Guest guest Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 I don't think that is off topic at all! I know that play doh often ends up in the mouths of the little artists! I found this recipe on the net, but I haven't tried it. If you try it, would you let us know how it turns out please? Cornstarch Clay 1 cup cornstarch, 2 cups salt, 1 1/3 cups cold water Put salt and 2/3 cup water in pan and bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch with 2/3 cup water and mix well. Blend 2 mixtures together and knead into clay. The dough has to be heated as it is combined to set. Makes about 3 cups. This clay can be air dried and then painted. Store unused clay in airtight container in the fridge. Deborah >And I know that it is totally off-topic here, but does anyone know of a GF >play-doh alternative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 I buy gluten-free play-doh by Colorations from Discount School Supply. Each tub contains colors, about twice as much of each color as you would get in a regular Play-Doh container. I've just sucked it up and bought it because any time I made it it never came out quite right. *http://tinyurl.com/5k9d8n* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 I haven't bought any personally, but Lakeshore Learning caries a big assortment of " Wheat and Gluten-Free Dough " . They have lots of colors. You can order it from their website: www.lakeshorelearning.com Hope that helps! Kristy , " Deborah Pageau " <dpageau wrote: > > I don't think that is off topic at all! I know that play doh often ends up in the mouths of the little artists! I found this recipe on the net, but I haven't tried it. If you try it, would you let us know how it turns out please? > > Cornstarch Clay > > 1 cup cornstarch, 2 cups salt, 1 1/3 cups cold water > > Put salt and 2/3 cup water in pan and bring to a boil. Mix cornstarch with 2/3 cup water and mix well. Blend 2 mixtures together and knead into clay. The dough has to be heated as it is combined to set. Makes about 3 cups. This clay can be air dried and then painted. Store unused clay in airtight container in the fridge. > > Deborah > > > > >And I know that it is totally off-topic here, but does anyone know of a GF > >play-doh alternative? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 There are a couple of recipes in the Files for play dough type of things and also some suggestions for natural colourings. You can find them in the Miscellaneous folder. Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 when I was a kid my mom made me clay all the time. She used a cup of flour (I don't think it matters what kind but I think a heavier one or blend would work best) a cup of salt and a cup of water. Then on the stove top you stir it all constantly until it forms a big white dough ball. I mostly played with it white, and once I formed stuff I'd let it dry out (I don't remember if my mom baked the art or not) and then I'd paint them. I use fimo clay now to make stuff but I'm not sure how safe that stuff is for kids. It's a little hard to work with at first too so young children would have a hard time regardless. Personally, as a kid, I always thought making your own clay was the coolest thing ever! When other kids made fun of me I just laughed back and said well I made my own clay and I'm not telling you how to do it! lol By 5th grade my whole class was playing with my homemade play doh! (I still didn't tell them how to do it because it was the one thing I had that made me cool!) Now I want to go make clay and play all day! LOL On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 9:49 PM, mom2matt2005 <mom2matt2005wrote: > I haven't bought any personally, but Lakeshore Learning caries a big > assortment of " Wheat and Gluten-Free Dough " . They have lots of > colors. You can order it from their website: > www.lakeshorelearning.com > > Hope that helps! > Kristy > > --- In <%40>, > " Deborah Pageau " > <dpageau wrote: > > > > I don't think that is off topic at all! I know that play doh often > ends up in the mouths of the little artists! I found this recipe on > the net, but I haven't tried it. If you try it, would you let us > know how it turns out please? > > > > Cornstarch Clay > > > > 1 cup cornstarch, 2 cups salt, 1 1/3 cups cold water > > > > Put salt and 2/3 cup water in pan and bring to a boil. Mix > cornstarch with 2/3 cup water and mix well. Blend 2 mixtures together > and knead into clay. The dough has to be heated as it is combined to > set. Makes about 3 cups. This clay can be air dried and then painted. > Store unused clay in airtight container in the fridge. > > > > Deborah > > > > > > > > >And I know that it is totally off-topic here, but does anyone know > of a GF > > >play-doh alternative? > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 I adored commercial Play-Doh, of course, but I'm with Jae in that when my mom took the time to make me and my sisters Play-Doh from scratch, it gave me the warm and fuzzies in a way something store-bought could not. (We did add food coloring to the homemade dough.) So I say do whatever works best for you, and your kids will be happy either way. On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Jae Jones <recyclednew wrote: > when I was a kid my mom made me clay all the time. She used a cup of > flour > (I don't think it matters what kind but I think a heavier one or blend > would > work best) a cup of salt and a cup of water. Then on the stove top you stir > it all constantly until it forms a big white dough ball. I mostly played > with it white, and once I formed stuff I'd let it dry out (I don't remember > if my mom baked the art or not) and then I'd paint them. > > I use fimo clay now to make stuff but I'm not sure how safe that stuff is > for kids. It's a little hard to work with at first too so young children > would have a hard time regardless. > > Personally, as a kid, I always thought making your own clay was the coolest > thing ever! When other kids made fun of me I just laughed back and said > well > I made my own clay and I'm not telling you how to do it! lol By 5th grade > my > whole class was playing with my homemade play doh! (I still didn't tell > them > how to do it because it was the one thing I had that made me cool!) Now I > want to go make clay and play all day! LOL > > On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 9:49 PM, mom2matt2005 <mom2matt2005<mom2matt2005%40> > >wrote: > > > > I haven't bought any personally, but Lakeshore Learning caries a big > > assortment of " Wheat and Gluten-Free Dough " . They have lots of > > colors. You can order it from their website: > > www.lakeshorelearning.com > > > > Hope that helps! > > Kristy > > > > --- In <%40> > <%40>, > > " Deborah Pageau " > > <dpageau wrote: > > > > > > I don't think that is off topic at all! I know that play doh often > > ends up in the mouths of the little artists! I found this recipe on > > the net, but I haven't tried it. If you try it, would you let us > > know how it turns out please? > > > > > > Cornstarch Clay > > > > > > 1 cup cornstarch, 2 cups salt, 1 1/3 cups cold water > > > > > > Put salt and 2/3 cup water in pan and bring to a boil. Mix > > cornstarch with 2/3 cup water and mix well. Blend 2 mixtures together > > and knead into clay. The dough has to be heated as it is combined to > > set. Makes about 3 cups. This clay can be air dried and then painted. > > Store unused clay in airtight container in the fridge. > > > > > > Deborah > > > > > > > > > > > > >And I know that it is totally off-topic here, but does anyone know > > of a GF > > > >play-doh alternative? > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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