Homemade Craft Supplies



Papier Mache

Supplies You Will Need:

• Newspaper
• 1/2 cup of Flour
• Large Spoonful of salt
• 1 cup of Warm Water

Instructions

Tear some newspaper into strips. Most projects need strips about 1 inch wide. Paper has a grain. Tear it one way and it will tear straight and evenly; tear it the other way and it's a mess. Mix up paste by putting the flour and salt in a bowl. The salt will help to keep the paste from going moldy. Add the warm water to the flour and salt. Mix it with your hands. It should be like thick, creamy soup. Add more flour to thicken it or more water to thin it. Spread paste on a section of your project. Lay a strip of newspaper on the pasty area. Spread paste on the strip. Lay a second strip overlapping the first one. Spread more paste on the second strip. Continue until the whole project is covered with 43 paper-and-paste layers. To prevent print from the newspaper showing through your paint, add a layer of blank newsprint. Blank newsprint can be bought in pads or in cheap scrapbooks. For some projects, it's easier to dip a newspaper strip in the paste first, removing the excess paste by pulling it through your fingers. Drying can take at least one day. You can tell if the project is dry by touch. If it feels cool, it needs more time. Found this in Papier-Mache For Kids by Sheila McGraw.

Playdough

Supplies:

• 3 c flour
• 1 1/2 c salt
• 3 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp cream of tartar
• 3 c water
• Food Coloring

Instructions

Mix and cook over very low heat until not sticky to touch. Add desired food coloring if you want.

Kool-Aid Play Dough

Supplies:

• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1/2 cup salt
• 3 Tablespoons oil
• 1 small package Kool-Aid (or other unsweeted mix)
• 1 cup boiling water

Instructions

Mix 1 cup sifted flour, 1/2 cup salt, 3 tablespoons oil and 1 small package of Kool-Aid or other unsweetened powdered drink. Add 1 cup boiling water. Stir the ingredients together, knead mixture until it forms a soft dough.

Homemade Finger Paint

Supplies:

• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/2 cups cold water
• 2 cups boiling water
• Food Coloring

Instructions

Mix 2 cups flour with 2 teaspoons salt. Add 2 1/2 cups cold water. Stir until smooth. Gradually add this mixture to 2 cups boiling water. Boil until smooth and thick. Add food coloring, then stir until smooth.

Paste

Supplies:

• 1 c flour
• 1/2 c water

  Combine and mix until creamy. For a more durable paste and 1/2 cup of flour to 1 cup boiling water, stir over low heat until thick and shiny.