If you are thinking about how to have fun with your child, then sculpting toys from salt dough can be a good option. The materials for this class are inexpensive, and the interesting experience of co-creation will be remembered for a long time.
It is necessary
- - salt;
- - water;
- - flour;
- - gouache;
- - plastic bags;
- - varnish for wood.
Instructions
Step 1
Start by making a salty dough. Pour 1 cup of salt into a bowl. It is best to take finely ground salt, then the dough will turn out to be more plastic and homogeneous. Pour one glass of hot water over it and stir until dissolved. Once the water has cooled to room temperature, add 1 cup flour to the bowl. Knead the dough well.
Step 2
To make the sculpting more interesting, color the dough. To do this, divide it into as many parts as there are different colors. Add food coloring or gouache dissolved in water to the dough. Knead it again and check that all parts are the same density. And if necessary, add a little flour or water.
Step 3
Roll the colored pieces of dough into balls and arrange in bags to avoid chapping. Upon contact with air, a salt crust appears on the dough, which must be cut off from time to time. As soon as the dough is ready, you can start sculpting right away.
Step 4
In order to sculpt a toy in the shape of a dog, roll a ball for the future torso and pull it out in the shape of a bean. Decide where the dog's nose and tail will be. Make legs out of the dough and attach to the body. If the dough does not adhere very well, run a damp brush over the junction of the parts. Sculpt the ears and tail and pin them into place. Punch holes for the eyes and nose.
Step 5
Put the sculpted toy to dry in the sun. In a day, it will be covered with a crust and will look strong enough, but this impression is deceiving - inside it will still remain damp. The craft will dry completely in only a week. If you're in a hurry, you can dry the toy in the oven. Heat the oven to 70 degrees Celsius, place the toy on the baking sheet and leave the door open. For 0.5 centimeters of product thickness, 1 hour of drying is required.
Step 6
Paint your craft with gouache. Just keep in mind that the paint should be quite thick so that the dough does not have time to get wet. Let the paint dry for two days and cover the toy with wood varnish if you want it to last long.
