How to make plasticine without dyes from dough. How to make colored modeling dough for the development of young children? How to cook salt dough

Hi all!

Dough-plasticine brand Genio kids I bought it in the Korablik store at a price of 150 rubles.

My daughter is 2.2 years old and this is her first dough-plasticine.

My daughter sometimes watches a video on the YouTube channel, where children play with plasticine of the famous Play Doh brand (Play Do). But, since it’s too early for us to buy Play Do kits for creativity, I decided to start my acquaintance with modeling dough with an inexpensive and simple kit.

The set includes 4 jars with dough in different colors (red, yellow, blue and green).

Manufacturer: "Magic Island", Republic of Belarus.

Ingredients: flour, starch, water, dyes and flavor.

In addition to this set, the store had other, more expensive thematic kits for modeling by Genio kids: "Wonderful dessert", "Fantasy Bouquet", "Cooking pizza", "Cat", "Ladybug" and others.

In the future I will buy some of these sets, because in general, we were satisfied with Genio kids dough-plasticine.

Advantages of dough-plasticine:

- very soft and pleasant, it is a pleasure to sculpt from it. Suitable for the smallest children, unlike conventional plasticine.

- bright colors.

- pleasant unobtrusive apple scent.

- does not stick to hands at all. Does not stick to surfaces and does not stain the floor, pieces of dough that accidentally fall on the floor will simply harden.

To work with the dough, we have a special large plasticine board, on which we do our work.

Some features of dough-plasticine:

- after playing with dough-plasticine, a small amount of debris remains, because small pieces and grains quickly harden. For this reason, the amount of test may gradually decrease with each game.

- every day the dough gradually loses its properties: it becomes less elastic, dries out and no longer returns to its original form. It is already difficult to make a completely homogeneous lump out of it.

That is, you need to be prepared for the fact that this material is not durable and after some time it will need to be replaced with a new one (after about 10 days).

- in the open air, the dough completely hardens in 12 hours, so do not forget to put it in jars after each game. To better preserve the elasticity of the dough, it must be stored in tightly closed jars, in the form of a single lump. I think that it is even better to wrap it with cling film additionally.

- parts from dough-plasticine are not interconnected as tightly as from ordinary plasticine.

My daughter really liked the lessons with modeling dough, probably even more than with Kinetic sand.

I taught my daughter and on the third day she already knew how to:

Tear off pieces from a large lump and roll balls and sausages out of them.

- make cakes from a piece of dough by pressing it with your palm.

All these manipulations with the test perfectly develop the motor skills of the hands, and therefore the speech of the child (as well as any exercises for the fingers).

Modeling generally has a positive effect on the development of the child, develops perseverance, attention and other skills.

It is advised to start modeling with a child earlier than drawing.

Modeling will prepare the child's hand for more complex movements - possession of a pencil and a brush in drawing.

If you have time and desire, then the dough can be prepared independently:

Salt dough recipes for modeling, for children from 1 to 2 years old:
1) It is necessary to take 1 cup of salt and 2 cups of flour, and, gradually stirring, add hot water. The dough is kneaded hard. Ready dough within 1-2 weeks, you can safely store in the refrigerator, putting it in a bag beforehand.

2) You will need 2 cups of flour, 1 cup of fine salt, 1 cup of water tinted with food coloring, 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. We take food dye, which is used for coloring Easter eggs and confectionery(½ or ¼ sachet of the same color for this serving of dough). The dough doesn't stick to your hands and keeps its shape well. The dough can be stored for 3-4 weeks in a tightly closed bag in the refrigerator.

Good luck with your shopping and creative success!

Once upon a time in childhood, we all tried to make different things from plasticine. The same ordinary plasticine that had to be warmed up in the hands and which was easy to stain everything around. Which is exactly what we did. In addition, products made from it often turned out to be rather dull, and mixing colors led to dubious results. But all this was in early childhood. And how are things with such materials today?

An alternative to obsolete clay

Apparently, the same plasticine is a thing of the past. Time changes everything around, including toys and materials for children's creativity. Everything is becoming safer and more practical, and the properties of modern materials are sometimes amazing. It is to such materials that modeling dough belongs, which has become very fashionable and common among parents of babies under the age of 3 years.

