PAPIER MACHE
Dry laundry starch
cold water
Mix the starch and water in equal amounts. Stir completely. Let stand.
This will thicken. Tear newspaper or tissue paper into strips. Dip
these strips into mixture. Shape over a balloon or into a mask shape,
figures, animals, etc. Let dry 3 days or so, depending on thickness.
Paint with acrylic paints.
ARGO DO-IT YOURSELF CLAY THAT'S SAFE FOR KIDS
2 cups baking soda
1 cup Argo Corn Starch
1 1/4 cups water
Mix cornstarch and baking soda, add water, mix. Bring to a boil,
stirring constantly. Thicken to consistency of mashed potatoes.
Form clay into desired shapes, let dry for 36 hours, color with
paint or felt-tip marker, and coat with shellac or clear nail polish.
      Title: Face Painting
 Categories: Paints, Kids
      Yield: 1 servings
      1 ts cornstarch
    1/2 ts water
    1/2 ts cold cream
           Food coloring
           Muffin pan
    In each cup of muffin pan, combine your ingredients using a
  separate cup for each color.
      Title: GUNK - PLAY DOUGH
 Categories: Crafts
      Yield: 6 servings
      2    Lb.s cornstarch
  3 3/4 c  Water
  WARNING:  Non-Edible
  green food coloring
  Add food coloring to the water to desired color, stir into the
  cornstarch. When the cornstarch is dissolved, drop the whole
batch   onto a tray for the child to play with.
  This is almost a liquid, so makes a fun change from other doughs.
  Clean up is the easiest of all doughs, as when it dries it is
simply swept up.    Any that is left can be plight in a clean glass
jar and let dry. It can then be reconstituted by simply adding
water.
  Title: PEANUTTY PLAY DOUGH
 Categories: Crafts
      Yield: 6 servings
  3 1/2    Cips creamy peanut butter
      4 c  Powdered sugar
  3 1/2 c  Light corn syrup
      4 c  Dried milk powder
  assorted cake sprinkles or small candies
  Note: This mixutre is too thick for most electric mixers, so mix
by   hand, kneading works best.
  Mix first four ingredients together until smooth. Divide into 10
15   portions. Children can mold and shape into animals, flours,
cars,   etc., then decorate and eat!
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