Salt dough baby. The best DIY dough crafts

Sculpting is a great way to develop fine motor skills in children. However, kids are very fond of tasting everything, so traditional modeling materials, like clay or plasticine, are often not suitable for classes. There is a great alternative - salt dough: it is very easy to sculpt from it, it is much softer and more pliable than the same plasticine, and at the same time, it is absolutely safe for the child.

Any product can be made from this material. Small children (from one and a half years old) can, under your guidance, try to create simple figurines from salt dough, and an older child - any crafts, souvenirs or toys that only imagination and skill are capable of.

How to make salt dough?

On top of all the benefits of this material for modeling, it is also very affordable, as it can be quickly made in your kitchen.

There are many recipes for making salt dough, so everyone has the opportunity to choose the most convenient and simple for themselves.

Here is one way:

• take a glass of salt (about 200 g), add 2 cups of flour, and dilute with water (more than half a glass), knead the dough;
• you will determine the degree of its readiness along the way: if the dough sticks to your hands and stretches too much, add a little more flour, and if it crumbles, then there is not enough water;
• try to roll the ball and make a few recesses in it (the finished dough will keep its shape well without blurring);
• when kneading, it is recommended to add a little (a tablespoon) of vegetable oil;
• for sculpting relief figures, add 2 tablespoons of starch;
• wrap the well-mixed mass with polyethylene and refrigerate for several hours;
• toys made from salt dough can be painted ready-made, or you can immediately prepare colored dough (make it in several separate containers and add food coloring, instant coffee, beetroot or carrot juice, acrylic or gouache paints, etc. when kneading).

You can watch special master classes if you are going to sculpt for the first time.

The goal of modeling classes for children should be to form an interest in this art, to familiarize themselves with all the properties and capabilities of the material: the dough can be torn, crushed, flattened, rolled, crumbled, dried. Teach your child to invent stories, make toys or figurines of acting characters for them, and combine them into whole large compositions. This will help you not only develop and improve the fine motor skills of children, but will also develop their imagination, imagination, and speech.

Making simple crafts with kids

Sculpt should be on a special board for modeling or a baking sheet. Also prepare a small rolling pin to roll out the dough, a brush (you will sometimes have to moisten the dough with water), stacks - sticks for working with plasticine or dough, other details, depending on the direction of your work (paints, molds, decorations, etc.).

If you are just starting to work with a small child, choose the simplest schemes and master classes so that it is easy and interesting for children to sculpt products.

First, you can do something by showing it to the child, then perform actions with his hand, and then let him try to create a toy from salt dough with his own hands.

Come up with a fairy tale about your character with your child. For example, it is very easy to make a cute little caterpillar or even her whole family, and then play with them.

In the same way, other toys are created very simply - octopuses, a snake, cats, fish, birds, vegetables and fruits. You can cut blanks out of cardboard, and then circle them already on the test.

Also, for little children, a very simple master class on making figures from salt dough as Christmas tree decorations will be available.

As a memorable home souvenir, you can make prints of the child's legs and hands, and on the back, sign how old the baby was.

Making more complex toys

There are master classes that show that you can create more complex toys, figurines, or even entire compositions with your own hands. For example, try with older children to make a cute hedgehog or the whole hedgehog family.

In the same way, you can make a sheep, an owl, and any other voluminous toy.

Master classes will help you create even whole paintings from salt dough, which will become not only an excellent decoration for your home, but also a wonderful original souvenir for a gift. Pictures are best sculpted on fabric, foil or painted cardboard. When the craft is completely dry, paint it and varnish it.

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, imaginative thinking and coordination of movements are developed.

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

Salt dough recipes are plentiful. Each master makes his own additives in them, choosing the right consistency. The main products for kneading dough are salt, flour and water.

Depending on the purpose, its density may be different:

• 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 - gentle 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.

dense dough

For work you will need:

1. wheat flour - 1 part;
2. food 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.

