Modeling from salt dough is such a universal activity that both a child and an adult can get carried away with it. Working with this material has all the advantages of modeling, and additional advantages associated with the environmental safety of the dough. Even children under one year old can sculpt with it: lots of fun and no risk.

How to prepare the dough

Modeling from salt dough involves preparing working material at home. There is nothing complicated about this: the proportions of flour and water are 1:1, it is better to take coarse salt, it will create the impression of transparent inclusions glistening in the light. Even when coated with paint, such products retain this effect. Although, if you are going to do delicate artistic work, then such grains will be distracting - in this case, use fine salt. When mixing it with flour, do not forget that flour is twice as light, so the volume of flour used is twice the volume of fine salt, although the weight of these ingredients is equal.

How much water should I pour? Classic recipe contains a recommendation to add 1 part, but it is better to focus on it: it should stick well, but not spread. One teaspoon vegetable oil will add elasticity to the mixture and protect the finished product from cracking.

For the little ones: fish made from salt dough

Modeling from salt dough develops fine motor skills and the child, calms the nervous system and gives adults a reason to take a break from their work and just chat with the baby. They are very important for a small child, so modeling is a great activity.

Try creating a fish from salt dough. This is a simple figure that any child can make, especially with the sensitive help of parents. Bake the finished figurine in the oven at the lowest temperature until a slight blush appears. Be sure to cool the figurine before giving it to your child for further work.

On salty dough Gouache fits perfectly, after it dries, you can coat the fish with colorless nail or hair polish so that it does not leave colored marks on your fingers.

Interior decoration - salt dough tree

If for children modeling from salt dough is, first of all, entertainment, then for real masters it can turn into art.

Kneading the dough with fine salt, color two-thirds of it with cocoa or brown gouache, and leave one-third white. Place a barrel of brown sausages on baking foil, giving it relief using longitudinal grooves (work in a stack). Lay out the branches from the trunk upward. Now the crown. Make it from long white and brown sausages, which need to be laid out in beautiful curls and loops to create the effect of continuity. The loops can intersect each other, overlap one another and thread into each other. The main thing is that there is no clutter of details, and the crown creates a feeling of lightness. To do this, the sausages must be really thin.

Dry the finished work in the oven, and after cooling, cover it with acrylic varnish. The colors will become brighter and the wood will have a shine. Now the figure can be glued to thick paper and inserted into a frame. A wonderful gift for friends or for your own home is ready.

Subtleties and tricks

To prevent the craft from cracking during the drying stage, it is better to dry it in 3-4 stages with breaks. Dry the work in the oven on very low heat for an hour, then 2-3 hours at room temperature. Turn the product over and repeat the process 3 or 4 times, depending on the thickness of the dough. This applies to highly artistic things; children’s crafts can be done even less - they will dry out later, after the final finishing.

It is best to glue figures to paper using PVA glue; the main thing is to wait until the glue has completely dried, and only then lift the picture: the dough is heavy, the image may crawl if you do this ahead of time

Galina Maschenskaya

In this master class I will show you how to make from... salt dough apple tree. This theme is multifunctional and always interesting. This is a tree in summer. Based on this master class, make winter, spring and autumn trees for you too will:

A series of paintings to form an idea of ​​the alternation of seasons and seasonal changes in nature

"Guess what time of year"

Material for didactic games "The structure of a tree"

Material for designing a development environment

Visual material for classes: teamwork, salt dough molding« Yablonka» . Children make leaves and roll apples(available even for kids, and the teacher puts the details together.

You can prepare an integrated lesson modeling + FEMP(compare the size of the leaves, repeat the shape apples, count the leaves and apples).

You can make a coniferous tree on this basis (spruce is more expressive) or trees with different fruits (oak, rowan, or garden trees (plum, cherry). Then the familiarization will go in a different direction.

Watch, read and use!

To work for us will be needed:

1 glass of salt

1.5 cups wheat flour

0.5 cups rye flour

Ice water

Carnation (not ground, of course)

Brush and glass of water (for gluing)

Let's start sculpting!

