PLIP Magazine numero3 EN.pdf

Do-It-Yourself Idea
The salt dough
For this activity you will need:
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A glass of fine salt
A glass of warm water
2 glasses of flour
Paint

1. Prepare salt, flour and lukewarm water in a bowl
2. M
ix until it forms a ball. If it sticks to your fingers, add more
flour. If it’s too dry, add a little more water.
3. With the dough, form the shape you like
4. L
et your work dry for about 12 hours. It’s important, otherwise it
will deform during cooking. Be careful not to let it dry for too
long, it might become brittle.
5. C
ook it at 95 degree for an hour. The cooking time might vary
depending on the size of your pieces. Salt dough is cooked when it
became very hard.
6. Once cooled you can paint the dough!