Modeling dough and its properties

Modeling dough is an ideal material for the creativity of the smallest. It is intended for children under 3 years of age. It should be noted here main feature of this material - it is completely made from plant-based ingredients based on wheat, salt and food coloring. Salt plays an important role - despite the fact that the dough is generally edible, and nothing will happen to a child who has eaten a piece, its use in large quantities is still undesirable. Salt makes the material completely unattractive for ingestion - a baby who has tried the dough quickly abandons the idea of ​​eating it, since it is really very salty.

Although taste properties modeling dough leaves much to be desired (fortunately for the child and his parents), it has amazing elasticity and resilience. It is pleasant to the touch and pliable, with its help you can successfully develop creative skills in the smallest children.

Modeling dough can be used to create various figures and compositions, it is rolled out with a rolling pin, it can be used to draw on paper, cut out fragments from it with molds or squeeze it out of a syringe. Everything is limited only by imagination, since the properties of the material itself allow you to do whatever you want with it.

Play-Doh modeling dough is very popular. This brand offers not only the dough as such, but also a variety of different themed sets that stimulate the imagination of the child and motivate him to play.

You can get acquainted with the varieties of this material in the section on modeling dough.

Expert opinion

“When developing a baby creatively, it is very important to choose the right tools and materials for this. Traditional materials, such as clay, are often too difficult to handle for a child - as a result, instead of giving free rein to his imagination, he tries for a long time to "cope" with heavy and uncomfortable material. In addition, often conventional, not adapted for use by children, products can pose a danger to the health of a small child. The mass for modeling, or, as it is often called, smart clay is absolutely safe for children aged 3 years and older and complies with the European standard EN71.

Specialist of the online store "Daughters and Sons"
Leonovich Julia

conclusions

Modeling dough is a material for children's creativity of the latest generation. It is distinguished by aesthetics, safety, bright colors and amazing ease of use, which is especially important for kids under 3 years old who are just starting to learn handmade skills.

Plasticine with your own hands. 6 recipes

There are many ways to prepare mass for modeling. Plasticine can be edible and inedible. You can make it in a cold way and with the help of heat treatment. Most importantly, all the ingredients for making homemade plasticine are simple and almost always at hand.

Plasticine is the best toy for children

Store plasticine in a closed container or tightly wrapped in cling film. If moisture stands out - just add a little flour. For sensory variety, you can offer your baby plasticine from the refrigerator, room temperature or heated to 30-400.

For coloring homemade plasticine, you can use food coloring, or better - natural dyes.

So plasticine will help to color beet juice in red,
in orange - carrot juice or turmeric (saffron),
turns spinach green
blue - infusion of hibiscus tea

✔ Plasticine prepared by heating

1 recipe

materials

1 glass of water
1 st. a spoonful of vegetable oil
1/2 cup salt
1 st. a spoonful of citric acid
food coloring
1 cup flour

Cooking

1. Mix water, oil, salt, citric acid, and food coloring. Place in a saucepan and heat until warm.
2. Remove from heat and add flour.
3. Stir, then knead until obtained homogeneous mass. Citric acid gives plasticine a sharp taste, so that after trying it once, the child will no longer want to take plasticine in his mouth.
4. Store this dough in the refrigerator in an airtight container or wrapped in cling film.

2 recipe

materials

1/2 cup salt
2 cups of water
Food coloring
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 cups sifted flour
2 tablespoons of alum

Cooking

1. Mix salt with water, pour into a saucepan and cook until the salt is completely dissolved
2. Remove from heat and add coloring.
3. Add butter, flour and alum, knead until smooth.
4. This dough will keep for 2 months or longer.

3 recipe

materials

1 glass of salt
1 glass of water
1/2 cup flour, plus extra flour

Cooking

1. Mix salt, water and flour. Put in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring.
2. When the mixture becomes dense and elastic, remove it from heat and allow to cool.
3. Knead the cooled dough, adding flour, so that the dough acquires the consistency necessary for modeling.

✔ Plasticine prepared in a cold (raw) way

1 recipe (with cornstarch)

materials

Bowl
1 glass of cold water
1 glass of salt
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
food colorings
3 cups flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Cooking

1. In a bowl, mix water, salt, oil, food coloring.
2. Gradually add flour and starch until the mixture reaches the consistency of a dough.
3. Store tightly wrapped in foil or in a closed container.