First let's knead dough from wheat flour and 3/4 cups of salt. Place it in a bag or cover it with an inverted bowl to prevent it from drying out.

Now let's knead dough from rye flour and the remaining 1/4 cup of salt. It will turn out very beautiful, brownish dough. It sticks to your hands more, so when working with it, you need to "to dust" flour. Let's put it to white test.

Work on a mat which can then be placed in the oven (a regular piece of paper will do).

Roll into a fairly thick sausage. On one side it narrows slightly.

Flatten it a little. Cut out the roots and branches with a stack.

Flatten and spread apart the branches and roots.

Add branches, placing them under the trunk.

Shape the trunk, bark and roots with stacks and hands as desired.

To sculpt the leaves, roll dough sausage and cut it into equal pieces. Roll into balls. Flatten them. Using your index finger and thumb, pinch the tip of the leaf. Apply veins to the sheet in a stack.

Moisten the branches with water and arrange the leaves.

Now from rye roll apples dough.

Place them on the wood, after moistening the joint with water.

Let the product sit for several hours.

Now transfer it along with the bedding onto a baking sheet and place it in the oven.

Drying:

1 hour at 75°

1\2 hours at 100°

1\2 hours at 125°

At 150° approximately 1 hour with periodic supervision.

During the last hour of drying, lubricate several times. salty water.

Decorate the finished cooled product as desired. Looks good dough natural color on canvas or burlap.

And if you want to add color, use bright fabrics with large weaves.

Wooden frames or bright plain ones are good.

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Modeling is one of the most useful activities for kids. With its help, not only fine motor skills of the hands develop, but also perseverance, creative thinking and coordination of movements are developed.

One of the best materials for modeling with your child is salt dough. It is absolutely safe and does not contain harmful additives and easy to work with. DIY salt dough crafts will become wonderful souvenirs for your relatives and friends.

Universal recipes

You can find a great variety of salt dough recipes. Each master adds his own additives to them, selecting the desired consistency. The main products for kneading dough are salt, flour and water.

Depending on its purpose, its thickness may vary:

• dense dough - for large parts and creating massive panels;
• universal dough of medium consistency - it is convenient to make small pictures and figures from it;
• soft dough- delicate and pliable, it is suitable for small elements, exquisite flowers and figurines.

Some needlewomen measure ingredients in grams, others prefer to use proportions in parts.

Thick dough

To work you will need:

1. wheat flour - 1 part;
2. table salt - 1 part;
3. water - 0.7 parts.

That is, to knead this type of dough you need to take one identical measure (glass, cup, tablespoon) of salt and flour and 0.7 of the same measure of water.

Combine dry ingredients in a deep bowl and add little by little cold water. The dough should be homogeneous and very dense. There will be grains of salt in it - this is normal, don’t worry. Depending on the humidity and quality of flour and salt, you may need a little more or less water. Therefore, you can’t pour it into the dough all at once.

Medium consistency dough (all-purpose)

To work you will need:

1. wheat flour - 1 part;
2. water - 1 part;
3. table salt - ½ part;
4. finely ground salt (extra) - ½ part.

By replacing half of the coarse salt with fine salt, this type of dough becomes more plastic and pliable. It is convenient even for a child to sculpt from such an obedient mass. But this dough is also not suitable for the smallest details and realistic crafts.

Soft dough

To work you will need:

1. wheat flour - 1 part;
2. hot water - 1/4 part;
3. finely ground salt (extra) - 1 part;
4. PVA glue - ¾ parts.

Combine salt and flour, then add thick PVA glue and mix. Pour in little by little hot water, knead soft dough. It needs to be wrapped in cling film, allowed to rest and cool.

This dough is ideal for complex work. It holds its shape perfectly, preserving the prints and texture created on it. Its quality directly depends on the quality of the chosen glue.

The figures made from salt dough with glue differ special strength. They will delight their owner for many years.

