Safe homemade plasticine for children: 5 simple recipes

Plasticine is an excellent material for the development of both babies and older children. It develops spatial thinking, imagination, hand motility, perseverance and a sense of color! But very often, babies try to taste the bright mass, which can cause poor health or even poisoning. An alternative is homemade harmless plasticine!

Such plasticine can be made at home using the basic ingredients that every housewife has in her kitchen!

RECIPE #1

You will need:

• 1 glass of water
• 1 Art. l. vegetable oil
• Half a glass of salt
• 1 Art. l. citric acid
• Food coloring
• 1 cup flour

Preparation:

1. Mix water, oil, salt, citric acid, and food coloring.
2. Lightly heat the mass in a saucepan. Remove from heat and add flour. Mix to get a homogeneous mass.
3. Store this mass for modeling in a small container with a lid or wrap it in cling film.

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RECIPE #2

You will need:

• 1 cup salt
• 1 glass of water
• Half a cup of flour
• Additional flour (for kneading)

Preparation:

1. Mix salt, water and flour. Boil the mass in a saucepan over medium heat.
2. When the mixture becomes thick and viscous, remove it from the stove and let it cool.
3. The cooled dough should be kneaded, gradually adding flour to achieve the desired density.

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RECIPE #3

You will need:

• Half a cup of salt
• 2 cups of water
• Food coloring
• 2 Art. l. vegetable oil
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 2 tbsp. alum

Preparation:

1. Mix salt and water, pour into a saucepan and cook until the salt is completely dissolved.
2. Take off the heat and pour in the food coloring. Add oil, flour, alum to the liquid and mix until a homogeneous mass.
3. Such dough can be stored in the refrigerator for more than 2 months.

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RECIPE #4

You will need:

• 1 cup flour
• 1 glass of water
• 2 cups oatmeal

Preparation:

1. Mix all the ingredients and mix well.
2. It is not desirable to have such plasticine, but it will not harm the body if the baby decides to pull it into the mouth.
3. It is necessary to store the mass in the refrigerator in a closed container.

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RECIPE #5

You will need:

• 1 glass of water
• 1 cup salt
• 2 hour l. vegetable oil
• Food colorings
• 3 cups flour
• 2 Art. l. corn starch

Preparation:

1. Mix water, salt, butter, and food coloring in a bowl.
2. Gradually add flour and starch until the mixture resembles a thick dough.
3. Store in a closed jar or cling film.

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