Basic Ingredients
You can buy this mass in a store, but it will cost more. If you don’t understand how to make it yourself, don’t worry. The dough preparation process is very simple.
Modelling clay is easy to make, but it needs to be good so that the products made from it are durable. Photo: Getty The main ingredients in all recipes are:
- Salt;
- Flour;
- Water.
The salt should be very fine so that the dough is homogeneous. The most common, inexpensive flour will do. The water should be cool or at room temperature.
DIY Mass Recipes
There are many such recipes:
- Simplest. Mix 200 grams of flour, 200 grams of salt and 120 milliliters of water. This option is suitable for those who do not want to bother. Also, it is good for the first time, when you just want to try.
- Color mass. Mix 150 grams of flour, 120 milliliters of water, 80 grams of salt, a tablespoon of vegetable oil and a pinch of dye. The peculiarity of the preparation of the mass lies in the fact that it must be boiled. Pour water into a pan, mix the remaining ingredients and add to water, stir constantly. As soon as the mass becomes spherical, take it out of the water and leave to cool.
- Mix one glass of baking soda and one glass of starch. Then pour the mixture into a saucepan, stir constantly. As soon as the mass becomes spherical, take it out of the water and put it to cool.
- Mix a glass of flour, half a glass of salt and the same amount of water, also add glycerin - 1 teaspoon.
- Also you can make a conventional clay. Take half a glass of flour, 50 milliliters of shampoo or shower gel and various food colors. Mix everything.
- Mix salt - 300 grams, flour -the same amount, wine vinegar - 30 milliliters, vegetable oil - 50 milliliters. If you want, you can add coloring. After mixing the ingredients, transfer the mass to a saucepan and cook over low heat until it thickens.
- Also try a mass that hardens on its own.Mix starch - a glass, fine putty - a glass, PVA glue - 5 glasses, glycerin - 3 drops, citric acid - a pinch. Knead the dough thoroughly, place it in a plastic bag so that it does not immediately become hard.
These are the easiest recipes to preparemasses. They are suitable if you are just starting out and want to try different masses. Constantly practicing and developing, an adult will eventually learn to make real masterpieces from such a mass. Such products are a good gift for any holiday. For children, this activity is also interesting, because with the help of mass they can implement their ideas and mold what they want. Such products will then please you for a long time, because they harden. Also, products can be varnished so that the paint on them lasts longer. Children can play with the figures they molded.
