How To Make Safe, 100% Natural Plasticine For Your Children.
Want to make homemade plasticine for your kids?
It is true that the composition of commercial plasticine is not very reassuring ...
Especially when you know that children love to put everything in their mouths!
Fortunately, a kindergarten teacher gave me her recipe for homemade plasticine which is more edible.
It is super easy to make and inexpensive. We tried it and we love it! In addition, the texture is very pleasant.
here is easy recipe for 100% natural edible modeling clay :
Ingredients
- 1 cup of flour
- 1/2 cup of salt
- 2 teaspoons of baking soda
- 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil (olive, sunflower, rapeseed ...)
- 1 cup of hot water
- a few drops of food coloring
- essential oils (optional)
- 1 saucepan
- several containers
How to do
1. Put the flour in a container.
2. Add the water and oil.
3. Mix.
4. Add the baking soda and salt.
5. Pour the mixture into the pan and heat the pan until the dough thickens.
6. When the dough comes off the pan, remove it from the heat.
7. Let the dough cool.
8. When it is cold, knead it.
9. Make balls the size and color of your choice.
10. In each ball, put a few drops of food coloring.
11. Knead the dough balls well to mix the dyes.
12. Add essential oils if you like.
Results
There you go, your edible modeling clay is already ready :-)
Simple, fast and economical, isn't it?
No need to buy Play Doh modeling clay with questionable composition!
It is much cheaper to make it yourself. And you know you're only using healthy ingredients.
There is no toxic product in it and it is safe for your little ones.
So no stress with babies putting plasticine in their mouths!
Children 2 years and older love to play with plasticine to invent a thousand and one shapes!
It's more fun than salt dough because it doesn't freeze.
And the texture is softer, more flexible, more malleable and more colorful. It's much funnier!
Bonus tips
- If you don't have baking soda, you can replace it with baking powder.
- Depending on the desired shade, you can put more or less drops of food coloring. For pastel colors, 4 to 5 are sufficient. For brighter colors, add about ten.
- Avoid putting essential oils in plasticine used by babies and toddlers. Indeed, babies and children should not ingest or come into contact with essential oils. If you want to flavor your plasticine, add vanilla or almond extracts.
- This plasticine keeps very well. You can keep it cool for several months. Just put it in an airtight packaging.
- If your edible plasticine has hardened, wet it a little to restore its suppleness.
- Plasticine balls tend to rub off on the hands, due to food coloring. This is his only flaw. But don't worry, it goes away easily with a hand wash!
- With these quantities, we obtain 2 medium-sized balls of plasticine. If you want to do more, just multiply the amounts, respecting the proportions of each ingredient.
Your turn...
Have you tried this easy homemade plasticine recipe? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to hear from you!
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How To Make EATABLE Plasticine!
How To Make Homemade Plasticine Easily.
