolate frosting
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar
Combine all ingredients and you are ready to play!

Chocolate Modeling Clay

The secret of pastry chefs for making tasty cake decorations!

10 oz. chocolate chips (or colored candy disks to create different colors)
1/3 cup light corn syrup

Heat chocolate carefully until melted, stir in corn syrup and blend. Pour onto a waxed paper sheet and spread to approx. ½ thick. Cover loosely and let stiffen for a couple of hours or overnight. Chocolate will become very pliable.

Use Your Play Clay Recipes to Make Party Favors -

Basic play clay makes a great party favor too! Put a portion of clay in a plastic sealable bag along with a label with the party guest’s name, decorated with markers or stickers. Add a colorful cookie cutter or cut a 1/2 inch dowel into 4 inch lengths to serve as a little dough roller.

Patricia B. Jensen is a mother of three and kids party enthusiast. She is the webmaster and owner of http://www.Kids-Party-Paradise.com – a complete resource for kids party ideas including invitations, cakes, decorations, games, costumes, favors, and food.

For all the latest party news, read her Kids Party Blog.

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(NC)-This is an easy recipe for homemade play dough. The dough can be moulded into any shape. Then, air dry ‘art’ or bake it the oven. (Remember that this recipe is for art only and shouldn’t be eaten!) For more fun recipes, visit us at http://www.robinhood.ca.

2 cups Robin Hood All Purpose Flour (500 mL)
1 cup salt (250 mL)
1/4 cup Crisco Vegetable Oil (50 mL)
1 cup water (250 mL)
food colouring, optional

Combine flour and salt in large bowl. Add vegetable oil and stir. Add water a little at a time and stir until dough holds together.

Knead on floured surface for 5 to 10 minutes. Divide dough into several pieces.

Add food colouring if using and knead until colour is evenly incorporated. Store in an airtight container until needed.

The dough can now be moulded into any shape you or your kids would like. Try our Robin Hood cookie cutter shapes or use your imagination.

Your children’s creations can either be air dried for 48 hours or baked on parchment lined baking sheets at 325ºF (160ºC). Bake for 30 minutes per 1/4″ (0.3 cm) of dough. Turn off oven and allow creations to cool completely in the oven. This will prevent cracking.

Helpful Hints:

• If dough is air drying, it is ready to decorate when dough is rock hard and white in appearance.
• Flour your hands occasionally to prevent the dough from sticking.
• To stick two pieces of dough together, moisten with water and press into place.
• If some parts of dough are browning faster than others, cover with aluminum foil.
• To preserve your kids’ creations, spray with shellac (available at Craft Stores – have a parent do this!)

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