2 recipe (with oatmeal)

materials

1 part flour
1 part water
2 parts oatmeal
Bowl

Cooking

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, mix well and knead until smooth.
2. This plasticine is not intended for a child to eat, but it will not harm the child who decides to try it.
3. Store in a closed container in the refrigerator.

3 recipe (with peanut butter)

materials

2 cups peanut butter
6 tablespoons honey
low fat powdered milk
Edible cake decorations

Cooking

1. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix, adding just enough milk powder to achieve a moldable consistency.
2. You can fashion cakes, decorate with edible decorations, and eat.

Modeling from plasticine is one pleasant and useful activity. Making a variety of figurines and crafts contributes to the development of creative thinking, fine motor skills and speech of the child. Today, plasticine can be purchased at any children's goods store, but it is better to make it at home. This will save money and provide the child with an environmentally friendly toy that does not contain toxic substances.

Types of baby clay you can make at home

Homemade plasticine is the best safe game for your baby

At home, you can make both ordinary and smart plasticine - handgum.

Smart plasticine has many interesting properties:

1. This mass for modeling can be liquid and solid at the same time. If handgam put on flat surface, after a few minutes it will spread and become like a puddle. With a sharp impact, the mass hardens.
2. If plasticine is thrown on the floor, it will bounce. It can be pulled, torn, kneaded.
3. Hendgam translates as "hand chewing gum." It does not leave stains, does not stick to things, hands, walls, ceilings. After using smart plasticine, there is no need for cleaning.
4. When the temperature changes, it acquires a different color.
5. The composition of the mass does not include harmful substances, it has no taste and smell. Classes with such manual chewing gum will be interesting not only for children, but also for adults.

Handgam is suitable for children from three years and older. It consists of safe components, but this mass cannot be tasted and glued to the body. With children who have not reached the age of three, it is recommended to deal with ordinary plasticine.

Thermal manufacturing method

This method involves heating the components to facilitate their mixing.

Classic plasticine recipe for kids

You will need:

• 2 glasses of water;
• 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil;
• 2 cups of flour;
• 1 glass of fine salt;
• 1 tablespoon of citric acid;
• food coloring.

Step-by-step instruction production of conventional plasticine

The process looks like this:

1. Pour water into the pan, then vegetable oil, dye and put on fire.
2. When the mass comes to a boil, remove it from the stove.
3. In another bowl, combine flour, citric acid and salt.
4. Pour hot water with oil into the mixture.
5. Mix the mass until smooth. Make sure there are no lumps left. The mixture should be soft and moderately sticky.
6. Now you can cut the plasticine into fragments and paint each one in a separate color.

Variant with alum

Homemade plasticine with the addition of alum does not require special costs

For the second method, prepare:

• 2 tablespoons of oil;
• 1/2 cup salt;
• 2 tablespoons of alum;
• dye;
• 2 cups of flour.

Cooking instructions are as follows:

1. Pour water into the container and place on the stove, add salt.
2. When the salt dissolves, remove the pan from the heat.
3. Add alum, dye, flour and butter to salt water. Stir the prepared mixture. Chilled plasticine can be used for its intended purpose.

lazy plasticine

This recipe does not include a large number ingredients and is great for beginners.

For this method you will need:

• 1 glass of water;
• 1 glass of salt;
• dye;
• half a glass of flour.

Scheme for the preparation of plasticine from water, salt and flour

The preparation method is as follows:

1. Mix all the ingredients in a saucepan, put it on fire.
2. Cook until the mass becomes dense.
3. Remove the mixture from the stove and cool it down.
4. When the dough has cooled, knead it, adding additional flour.
5. The mass should acquire the consistency necessary for sculpting.

Gluten free plasticine

Plasticine made without adding flour is suitable even for allergic children

This recipe is suitable for children with gluten allergies. It does not involve the use of flour, therefore, it excludes the contact of the child with an undesirable substance.

For the fourth method, prepare:

• 1 cup cornstarch;
• 2 cups of soda;
• 1.5 glasses of water;
• dye.