In a deep bowl, combine the dry ingredients and gradually add cold water. The dough should be homogeneous and very dense. There will be grains of salt in it - this is normal, do not worry. Depending on the moisture and quality of the flour and salt, a little more or less water may be needed. Therefore, you can not pour it into the dough all at once.

Medium consistency dough (universal)

For work you will need:

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

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

soft dough

For 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 with flour, then add thick PVA glue and mix. Slowly adding hot water, knead a soft dough. It must be wrapped in cling film, allowed to rest and cool.

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

Figures molded from salt dough with glue are different special strength. They will please their owner for more than one year.

1. If you plan to color finished products, it is better to use wheat flour, although rye flour can also be used for salt dough.
2. You can not take iodized salt - finished figures may crack when dried.
3. The dough can be tinted during kneading. For this, food coloring or watercolor is 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 reanimated. You need to add a little more flour to the watery one and knead again, moisten the too tight dough with water and knead, achieving the desired consistency.
6. Do not add grease or hand cream to the dough to be dyed, as the paint will not adhere evenly.
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. Volumetric products are best sculpted on wire or cardboard frames so that they do not fall apart.
9. Crafts can be dried naturally by leaving them for a couple of days, baked in a warm oven, or left next to the radiator. It is categorically not recommended to put figurines on the battery itself to avoid cracking them.
10. It is best to paint crafts with acrylic paint or gouache. Watercolor should not be used: there is a risk of soaking and spoiling the product.
11. The junction of the parts must be moistened with water using a brush. So they are firmly and quickly connected.
12. The finished souvenir can be covered with colorless 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

Want to know what you can do with a child from salt dough? Start with the simplest crafts. The younger your baby is, the easier products for co-creation should be. Try to mold a prickly hedgehog, and a detailed description of the process in this MK guarantees an excellent result and a good mood from a useful activity.

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

The eyes and nose of a hedgehog can be made from beads, black peppercorns, or pre-dyed dough.

Needles are made with incisions. Make small cuts with the tips of the scissors, lifting the needles up.

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

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

Original souvenir - funny dachshund

You can start preparing for the upcoming New Year holidays in advance and make a funny dachshund as a gift to your friends.

For work you will need:

• salt dough universal (see recipe above);
• cardboard, a simple 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 by hand or print on a printer. Cut out the outline of the dog.

Transfer the template to a sheet of cardboard and cut.

Roll out the dough to about 5mm thick on baking paper. Attach the pattern and cut out the outline of the dachshund along it. Carefully remove the trim so as not to deform the workpiece.

Roll up two balls and form oblong dachshund eyes out of them. Glue them on a drop of water to the head of the workpiece. Moisten all sections of the dog with water and smooth with your fingers to remove any bumps.

From two small pieces of dough, make eyelids and glue them over the eyes. With a toothpick, 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 on the ear and smooth the joint with a wet finger.

Similarly, add volume to the back of the dachshund and its tail.

Push the oblong dents around the perimeter of the figurine with a toothpick. 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.

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

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

Draw white eyes on the dried dachshund. Make any inscription you want.

Glue a piece of string 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 to mold a beautiful fish with your child. Just follow the detailed instructions - and even a little helper will be able to master this sculpting technique.

For work you will need:

• salt dough universal;
• tassel;
• corrugated cap of a felt-tip pen;
• 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 cutting or just a round glass of a suitable diameter.

Squeeze the dough on one side of the circle with two fingers, forming a ponytail.

Correct it and smooth out the bumps.

On the opposite side, make the mouth of the fish with the handle of the brush.

With the edge of a ruler or the blunt side of a knife, push the prints on the tail and fins.

Roll up small balls and glue them on the head of the fish. These will be the eyes.

From smaller balls, make pupils and press them to the eyes with the handle of the brush.

It's time to decorate the workpiece. Push the first row of scales with the cap of a felt-tip pen.

Roll up many small balls. Glue them on a drop of water to the body of the fish just behind the prints of the cap and flatten with the back of the brush.

If there is a suitable print, make prints in the shape of a starfish, if not, get by with a familiar cap or take another template.

Then push two more rows of cap prints.