1. If you plan to paint finished products, it is better to take wheat flour, although rye can also be used for salted dough.
2. You cannot use iodized salt - the finished figures may crack when drying.
3. The dough can be tinted while kneading. For this, food coloring or watercolors are used.
4. The finished dough must be wrapped in cling film or a plastic bag to prevent it from drying out.
5. A failed dough can be revived. If the dough is too liquid, you need to add a little more flour and knead again; if the dough is too tight, moisten it with water and knead, achieving the desired consistency.
6. Do not add fat or hand cream to the dough from which you plan to paint the products - the paint will apply unevenly.
7. The finished dough should be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days. It loses its qualities and it will be inconvenient to work with it.
8. It is best to sculpt volumetric products on wire or cardboard frames so that they do not fall apart.
9. Crafts can be dried naturally, leaving them for a couple of days, baked in a warm oven, or left next to the radiator. It is strictly not recommended to place figurines on the battery itself to avoid cracking.
10. It is best to paint crafts with acrylic paint or gouache. Watercolors should not be used: there is a risk of getting wet and ruining the product.
11. The junction of the parts must be moistened with water using a brush. This way they will connect firmly and quickly.
12. The finished souvenir can be coated with clear nail polish or acrylic varnish. This will protect it from moisture and the paint from fading.

Armed with new knowledge, try to put it into practice.

Cute hedgehog - toy for kids

Do you want to know what you can make with your child using salt dough? Start with the most simple crafts. The younger your baby, the simpler the products for joint creativity should be. Try to make a prickly hedgehog, and detailed description process in this microcontroller guarantees excellent results and good mood from a useful activity.

First of all, prepare universal salt dough and nail scissors. Roll a piece of dough into a drop-shaped piece.

The hedgehog's eyes and nose can be made from beads, black peppercorns, or pre-colored dough.

The needles are made using cuts. Use the tips of the scissors to make small cuts, lifting the needles up.

Perform the next row in a checkerboard pattern - with an offset. Row by row, make cuts until the entire back of the hedgehog is covered with needles.

Dry the finished toy in the oven or simply in a warm and dry room. If you wish, you can color it or entrust this important task to your child.

Original souvenir - funny dachshund

You can start preparing for the future ahead of time. New Year's holidays and make a funny dachshund as a gift for friends.

To work you will need:

• universal salt dough (see recipe above);
• cardboard, pencil, scissors;
• paints and brush;
• a piece of rope;
• clear nail polish;
• toothpick;
• foam sponge;
• glue "Dragon".

Prepare a drawing of a dachshund. You can sketch it by hand or print it out. Cut out the image of the dog along the outline.

Transfer the template to a piece of cardboard and cut it.

Roll out the dough to approximately 5mm thickness on baking paper. Attach the template and cut out the outline of the dachshund along it. Carefully remove the trimmings so as not to deform the workpiece.

Roll two balls and shape them into elongated dachshund eyes. Glue them with a drop of water to the head of the workpiece. Moisten all sections of the dog with water and smooth it with your fingers to remove all irregularities.

Use two small pieces of dough to make eyelids and glue them above the eyes. Use a toothpick to outline the ear, paws, mouth, nose and body contours.

Now you need to add volume to the workpiece. Roll the dough into an oval, glue it onto the ear and smooth the joint with a wet finger.

Add volume to the dachshund's back and tail in the same way.

Use a toothpick to press oblong dents around the perimeter of the figure. Make them randomly of different lengths from the edges of the body to the center.

It's time to dry the workpiece in a warm oven. Bake it until it is completely firm.

The dry figurine needs to be painted. Cover all areas where there are bulges and dents with black gouache.

After the first coat of paint has dried, paint the dachshund yellow. Put a little paint on a foam sponge and tint the entire body, while the dents should remain black - do not overdo it.

Draw the eyes of the dried dachshund in white. Make any inscription if you wish.

Glue a piece of rope to the back of the craft.