The cooking process is:

1. Mix baking soda in a bowl corn starch, water and dye.
2. Put the container on fire. Keep the mass on the stove until it thickens.
3. When the plasticine has cooled, it must be thoroughly kneaded.

How to make mass for modeling in a cold way

If it is not possible to heat the plasticine mass, then you can use cooking options without heat treatment.

Classic salt dough

Salt dough for modeling - a cheap and practical option

Salt dough is widely used to create crafts of various levels of complexity. Children of any age can work with it. Such plasticine is made from natural ingredients that can be found in every home.

Important! Such a mass for modeling is made on the basis of natural products, if the child pulls it into his mouth, it will not harm his health.

To make salt dough for modeling, you need to prepare:

• 250 ml of water;
• 1 glass of salt "Extra";
• 2 cups wheat flour.

The cooking process is as follows:

1. Combine salt and flour in a bowl.
2. Then gradually add water and knead the dough.
3. To determine the degree of readiness of the plasticine mass, be guided by its structure. If the mixture crumbles, add a small amount of water. Pour flour into too sticky plasticine.
4. Form a ball from the prepared mass, make several indentations in it with your fingers. If the dough holds its shape and does not blur, it is ready.

When kneading, you can add a little vegetable oil. Thanks to this component, plasticine will not dry out, stick to hands, and a crust will not form on it.

Important! It is necessary to correctly determine the amount of oil, if you add too much, the plasticine will begin to attract dirt and will dry for a long time.

Video: a practical guide to making salt dough

Recipe with oatmeal

The second option will require the preparation of the following ingredients:

• 1 glass of water;
• 1 glass of flour;
• 1 glass of oatmeal.

1. Place all ingredients in a bowl.
2. Mix the ingredients until a homogeneous mass is formed.

Variant with honey

Prepare the following components:

• 6 tablespoons of honey;
• 2 cups peanut butter;
• skimmed milk powder.

1. Combine honey and peanut butter in a bowl.
2. Add milk powder and knead until the mixture has the consistency of soft plasticine.

Step-by-step instructions for creating smart plasticine

Smart plasticine will surely please the child

Hendgam can be prepared in many ways. But not every of the existing options involves the creation of safe plasticine. Some recipes include sodium tetraborate. Plasticine containing this component is not suitable for young children. You can make a safe mass according to the following recipes.

Hendgam from PVA and starch

Handgum is an interesting material for games and modeling

You will need:

• 0.25 cups of PVA glue;
• 1/3 cup starch;
• dye;
• small package.

The methodology is as follows:

1. Pour starch into the bag, add dye.
2. Pour in the glue and shake. A lump should form from the components.
3. Take it out of the bag and wait for the liquid to drain. After that, the plasticine will be ready for use.

Gum for hands from PVA and soda

Required components:

• 50 ml PVA glue;
• 2 tablespoons of baking soda;
• glass jar;
• dye;
• package.

Do the following manipulations:

1. Combine glue and dye in a jar.
2. Add soda in small portions and mix. You should get a mass that resembles shortcrust pastry to the touch.
3. Then remove the plasticine from the jar, place it in a bag and knead. When the mass turns into a homogeneous lump, it can be used for modeling.

Video: making a handgam from soda and PVA

Smart plasticine made from cornstarch

You will need ingredients such as:

• 1 glass of warm water;
• 2 cups cornstarch;
• dye.

1. Pour starch into water in small portions and mix thoroughly.
2. Add dye. The finished plasticine should visually resemble mucus.

Important! Do not use cold water, this will make it difficult to stir the starch. It must be warm.

How to make clay from starch - video

laundry detergent recipe

Ingredients:

• 50 ml of PVA glue;
• a small amount of washing powder.

1. Pour the glue into the container, add the powder.
2. Thoroughly mix the resulting mass. It should acquire a gel-like consistency.

Handgum starch and hair conditioner

You will need the following components:

• 200 g potato starch;
• hair conditioner

Cooking instructions:

1. Pour starch into a bowl, add hair conditioner.
2. Knead the resulting mixture until smooth, adding conditioner if necessary.

Hair conditioner can be replaced with shampoo, but in this case, you will need more starch.