Roll up a thin sausage to decorate the ponytail.

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

Dry the resulting workpiece in a warm oven.

Color the fish according to your idea of ​​beauty and the colors available. If you stick a magnet on the back of it, it will proudly take its place on the refrigerator, decorating the kitchen of its lucky owner.

Here are some more fish ideas:

Cheerful boletus mushroom

The initial stage of learning to sculpt is already over - you can take on more complex products 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 a child, but also by an adult.

For work you will need:

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

Glue the light bulb with tape and wrap it around with dough. Let the workpiece 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.

From crumpled paper napkins, form a hat of the desired size. Fasten the structure with adhesive tape.

As a result, such a preparation is obtained.

Wrap the hat in foil for extra strength.

For the hat, you can use the 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 wrap around the top of the mushroom cap.

Remove the hat and close the bottom.

Use the blunt side of a knife to push through the strips.

Attach the hat to the stem of the mushroom with superglue or Moment. It should be slightly tilted towards the back.

Take care of the decor. Blind and fix the handles, legs and spout on the fungus.

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

Dry the finished workpiece.

Color the figurine, draw eyes and nose and varnish. Amazing fungus is ready. Salting and eating it will not work, but decorating a shelf with it is easy.

Funny pigs pendants

Such funny pendants are an idea for an unusual Christmas decoration or a nice souvenir for your dear people. Such a thematic present will be most welcome, because the patron saint of 2019 is a yellow pig.

For work you will need:

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

Form a flattened circle - a pig body. Glue a smaller circle in its center - a patch. Poke your nostrils with a toothpick.

Roll up two small balls and glue over the patch - these are the eyes. From small triangles make ears. At the points of their connection with the head, push the grooves with a knife.

Blind a heart and glue a pig to the body.

Push the indentations along the contour of the body with a toothpick.

With a toothpick, make 2 holes at the top for suspension and at the bottom for rope legs.

Roll up two sausages with a thickening at the ends - these are the legs. Attach them to the body so that the heart is in the hooves of the pig.

Testoplasty is a new exciting type of needlework, which involves the creation of a wide variety of paintings from salt dough. If earlier this type of needlework was intended to develop fine motor skills in children, today it is a full-fledged art form. Adult needlewomen create whole pictures from this material.

Why has dough molding become so popular? There are a number of reasons for this:

1. It is not expensive. If any other needlework, be it embroidery, knitting or drawing, requires the purchase of quality tools and materials, then this needlework requires only flour and salt;
2. It doesn't require any special skills. It is not at all necessary to graduate from an art history department or a sculpture school in order to create masterpieces;
3. It develops. Modeling contributes to the development of thinking, imagination, the ability to compose a composition;
4. It improves spatial thinking. With the help of modeling, you can learn to convey shapes, proportions and colors.

Dough modeling has been popular for a long time. The history of this needlework is rooted deep in history. Even with the advent of the first flour (about 6000 years ago), people began to sculpt various figures from ready-made dough, and later they became the first charms, along with herbs and stones.

Very often, for a skillfully molded amulet or figurine, people received an equilibrium price in gold.

Today, such paintings are very popular among craftswomen and needlewomen. Usually they consist of a canvas (a sheet of cardboard, canvas, etc.), on which various paintings are molded. They are not flat, but voluminous due to the texture of the material. Products are painted or varnished in order to subsequently decorate the interiors. Testoplasty is a full-fledged art form that you should definitely try to do!

Salt dough recipe for painting

Preparing salt dough for modeling is very simple. All that is needed is:

• flour - 0.2 kg;
• salt - 0.2 kg;
• water - 125 ml;
• vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. l.

If you need to get a multi-colored product right away, then you need to add a dye that dissolves in water to this recipe.

There are two methods of kneading. Both of them are good and are chosen according to personal preferences:

1. Salt is mixed with flour until smooth (if desired, it is fluffed up with a blender), and then water is gradually poured into this mixture. The dye dissolves in water;
2. Salt and dye dissolve in water, and then flour is gradually introduced into it.

