This recipe makes a play-dough like clay that can be used for crafts, sculptures, ornaments and other projects and can then be baked to a hard finish.

Instructions:

1. Measure out your ingredients.
2. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour and salt
3. Add water SLOWLY while stirring to form a dough
4. Form the dough into a ball and knead for approximately 5 minutes, until all ingredients are combined and smooth. Add a bit more flour if the dough is too sticky or a bit more water if it’s too dry. Let dough rest.
5. Use flour on your workspace to prevent the dough from sticking.
6. Roll out your dough using a rolling pin until you have an even pancake about ¼ – ½ inch thick.
7. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters.
8. Using a pencil, punch a small hole in your clay, not too close to an edge and not in the very middle.
9. Let air dry or bake in a 200 degree oven for 1 – 4 hours. Baking time will vary depending on the size and thickness of your crafts. Projects should stay in the oven until hard and dry.
10. Once your project is out-of-the-oven, dry and cool, string ribbon through this hole and tie into a loop. Now you have a salt-clay ornament or gift!

Notes:

Cover your workspace with an inexpensive plastic tablecloth to make cleanup easier!

Add food coloring to clay while kneading OR paint with acrylic paints after it is dry.