Video instruction for making handgam

How to paint plasticine at home

Options for dyes for plasticine

For coloring home plasticine use:

• gouache;
• acrylic paints;
• artificial and natural food colors.

The last option is the safest. Plasticine is stained with beet or carrot juice, as well as turmeric and coffee:

1. To give the elastic mass the desired color with the help of root crops, they must first be grated on a fine grater.
2. Then put the resulting mass on a piece of gauze and squeeze out the juice. natural dye ready.
3. Liquid dye is added at the very end of the production of plasticine.

Dry foods such as coffee or turmeric are added during the preparation of the elastic mixture along with the rest of the ingredients. Then the mass is well mixed so that it acquires a uniform color.

Ordinary plasticine is stored in a tightly closed container or cling film. You can put it in the refrigerator and warm it up a little before using. But the temperature level should not exceed 40 ° C. If moisture appears on the surface of the mass, add a little flour.

Smart plasticine should be stored in a bag. It must not be exposed to heat or water. Also, do not put handgam in the refrigerator. Under all conditions, chewing gum for hands retains its properties for five years.

According to its characteristics, home plasticine is not inferior to store products. It does not contain synthetic substances that can provoke allergic reactions in a child, therefore it is completely harmless to his health. In addition, it can be produced in unlimited quantities. Such plasticine is suitable for both creative games with children, and for professional modeling.

I have already written many times about how important the baby is. Yes, I think you know this very well without me. Therefore, today, without further ado, I want to tell you about another exciting and very useful activity - about modeling with kids and how you can play if you have a piece of dough at hand. All these games are useful not only for the development of fine motor skills, but also for the development of imagination, thinking, perseverance of the baby.

Often, mothers ask themselves the question: “What is better to choose for classes with a baby: dough or plasticine?” In my opinion, it would be better if you give the child the opportunity to get acquainted with different substances and sensations, you will conduct classes with both dough and plasticine. But here for the smallest (from 1 year old) it is better to use dough in modeling classes and that's why:

The dough is much softer and more pliable than clay, and for kids who still find it difficult to knead clay, this is important.

Considering the fact that many kids will want to taste the modeling mass, the dough ( home cooking) from this point of view, it is much safer, since its main components are flour, salt and water, and plasticine is still a combination of chemical components.

The dough can be prepared independently, or can be purchased at a store (for example, "Play Doh"). But if you knead the dough at home at least once, then, for sure, you will no longer want to deal with the purchased one. homemade dough more plastic, softer, more pleasant, and there is a lot of it! In addition, the process of preparing the dough is quite simple and does not take much time.

So how do you make play dough? Here are two test recipes that I have repeatedly tested and I really like. The first recipe is classic recipe salt dough. The dough on it is prepared very quickly and simply, it is often used to create durable crafts, after drying it can be painted.

Salt dough for modeling - a classic recipe

1 cup flour

½ cup salt (preferably "extra")

½ glass of water

1 tbsp vegetable oil

Mix all ingredients and mix well until smooth.

Recipe for a very plastic dough

And one more recipe for a very, very soft, plastic, homogeneous and, I would even say, perfect dough!:) It is not suitable for drying and painting, but it is perfect for fun games with dough.

1 cup flour

1 glass of water

¼ cup salt

1 tbsp vegetable oil

2 tsp citric acid

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan, stir, then place over medium heat. After that, we begin to actively stir the dough with a spoon until it forms a ball and stops sticking to our hands. It will take no more than 3 minutes to mix. After the dough has cooled, you can start playing with it.

Do not neglect such a seemingly insignificant ingredient as lemon acid! If you do not add it, then after storage in the refrigerator, the dough will begin to stick to your hands.

Food coloring can be added to any version of the dough. If you don't have food coloring to color the dough, you can use beetroot or carrot juice, turmeric, brilliant green, gouache. Well, if you divide the dough into several parts and paint them in different colors, it will be even more interesting!

Both doughs keep in the refrigerator in a closed container for quite a long time (several weeks).

Test games

So, you have the dough, what to do with it next? First of all, of course, you need to introduce the baby to the test. Give him the opportunity to touch, crush him. You can mold some kind of bun or bunny in order to show what the dough is capable of. If the acquaintance went well, you can move on to games.