It is necessary to knead the resulting mass hard. First, the dough must be brought to such a state in which it will not stick to the hands, and then beat on a wooden or iron surface. If it starts to crumble, then you need to add water, and if it sticks to your hands, flour. After kneading, it is highly desirable to keep the finished material in the bag in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours. And after that you can start sculpting.

A simple picture "Cat" from salt dough with your own hands

This work is done on a wooden background or on a cutting board. Transferring the drawing is not required, so the work is done on the basis of a sketch.

You will need:

• background or board;
• watercolor and gouache paints;
• paint brushes;
• salty dough;
• PVA glue";
• colorless varnish;

Master class with step by step photos:

How to make a picture with flowers from salt dough

"Daisies in a vase" - this is the name of this picture, and it is done quite simply.

You will need:

• cling film or cellophane;
• salty dough;
• cardboard sheet or wooden plank for the background;
• matter (optional) for the background;
• toothpick;
• tassel;
• nail scissors;
• water.

Process step by step with photo:

1. Salty dough is prepared according to a standard recipe and is divided into three parts: one is larger - for flowers, the second - for the base for flowers and the third - for a vase. A cling film or cellophane is spread on a wooden background;
2. A vase is formed from a piece of dough. She can be whatever the needlewoman wants. Here it is formed from 3 parts: the base is made from a large piece (it is rolled out and formed in the form of a vase), a stand and a handle are made from two smaller pieces;
3. With the help of a knife, a drawing was made on a vase;
4. Next, flowers are made;
5. An oval is rolled out from the second part and is located on top of the vase - flowers will be attached to it;
6. A small piece of dough is rolled into a slightly flat ball;
   
7. With manicure scissors, he is “cut” into petals;
   
8. Then, with the help of the thumb and forefinger, the “square” petal is slightly compressed and shaped. These steps must be repeated with each petal;
   
9. The result is voluminous petals;
   
10. With the help of a toothpick, veins are made on the petals;
    
11. The place where the flower should be located is slightly wetted with water and the flower is placed there. It must be lightly pressed down using the back of the brush;
12. Roll a ball from a small piece of dough - this will be the core of the flower;
    
13. The core also needs to be slightly pressed down;
    
14. And lightly prick the petals at the junction with the base with the sharp end of the toothpick so that they connect;
    
15. Repeat this procedure with all the flowers;
16. Once the painting is ready, it must be left to air dry until completely hardened;
17. As soon as the dough dries, turn the picture down with the dough on a soft surface and carefully peel off the film;
18. The background is pasted over with a coarse cloth (burlap, linen cloth) on both sides;
19. Spread the back surface of the work (i.e. dough) with glue. It is best to take the "Dragon". And, without lifting the product, attach it to the fabric. Those. the lubricated surface itself sticks to the fabric;
20. Then the work is painted with paints or varnished as desired;
21. After the paint has dried, you can attach a frame to the background.

How to make a salt dough basket painting

The picture is made on a large sheet of parchment paper - it lags behind more easily after drying, without spoiling the picture itself. You can also use cling film or work on a ready-made background.

Required:

• dough ingredients or ready-made salt dough;
• parchment paper - 1 sheet;
• sharp knife or stacks;
• garlic press;
• paper basket and leaves template;
• paints and brushes;
• water for wetting;
• cloves - 3-4 pcs.

Master class for creating a picture with your own hands:

Some useful tips for needlewomen:

Salt dough is fun to make. You can involve children of all ages in this activity and it will become not only entertaining leisure, but also useful!

Another tutorial on making salt dough flowers is in the next video.

The dough is an amazing material for modeling, because children of different ages can work with it. Properly prepared salt dough will help realize any creative ideas and teach children how to make unique crafts. If you want to do salt dough figurines, then we offer you a master class with photos step by step for children from 4 to 10 years old. Spend your leisure time interesting and invent what else you can do yourself from the test.

