Crafts from salted dough

Making crafts from dough is fun, known since ancient times. Through the centuries it has reached our days. Due to the cheapness and simplicity of manufacture, and also because of the pleasant plasticity of the material, a large number of people make crafts from salted dough for New Year, Christmas, birthdays and other holidays. Frames, pictures, candlesticks - that only they make!

In addition, joint creativity brings parent and child closer together than another bought toy. It is worth mentioning separately that the development of speech in young children depends largely on the fine motor skills of the hands. That is why, crafts made from salted dough are not only fascinating, but also useful. After this kind of training, the baby will later be able to easily cope with a pencil or pen, which means that unnecessary problems, tears and feelings in the process of preparing for school can be avoided.

Crafts made from salted dough can be made by their own hands according to numerous recipes, some of which you will learn from this article. In order to proceed directly to modeling, the dough must be prepared independently. For this we need:

• Wheat flour - half a cup;
• Rye flour - also half a cup;
• Salt - 2 cups;
• Dry glue for wallpaper - 2 tablespoons (before adding glue to the dough, it must be diluted with water and brought to the consistency of sour cream).

If crafts made from salted dough will be made with small children, then you can refuse the glue, because the kids love to taste everything. In addition, if you want to avoid making a dough, you can buy it in specialized stores. Often the kit, in addition to the sets, includes various forms.

Now let's start preparing the dough. We collect hot water into the pan and pour salt into it. It is best that the salt is finely ground. We are waiting for the water to cool down, and the salt in it will completely dissolve. Then add the flour into the liquid and mix well until we get a dough.

Ready-made figurines can be painted using gouache or watercolor. Also, to paint handmade items from a salted dough for the New Year or for Easter, you can use food coloring, which is sold in large quantities during the holidays. Food colors can also be used: vegetable or fruit juice, cocoa or instant drinks. Do not forget that children are very fond of modeling crafts made of salted dough by their own hands, especially if it is colorful.

The resulting dough is rolled into one ball and covered with a film so that it does not dry out. After putting on the night or, as a last resort, for several hours in a cold place. The dough will become elastic and will not break during molding.

While our dough is cooling, you should prepare a work place. The surface of the table or floor should be covered immediately with cellophane or a washable tablecloth. In addition, we still need:

• Rolling pin;
• Thin knife;
• Cutting board;
• Pieces of cardboard;
• Threads of a floss;
• pencil;
• Foil, cereals;
• Various trifles (matches, buttons, coins, plugs, etc.).

To make crafts made of salted dough, made by hand, turned out to be original and natural, the dough should be rolled out and cut out the figures. We sculpt all the necessary details and let them dry a little. Then we wet the joints with water with a finger or with the help of a drawing brush and fasten it until we get the final expressive figure.

Crafts from salted dough can be used as an ornament for a refrigerator. To do this, simply attach a small magnet to the figure obtained. Remember that the dough of different colors should be kept separately, and temporarily unused pieces should be stored in the package so that they do not wither.

Using your imagination, you can always make an original souvenir. For example, if you want to make an unusual frame in the form of crafts made from salted dough, then on the cardboard draw a sketch, cut it, cover it with dough, let it dry and then decorate it at your discretion. All ready-made creations should be well dried. Leave crafts in the fresh air for a couple of days or take a little on the battery, and then for a minute put in the oven.