
How to make from the dough interesting hand-made articles that will decorate your table
Modeling different figures from dough came to us fromancient times, this is how princes have entertained themselves for many centuries. After all, dough is a very flexible material - any figure can be made from it, so you can decorate your child's leisure time and improve your relationship. This is how fine motor skills of the hands, the right hemisphere of the brain develop, and your child will develop faster than his peers.Recipes We present you the first method of cookingsalted dough for wonderful crafts. So, for this we will need wheat flour (12 cups), rye flour (12 cups), water (cup), wallpaper glue (about two tablespoons). And now the second recipe, intended for children of primary school age - it is safer. For this we will need flour (2 cups), salt (cup), water (cup). But if you do not have time to prepare the dough yourself, you can simply buy it in a children's art store, it is sold in different containers.
To prepare a safe dough:Pour salt into warm water (wait until the water cools down and the salt dissolves completely), pour in flour and knead the dough very well. And you can paint our future masterpieces with any paint. For example, gouache or watercolors, as well as food colorings. Roll balls from the dough, wrap them in cling film, put them in a cool place - on the balcony or in the refrigerator, this is done for its elasticity, if you do not do this - it will crumble and break.
Getting ready for work Next, we prepare ourworkplace, we stretch out the already cold dough, we cover the table with an unnecessary tablecloth or cellophane. Next, we look for the tools that we will need, and we will need: a board for rolling out the dough, a sharp knife, various brushes, floss threads. And also coins, buttons, corks, matches, cereals and foil.
We roll out the dough and cut out different shapes from itfigures that you like, and you can also show your imagination and cut out figures in parts, and wet the gluing places with a brush and press with your finger. You can also decorate the refrigerator if you glue a magnet to your creation. Drying It is advisable not to leave the dough that you do not use in the air, but to put it in cellophane so that it does not lose its elasticity. In order to make a frame from dough, it is enough to simply cut out a sketch (the shape of the future frame) on hard paper and stick it with dough, make small details, as indicated above.
To leave a mark on the history of your lifechild, you can make a handprint or a footprint, and then show it to them as an adult. You can start learning the alphabet with the help of such figures, molding them with your own hands, so memorization will happen faster, you can even mold words in different languages. You can separate vowels and consonants by color.
You can also make a candlestick from the dough, butIt is worth remembering that when drying, the dough decreases, and the size of the hole should be made a little larger. If your child has nightmares, then psychologists prove that if you depict your fears in the form of modeling and drawing, then the fears disappear almost instantly. When your product is ready, it should be dried, this can be done in the air or in the oven. But, in no case, is it allowed to dry the product on the battery, after such drying it will simply lose its appearance. To give the product perfection, you can cover it with glaze from eggs, for this, before the end of drying, the creation must be regularly greased until the desired shade is achieved. We hope that everything will go well for you, and even if something did not work out - do not be upset, the main thing is to enjoy the process.