Remember that the whole lesson should not last longer than 5-10 minutes. Do not try to include all the games in one lesson, watch the baby and always stop before he gets tired of the lesson. If a child loses interest in a particular game, it may be too easy or too difficult for him. Try to simplify or make the task easier.

1. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin

The kid, most likely, will begin to roll out the dough with pleasure, because he has seen more than once how his mother does it. If the crumbs are not good at wielding a rolling pin, help him by clasping his hands with yours.

Both a toy and a real kitchen rolling pin are suitable for the game. My daughter likes to roll with a big rolling pin even more.

2. Press various objects into the dough

Further, you can declare that the resulting cake is not just a cake, but a pizza or cake, which now needs to be decorated. And for this purpose, you can use a variety of items: matches, pasta, beans, counting sticks, small toys, lids, etc. Try to use objects of different shapes and sizes to diversify the child's tactile sensations.

3. Create simple crafts based on pressing objects into the dough

Here are some examples:

• Hedgehog

For the smallest, toothpicks can be replaced with matches or counting sticks.

• little man

Be sure to involve the child in rolling the torso and head. If the baby is not doing well yet, take his hands in yours and make rotational movements together.

4. Pinch off small pieces of dough, put them in a jar / bowl

This activity is very useful for the development of fine motor skills, as it trains the "plucked" grip. Beating the lesson is quite simple: invite the kid to feed his favorite bear with sweets. The game is likely to appeal to the smallest - children about a year old. At this age, kids really like to mess with small objects, fold and shift them.

5. Prick the dough on a fork

The same sweets that you made for the bear, try also to stick on the fork. You can tell the baby that the bear prefers to eat only from a fork, but refuses in a different way. So in the game we will quietly work out a very useful skill.

6. Cut with a knife

In this lesson, the main thing is to teach the child to hold the knife correctly and, importantly, to independently hold the dough with his left hand (if the baby is right-handed). A toy plastic knife, a special plastic dough knife or a butter knife are well suited for playing. The lesson will be interesting for a baby from about 1 year 3 months.

7. Leave prints on the test

We press the toy into the dough, carefully remove it and ale-op, a beautiful pattern is obtained on the dough! Taisiya was simply delighted with this activity, and could get carried away for a long time, imprinting pasta on the dough.

Good for printing sorter figures, pasta tubes, small toys, designer parts, fork, hairbrush . Well, if a car passes through the test, leaving traces (preferably with large wheels and protectors on them), then the baby will most likely appreciate it.

And, of course, it is worth mentioning the cookie cutters separately. With the help of them, you can not only make beautiful prints. With older kids, you can try to remove the "excess" dough around the molds so that you get "cookies".

Fingerprints can also be made with just a finger. After that, it will be very interesting to “sow” the seeds into the resulting holes. It will turn out another wonderful exercise for the development of a "tweezer" grip.

8. Pass the dough through a garlic press

9. Put the dough into a mold - make a pie

For this game, you can use both cupcake molds and clean molds from the sand set. Putting the dough in a mold, we try to properly compact each piece. Most likely, you will have to get the pie out of the mold with your mother's help, because. this job is not easy.

10. Hiding surprises in the dough and finding them

This is our favorite game. I think all children love when there is a surprise moment in the game. They are ready to open intricate locks, unscrew stubborn covers, just to see what is hidden behind them. Children are happy to find surprises, even if they themselves hid them!

Therefore, in this lesson, first, together with the baby, we hide the toy in the dough, putting it on one half of the cake and closing the second. Older kids can be offered to pinch the edges, as when sculpting a pie. For younger children, mom can do it. Well, then we ask ourselves the question “Where is our hedgehog?” or “Oh, who is hiding here?”. Perhaps, at the first games, the baby will have to show how to "dig" to the toy. Most likely, the baby will catch everything very quickly and will subsequently pick up the dough with impatience.

Even such a seemingly simple task is incredibly useful for children's fingers.

11. Sculpt sausages, koloboks and simple figures with my mother's help.

That's all for me, I wish you pleasant joint games and more happy smiles on your baby's face! I would be very grateful if you share this article with your friends on social networks (there are special buttons for this at the bottom of the article). Well, in order not to miss new articles, subscribe to updates in Instagram,