Many parents are puzzled by how to make plasticine at home with their own hands. This problem is unsolonged, as many preschoolers are engaged with pleasure, and plasticine requires a lot.
In any store for creativity you can buy a standard plasticine box for 6 colors. Such a plasticine box is cheap, but it is enough for a while. In addition, many types of plasticine, especially cheap, contain synthetic and, sometimes harmful substances.
There are also more modern types of plasticies, such as "play-to" ("play-doh") or "smart plasticine". These materials are pleasant to the touch, bright colors, safe and interesting to play. There are whole sets with molds and instruments for educational games. Unfortunately, their cost is high enough and unavailable to many families.
The self-made mass for modeling solves the security problem and saves the family budget. Parents and children are satisfied.
Secrets of manufacture
Cooking at home the mass for the modeling is not so difficult, as it may seem first. There are several simple recipes from natural products that will not harm the child, even if he wants to taste plasticine.
Homemade plasticine can be made hot or cold way. The hot metees the heating of mixed ingredients, and the cold is the mixing of the components without their heating. The recipes of a hot way require some time, but such a plasticine in most cases is stored longer than the mass taken without heating. Plasticine without heating is mixed simply, it is easy and fast.
Homemade plasticine is made mainly of flour, in many recipes it is the main ingredient. In fact, the home mass for modeling is the dough that long does not freeze.
So, recipes for cooking homemade plasticine:
- With the addition of citric acid.
Components:
- water is 1 cup (200 ml);
- flour - 1 cup;
- salt (preferably small) - 0.5 glasses;
- Lemon acid - 1 tbsp. the spoon;
- Vegetable oil (any) - 1 tbsp. the spoon;
- Dye (food).
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Pour 1 cup of water into a saucepan, pour salt, add citric acid, butter and dye, and then install on fire. When the mixture becomes warm, remove a glass of flour from the fire and pour a glass of flour. The mass is smelted to an elastic and homogeneous state, that is, to the consistency of the modeling. To store such a plasticine, it must be wrapped with a food film and put in the refrigerator. So he will not be solid and will be longer suitable for modeling.
- With alum.
Components:
- water - 2 glasses;
- flour - 2 glasses;
- small salt - 0.5 glasses;
- Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- Komasians - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- food coloring.
Komasians are salts used in cosmetology, they can be purchased almost in any pharmacy.
Water in a saucepan and pour salt. Heat and stir until the salt dissolution. Add dye, prevent and remove the saucepan from the fire. Flush flour, add butter and alum. After mixing all the ingredients, they smear the mass to a homogeneous state. The mass for the modeling prepared by such a recipe has a shelf life of up to 2 months.
- With salt.
Components:
- Salt - 1 cup;
- water is 1 cup;
- flour - 0.5 glasses;
- food coloring.
Stir all the components and put cooking on fire. It is necessary to constantly stir, until the mixture becomes elastic and thick. Remove from fire and cool. Easy plasticine to the desired consistency, to do this, gradually pour flour.
- With starch.
Components:
- Cold water is 1 cup;
- Salt - 1 cup;
- flour - 3 glasses;
- Starch (potato or corn) - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- Vegetable oil - 2 teaspoons;
- food coloring.
Dissolve salt in a glass of water, add oil and dye, then gradually pour three cups of flour with starch. Mix the mass until it becomes suitable for modeling (elastic and durable).
- With oatmeal.
Components:
- flour - 1 cup;
- water is 1 cup;
- Small oatmeal (hammer) - 2 glasses.
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Mix all components and knead the dough. This is an elementary recipe, but the shelf life of such plasticine is short. However, the mixing of the new mass does not take much time.
- With peanut butter.
Components:
- Peanut butter - 2 glasses;
- honey - 6 tbsp. spoons;
- Dry milk (better degreased).
Mix butter and honey. It is gradually added to the mixture to gradually add milk powder until the plasticine becomes elasticity. Such a lot is absolutely harmless and edible. But it is better to ensure that the child does smelting, and did not eat prepared plasticine.
Cooking plasticine more interesting with a child. For inspiration, you can see the cartoon "Fixiki", a few of his series devoted to the production of plasticine (including at home) and modeling. You can watch, cook plasticine and sculpt along with children.
The modeling is very important for the development of the child. First of all, when working with plasticine, the child develops a small motorcy, and this is necessary for the active work of the brain centers. In addition, playing with plasticine, the child teaches colors, tries to simulate, develops imagination, fantasy and aesthetic look. Such an occupation has a beneficial effect on the child only if he himself wants to be keen. Forced to the lesson, which he is not interested, will not bring the right fruits.
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