Our children are often very fond of all creative activities. In addition to having fun, it allows them to give free rein to their imagination. Inventing numerous stories and mixing colors at will, they have a blast and amaze us with the fruits of their creativity to the rhythm of the seasons. What’s more, we don’t do any better to keep them occupied when the days are rainy. And what a joy to share these moments with family and see their works evolve as they grow! What’s more, as adults we sometimes also like to relax and have fun doing improvised crafts.
However, these creative activities often require a little equipment. In fact, this gives rise to certain purchases and can represent a thorn in a tight budget. And as long as we are careful about the ingredients, find tools non-toxic can become a headache! For all artists, young and old, there are nevertheless inexpensive and easy recipes that we provide here.
For the sensory side, also try the slime whose funny texture always pleases little ones as well as the recipe for making giant bubbles to impress them!
3 recipes for your creative activities
Prepare glue for your creative activities
It’s hard to do without glue when engaging in creative activities! Fortunately, this is easily prepared with flour.
What you need:
- A classic glass of flour
- A glass of water
- A tablespoon of water
The steps:
First, mix the dry ingredients in the saucepan. Then add the water and cook everything over heat, stirring regularly to avoid lumps. Then monitor the texture of your mixture and adjust with flour or water if it is too liquid or pasty. Following this, you can use your paint to stick paper, labels or cardboard for example. If you don’t use it all at once, know that this preparation will keep in the fridge for about two days.
Little bonus: Multiply the doses by ten to obtain an effective wallpaper glue. Don’t forget to add a glass of turpentine per liter of preparation for optimized drying and to repel insects.
Prepare paint of all colors
Another essential for creative activities, painting is what adds the colorful touches necessary for the success of any work. It simply brings joy and life to the drawings!
What you need:
- 500 ml of water
- 50 g of flour
- 45 g de sucre
- 8 g of salt
- Food colorings
The steps:
With the exception of food coloring, pour all your ingredients into one container and cook over low heat, stirring regularly. Little by little, you will see the mixture take on a thicker consistency. That’s a good sign! Finally, all you have to do is divide your dough into different pots and add colorings to create your colors. Here, a few drops will easily suffice.
Little bonus: Even if it’s homemade, you are in no way limited and can test different mixtures to vary the results during your creative activities. For example, if your dear heads dread bath timeyou can concoct a great paint to brush on the walls and rinse off. It is also possible to prepare watercolor paint, glittery for more originality and even inflated 3D effect to stay on a classic paper support!
Make homemade modeling clay
Being able to model shapes allows you to vary your manual activities a little, hence the success of modeling clay non-toxic and edible ! In fact, dipping your hands in dough offers a sensory moment very different from simple drawing. And then it allows you to create decorative characters or play.
What you need:
- 250 ml of water
- 135 g of salt
- 115 g of flour
- 55 g cornstarch
- 30 ml of oil
- Food colorings
The steps:
To start, carefully mix the starch and flour in a salad bowl. In another bowl, dilute the colorings in water. Then mix everything and add the oil. After mixing sufficiently, cook everything over low heat. always stirring well. When it becomes difficult to mix and comes away from the edges of the pan, it’s ready! Let cool well before use and store for up to two months in airtight jars.
Along the same lines, our no-cook salt dough recipe always appeals to little ones.