Cover the product with clear varnish and let it dry. The result of the work done is impressive - the mischievous puppy is ready.

Dog with original coloring:

Spectacular fish - step-by-step master class

Try making a beautiful fish with your child. Just follow detailed instructions- and even a little helper will be able to master this modeling technique.

To work you will need:

• universal salt dough;
• brush;
• corrugated felt-tip pen cap;
• ruler.

On baking paper or foil, roll out the salt dough into a layer 3-4 mm thick. Cut out a circle using a special die or just a round glass of a suitable diameter.

Pinch the dough on one side of the circle with two fingers, forming a tail.

Correct it and smooth out any rough edges.

On the opposite side, make a mouth for the fish using the handle of a brush.

Use the edge of a ruler or the blunt side of a knife to press the marks on the tail and fins.

Roll small balls and glue them onto the fish's head. These will be the eyes.

Make pupils from smaller balls and press them onto the eyes with the handle of a brush.

It's time to decorate the blank. Use the cap of a felt-tip pen to press down the first row of scales.

Roll a lot of small balls. Glue them with a drop of water to the body of the fish immediately behind the cap imprints and flatten them with the back of the brush.

If there is a suitable imprint, make imprints in the shape of a starfish; if not, make do with an already familiar cap or take another template.

Then push two more rows of cap impressions.

Roll into a thin sausage to form a tail.

Glue it to the blank on the edge of the tail. Fill the entire tail in the same way.

Next, chaotically stick and push a few more small balls.

Dry the resulting workpiece in a warm oven.

Color the fish, guided by your ideas of beauty and the colors available. If you glue a magnet to the back of it, it will proudly take its place on the refrigerator, decorating the kitchen of its happy owner.

Here are some more ideas with fish:

Cheerful boletus mushroom

The initial stage of learning how to sculpt is already behind you - you can start working on more complex products made from universal salt dough. Try to master the lesson of making a funny big-eyed boletus. Such an interesting mushroom will be appreciated not only by children, but also by adults.

To work you will need:

• universal salt dough;
• burnt out light bulb (classic pear-shaped);
• cardboard;
• acrylic paint or gouache;
• foil;
• paper napkins;
• masking tape;
• Super glue.

Cover the light bulb with tape and cover it with dough. Allow the piece to dry completely at room temperature or in a warm oven.

Cut a ring out of cardboard and put it on a light bulb - this is the basis of the future mushroom cap.

Form a hat of the desired size from crumpled paper napkins. Secure the structure with tape.

The result is something like this.

Wrap the hat in foil for added strength.

For the hat, you can use dough of any color; later the whole toy will be painted. Roll out a piece of dough into a circle at least 3 mm thick and stick around the top of the mushroom cap.

Remove the hat and seal the bottom.

Use the blunt side of a knife to press the strips.

Secure the cap to the mushroom stem using superglue or Moment. It should be slightly tilted towards the back.

Get started with the design. Blind and secure the arms, legs and nose to the fungus.

You can decorate the figurine with a funny caterpillar or make another decorative element, such as a ladybug.

Dry the finished piece.

Paint the figurine, draw eyes and a nose and varnish. The amazing fungus is ready. You won’t be able to pickle it and eat it, but you can easily decorate a shelf with it.

Funny pig pendants

Such funny pendants are an idea for an unusual Christmas tree decoration or a cute souvenir for people dear to you. Such a themed gift will come in handy, because the patron of 2019 is the yellow pig.

To work you will need:

• universal salt dough;
• toothpick;
• thin rope;
• paints and brush;
• foam sponge;
• black gel pen;
• Super glue.

Form a flattened circle - a pig's body. Glue a smaller circle - a patch - into its center. Use a toothpick to press down the nostrils.

Elizaveta Rumyantseva

Nothing is impossible for diligence and art.

The plastic material, accessible to everyone, allows you to create unique items for the interior. Salt dough has long been used to make beautiful crafts. Together with your child, you can sculpt animal figurines, New Year’s compositions, and even entire thematic pictures from the pliable mass.