How to cook salt dough

Today, many recipes have appeared for making salt dough, which is suitable for sculpting figures. We offer one of the most common recipes that is easy to prepare at home. For this you will need:

• 3 cups flour
• Glass of water
• Two tablespoons of salt

Step by step photo of making salt dough for kids

All these ingredients must be mixed and knead the dough well, like dumplings. If you plan to make thin dough figures for children, then add a little PVA glue or starch to the mixture. These components will increase the strength of products.

Making figurines step by step

First, roll out the dough into a layer of suitable thickness. If you decide to do some modeling with the kids, it's best to use cookie cutters to cut out the pieces from the dough. Even a 4-year-old child can handle this task. After the hearts, Christmas trees, birds and stars are cut out, you can start decorating them. To do this, you can use seeds, grains and cereals. When the salt text figures are ready, they will need to be dried. Dry crafts from dough in the oven or in a natural way.

Photo of figures from salt dough for children

Children 10 years old will be able to perform step by step more complex figures from salt dough. Invite them to take a toy and make a voluminous craft on it. For example, try making a mouse out of salt dough. To do this, all the details are molded separately, and then connected to each other.

Salt dough mouse, step by step photo tutorial

It is enough just to make an owl figurine from salt dough with your own hands. To do this, with the help of a spoon, the test is divided into two parts - the head and torso. Give these parts the desired shape and connect them together.

Photo of an owl from dough

Separately, you can make a collar for an owl from salt dough, for this, small cuts are made on the strip. Fasten the collar to the body of the owl, and then use a knife to highlight the wings.

Step by step we decorate the dough figure

You can decorate crafts from salt dough with paints or gouache. To add shine, the craft is varnished. Some children use beads and beads to decorate salt dough figurines.

Master class with step by step photo: lamb

- This is a fascinating direction in needlework, which is especially liked by children. To make figures from salty text, you do not need to buy expensive materials, all the ingredients can be found in your kitchen. Try to do salt dough crafts step by step and share new master classes with experienced needlewomen.

It is difficult to overestimate the benefits and advantages of salt dough in the arsenal of an enthusiastic mother. First of all, it is its environmental friendliness. The dough consists of natural ingredients, so accidentally getting into the baby's mouth will not cause unnecessary worries for the mother.

The ease of manufacture and the availability of ingredients make salt dough versatile with the child and the development of fine motor skills. And what is important - the dough turns out to be quite a lot, and there is no need to divide it into a small piece (if you are sculpting together), as is the case with plasticine from a pack.

Dough recipe and dyes

There are many different recipes for salt dough. Basically they are divided into two types:

• With heat treatment;
• Without heat treatment.

• 1 st. flour;
• 0.5 st. fine salt "Extra";
• 1 tbsp starch;
• 0.5 st. cold water (from the refrigerator).

First, all solid ingredients are mixed, then water is added in portions and the dough is kneaded. Ready-made salt dough does not stick to hands.

The mass for modeling can be left in a natural color or a dye can be added during the kneading process. If you want to make the salty dough colorful, then divide the finished dough into several parts, add the necessary dye and knead well again (we used the last option).

Dyes you can use:

• food (for coloring Easter eggs);
• natural (coffee or cocoa give different shades of brown, paprika - orange, spirulina (dietary supplement, sold in a pharmacy) - green, turmeric - yellow).

The dough turned out soft and elastic. Such a composition is suitable for sculpting flat and semi-volumetric figures (for example, the elephant that we blinded began to “blur” after 10 minutes, and the hedgehog remarkably retained its shape). Of the minuses - after sculpting, powder from flour and salt remains on the hands, unlike hot-cooked dough.

Materials and fixtures

Of course, you can only get by with salt dough and have a wonderful time with your baby. However, the following materials will help you significantly diversify your studies.

For shaping can be used:

• cookie cutters;
• Pasochki from the sandbox (after washing them);
• Covers of different diameters;
• Self-made stencils from cardboard (prepare stencils of parts of the drawing according to the principle, then apply them to the rolled out dough and cut along the contour with a children's knife or stack).

