Homemade paints, clays, and experiments
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Salt Dough
Date Assigned: 04/20/2020
Date Due: 06/30/2020
2 Cups Flour
1 Cup Salt
->Mix in a bowl.
1 Cup Water
->Add slowly and mix thoroughly.
Knead the dough with your finges for 5-7 minutes. It should not stick to your work surface. If it does, sprinkle a little bit of flour down.
Keep the dough in a plastic bag or in a covered bowl so it does not dry out.
You can let this dough air dry for 2-3 days OR bake in the oven at 300degrees for about an hour or until firm. It will turn a light brown. Allow to cool and/or dry thoroughly before adding paint or color.
This dough will keep for about 5 days
Make a gift for someone or practice your spelling words!
CORNSTARCH CLAY
Date Assigned: 04/20/2020 Date Due: 06/30/2020
1 Cup Baking Soda 1/2 Cup Cornstarch 2/3 Cup Water WITH A GROWN UP: Mix in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring consantly until it looks like mashed potatoes Remove from heat and let it cool. Once cool enough to handle, move to work surface (just like baking) and knead (smoosh, press, roll) the clay, adding cornstarch as needed to make the clay soft. Shape as desired: a pinch pot? A bird? Shapes? With a grown up: Bake at 250 degrees until hard. Flat pieces will take about 30 minutes, flip halfway through. Thick or soli pieces will take longer. ~ Store any extra dough in an airtight container in the fridge for up to one week~
PAINTING WITH TEA!
Date Assigned: 04/08/2020 Date Due: 06/30/2020
If you want to play around, but just don't like the smell of coffee, you might like this instead.
Your basic black tea will get more intense colors. Tea with turmeric will get you some yellows, herbal teas tend to be very light in color, but smell the best!
Let me know what works best for you....but don't use up all the tea in the house trying to figure it out!
PAINTING WITH COFFEE!
Date Assigned: 04/08/2020 Date Due: 06/30/2020
If you are missing painting but have no paint at home, here is something you can try. Just don't mix up your project cup with the narest grown-ups coffee mug! Painting with Coffee Just so you know, I have a friend who did a series of about twenty paintings, most realistic and some abstract, using only coffee to get differnt values of brown. If you like coffee, it smells delicious!
HANDPRINT ANIMAL ART
Date Assigned: 05/10/2020 Date Due: 05/10/2020
These animals looked ike so much fun! You could, of course, use crayon or marker, outline your hand, and color it in if you don't have paint or just don't want to get messy! What other animals could you create using the shape of your hand as a start? Share your ideas! Easy Handprint Animals
PAINT MONET STYLE FIELD OF POPPIES
Date Assigned: 05/10/2020 Date Due: 05/10/2020
I love all the differnt techniques you can see here. Fast forward to the one you like or try your own version using crayons for the background. Draw your poppies on a separate paper and cut and glue them to the green field.