Features of working with salt dough

Anyone can make crafts from this material - Small child who begins to practice the art of modeling, and an adult who has mastered the process back in kindergarten. To prevent the sculpted product from deteriorating, you need to do everything correctly - prepare the mass for modeling directly and dry the figures. Coloring also has its secrets, which you will definitely learn about.

• How to prepare salted play dough

The consistency is easy to work with, but for a successful craft, proper mixing is necessary. If you correctly follow all the proportions indicated in the master classes, you can make a pliable material. Figures made from it retain their original appearance. There are two popular recipes salt dough, which are successfully practiced among homemade hand-made lovers.

Recipe No. 1

• wheat flour (WS) – 500 g;
• water (necessarily cold) – 200 ml;
• “Extra” salt – 200 g.

According to this recipe, the mass turns out to be of high quality, plastic and edible (which is important). All components of the material are edible, so it is great for teaching young children during developmental activities. If a child eats a finished craft, it will not cause harm to his own health. Products made from safe materials are the best choice for a curious baby.

Recipe No. 2

It is also suitable for sculpting with kids, because the consistency is plastic and you can sculpt anything. During the game, the child must be closely monitored so that the mass is not eaten. To prepare, you need to stock up on the following ingredients:

• premium white flour – 500 g;
• water (cold) – 200 ml;
• PVA glue – 2 tbsp.

The adhesive component in the composition guarantees the stability of the product made from the mass. This composition can be easily tinted and painted, and in addition, has a long hardening period (it is easy to correct minor defects in the finished craft). Try both recipes to find the best one for your needs (depending on age, skill, etc.).

• How to dry salt dough crafts

– an obligatory stage in creating crafts from salt dough, thanks to which the products acquire strength. The drying process requires certain conditions, because at room temperature the figurine will not reach the desired condition, because in twenty-four hours it will dry out by only one millimeter. In the summer you can try to put it in the air, but this will not give much results. It is best to use an oven:

• At a temperature of 75°C, drying time will be an hour.
• At a temperature of 100°C – an hour.
• At a temperature of 120°C – half an hour.
• At a temperature of 150°C – half an hour.

Large items should be dried longer, but for small crafts the time can be reduced. To prevent the dough from sticking, cover the baking dish with foil. Decor in the form of beads, rhinestones, beads should be dried at temperature conditions no higher than 120 °C. You should not use a microwave oven or place crafts on a hot radiator, otherwise they may immediately become deformed and crack. From time to time you need to turn the figures over in the oven so that they are evenly baked on all sides.

• How to color dough products

The created and dried figurine can be painted in any of your favorite colors. Best choice For these purposes you will use acrylic paint or gouache. The painted product must be coated with colorless nail polish so that the paint lasts a long time and does not lose its richness and brightness over time. You can make a colored mass by adding the desired tone (it is better to use food coloring) while kneading flour.

What can you make from salt dough with your own hands?

Having mastered the technique of creating salted material for modeling, you can easily achieve mastery in which you can make crafts of any complexity. A new hobby can interest not only an adult, but also a child. Plastic dough is a wonderful material for creativity, development of hand motor skills, concentration and much more. There are a lot of ideas on what can be made from play dough, and crafts can be of any complexity and interesting to children of different ages.

Simple figures for children 2-3 years old

Having plastic material at hand, you can organize an educational activity for the youngest children. What can you make from salt dough for a two-year-old child? First, you should introduce the baby to the material - let him hold the mass in his hands, then clearly show what the dough is capable of, that is, make a bun or a snowman.

Small children are not capable of grandiose crafts, so it’s better to start by following the easiest method and doing everything step by step:

• Roll out the dough with a rolling pin, and then press small objects in the form of curly pasta, beans or buttons onto the finished layer.
• Cut out dough with cookie cutters.
• Roll balls of different sizes from plastic material, creating little men, a snowman, a kolobok, and a smesharik.
• Roll out sausages, making snails, caterpillars and other elementary figures.

