You won't believe what we used to make this play clay, either. Read on for the full recipe tutorial.
How to Make Bread Clay for Kids
Materials
- 10-12 pieces of bread
- 1 cup of school glue
- A bowl for mixing
- Food coloring (optional)
Method
- Begin by cutting the crusts from 10-12 slices of bread. I did this part for Rosie and Jewel and then set them up with a large bowl so that they could break apart the bread.
- Have kids rip and tear the bread over and over; the finer the crumbs the better.
- Once the bread is broken into pieces add 1 cup of white school glue to the bowl and mix.
- Continue to mix the ingredients in the bowl until the dough is formed.
- Then, remove the dough from the bowl and knead it with clean-dry hands, sprinkling flour as needed.
- After a bit of kneading you will be left with super fun and stretchy play clay!
Adding Color to Your Bread Clay
Want more than one color of clay? No problem!
- Divide the bread clay into bowls, using one bowl for each color of clay that you wish to make.
- Add several drops of food coloring to each bowl.
- Then, knead the color into the dough, adding more food coloring and kneading until the desired colors are achieved.
Tips/Resources:
- Is your dough too sticky? That means you need to add a little more bread. Our clay was a little stickier than we wanted, so we added another slice of bread, and that did the trick!
- Is your bread clay crumbling apart? That means you need to add more glue. Slowly add more and knead until the desired consistency is reached.
- Bread clay is meant for one-day use and should not be stored for more than a few hours in the fridge between play.
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