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Free Crafty Recipes, Projects & Step-by-Step Instructions
Learn how to make homemade craft materials: salt dough, clay, paper
mache, and finger paints for non-edible crafts. Plus, some recipes for
edible artful creations for fabulous food fun!
When it comes to homemade arts and crafts, nothing beats using your own
home-grown materials and methods. You can spend a lot of money buying colored
clay dough, paper mache mix, and finger paints at the store, or you can
use some basic materials you already have around the house to make your
own.
The following of crafty recipe ideas cover some of the most common
do-it-yourself materials for non-edible craft projects you can make for
yourself or for creative children. Included are recipes for salt and clay
doughs, paper mache, and finger paints.
And if you're looking for food fun of the edible kind,
don't miss the recipes further down on this page for chinese fortune cookies
and other art you can make and eat.
Crafty Recipe Selection (Non-Edible)
How to Make Salt Dough
Learn how to make homemade salt dough for fun Christmas ornaments and other
dough sculpture fun. Once baked, salt dough can be painted and decorated
until your heart's content.
How to Make Play Clay Dough
Want to save money by not buying that stuff in the can? Follow
these simple instructions for making your own colored clay dough.
How to Make Paper Mache
Learn several variations for making homemade paper mache or paper
pulp for creative projects and sculptures that can be painted on.
How to Make Finger Paint
Painting is one of the most creatively fun activities for bored kids. Learn
how to make your own colorful finger paint with cornstarch and food coloring
for
creative
painting
masterpieces!
Fabulous Food Fun Recipes (Edible)
 How to Make Fun Fortune Cookies
Recipe for Chinese fortune cookie dough complete with step-by-step
instructions for writing your own creative fortunes and folding them into
your own cookies!
Fun with Food:
Art You Can Eat!
It begins with an innocent fruit salad smiley, but then prompts you towards animal
faces, celebrity portraits, and designs.
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