For children 3-4 years old

For children three or four years old, rolling out alone is not enough, because the child has already grown up and can perform more complex tasks. Interesting idea For creative activities there will be pictures made from salt dough. The child, with the help of an adult, will create a three-dimensional image on a piece of paper, and then color it. Pictures can convey any plot: from seasons and mini-images of the country to episodes of fairy tales and cartoons.

For modeling with children 5-6 years old and older

If you can’t give small children intricate tasks, creative six-year-olds can master complex crafts made from salt dough. For example, these could be figurines in the form of a three-dimensional sheep, a mouse on cheese, or an original vase with a chic bouquet of flowers. Children aged five to six years can master technology handmade using a salty consistency. Following the example of an adult, a child can cope even with those products that require significant concentration and manual dexterity.

How to make crafts from salt dough - step-by-step instructions

The process of sculpting crafts is easy, takes some time, but gives you a chance to pay attention to your baby. With easy-to-follow instructions and several educational video tutorials at hand, parents can quickly figure out how to make a certain craft from salt dough and explain it to their child. There are many product options, choose one or more and get started!

Flowers

The created products will look not just beautiful, but also believable. For example, to make a rose, minimal effort is required:

• Roll out a layer from the dough prepared in advance (no more than half a centimeter thick).
• Using a round object in the shape of a glass, squeeze out five identical petal elements.
• Place the circles horizontally on top of each other so that each component touches, protruding a centimeter.
• Roll the steps into one roll, and then place the whole structure with one side on a hard table surface.
• Spread the petals of the bud on the top of the flower from the center in different directions.

Toys for the New Year

Original decorations are made easily and quickly. If you don’t know what you can make from salted play dough New Year, consider hanging toys for the Christmas tree. To make it you will need salt dough, colored paints and wire for fastening:

• Bell. You need to roll out the ball and make a bell-skirt. Attach the tongue to a wire, which will serve as a fastener to spruce or pine branches. Dry the finished figure and paint it in bright shades.
• Figurines-pendants. Use a cookie cutter to make a figure. Use a toothpick or cocktail straw to make a hole in the top. After drying, paint the toys, and thread a thick thread or thin ribbon into the hole.

Crafts for February 23

The best gift for a man will be a symbolic gift that can emphasize valor, courage and strength. Thanks to special molds You can easily make a gift for February 23 in the form of a tank, soldier, or ship. To do this, roll out the salt dough into a layer and squeeze out the selected shapes from it using a mold. All that remains is to dry the souvenirs and paint them in military color.

Souvenirs for March 8

The best gift on Women's Day is flowers. Why not make them from salt dough? From plastic material you can create a bouquet that will delight you with its beauty for many years. A vase of flowers would be an excellent gift for a friend, mother, sister, or grandmother:

1. Make a lot of classic recipe, roll out the layer half a centimeter, cut a 15x10 cm rectangle from the piece.
2. Create a hole in the top of the figure with a cocktail straw. This will make it possible to hang the product on the wall.
3. Form a ball from another part of the dough, roll it out and make a vase, bending the neck slightly. Secure onto the prepared rectangular base.
4. Roll out three stems, attaching them to the vase.
5. Cut circles for the bud and twist to form a rose.
6. Oval figures will serve as petals, on which make stripes.
7. Decorate the vase with voluminous balls or chamomile.
8. Dry the painting, paint it, and cover it with a layer of colorless varnish.

For the holiday, you can make decorative egg pendants that can be used to decorate cabinet handles, windows, or make an original garland. For this you will need oval shape to squeeze flat eggs out of the material. On the top edge of the egg, use a cocktail tube or a marker cap to make a hole for the ribbon. Place the product on a baking sheet in the oven, dry it, and then apply the design you like to the eggs using acrylic paints or gouache. Secure the crafts on a long ribbon.

Find out how they are created.