For embossing and creating all kinds of prints will come in handy:

• Lace paper and textile;
• Caps from felt-tip pens;
• Drill (preferably not new with a blunt end);
• Fork;
• Cocktail tube (it is convenient to make holes in pendants or openwork pendants);
• Sticks of different diameters;
• Relief plants (juniper, maple leaves);
• Shells.

For decorations crafts fit:

• Pasta of various shapes;
• Groats (beans, peas, chickpeas);
• Plant seeds (watermelon, sunflower, pumpkin);
• Seasonings (black pepper, cloves);
• Buttons and beads.

In addition, handicrafts will come in handy: a rolling pin, garlic press and nail scissors

Salt dough craft ideas for kids

Now let's see what can be done with the child using the above materials.

handprint

Many parents make a plaster cast or an imprint of a baby’s hand / foot as a keepsake for a year old child. The same can be done with salt dough.

We roll out a layer 1-1.5 cm thick, with the help of a small bowl we cut out a circle of a suitable diameter, attach the baby’s handle and help to press it well to the dough.

On the side we make an inscription: the date or age of the baby and send it to dry.

Do you want to play with your child easily and with pleasure?

Pendants and pendants

We roll out the dough and squeeze out a circle of a suitable diameter. Together with the child, we fill the circle with various materials for decoration.

Another option: we make all kinds of prints on the rolled surface, and then we cut out the area we like with the help of cookie cutters.

When all the preliminary work is over, we form a hole for hanging with a cocktail tube and dry it.

In order to make an openwork pendant, carefully make holes in the dough with a cocktail tube, turning it slightly at the end so that the dough remains in the tube.

Owl

A simple craft that a child from 3 years old can handle. Roll out the dough with a thickness of 0.5-1 cm and cut out a circle. In the lower part, using the cap from the felt-tip pen, we make semicircles - the plumage of an owl. Next, we bend two semicircles to the center - these are the wings and from above we bend a small semicircle - the head of an owl. We make eyes by pressing the closed part of the cap on the appropriate places and form the mouth of an owl with a stack. With your fingers, we correct the small ears at the place where the semicircles overlap. The owl is ready!

Hedgehog

For this craft, we need nail scissors and black pepper for the eyes. We roll the ball, after which we slightly stretch one of its sides, forming the muzzle of a hedgehog. With the help of manicure scissors, we make triangular cuts over the entire surface of the future “fur coat”, at the end raising the dough up a little - these are hedgehog needles. From black pepper we make eyes and a nose to a hedgehog. Our forest animal is ready!

caterpillar and snail

These are crafts for the little ones. For the snail, we roll out two sausages: one long narrow, the second short, but thick. We turn the narrow one into a spiral, forming a snail's house and put it on a thick base. We make eyes from black pepper, and horns from small sausages.

For the caterpillar, we roll a thick sausage and a few balls. We place the balls on the sausage, pressing them with a stick or the back of the brush. With the same stick we press on the side surfaces of the caterpillar and insert the eyes - peas.

And finally, inspiration for indecisive moms who put off salt dough modeling because of doubts about what they are. Even if the result of your joint creativity is such an animal / bird of an unknown breed as in the photo below, the child will be happy and will show off his product to everyone.

The dots on the head and furrows on the tail are made with a fork. Small balls are fixed with a round stick, and large ones are fixed with pressed beans.

Drying products and their coloring

If your child does not immediately seek to disassemble the craft, and you decide to save it, then there are two ways to dry products from salt dough:

1. Natural drying. The craft is left at room conditions, and it dries on its own at 1 mm per day.
2. Drying in the oven. They try to sculpt such crafts on foil so that the product does not deform during transfer. In addition, only natural materials should be used (without buttons, beads, etc.). The craft is placed in the oven for 1 hour at a temperature of 50 degrees. If the craft is voluminous, then alternate periods of drying in the oven and in natural conditions.

If you initially sculpted from unpainted dough, and then wanted to paint the craft, then you can do this only after it has completely dried, otherwise the paint will crack.

You will learn how to mold a basket with mushrooms from this video:

Have you tried making with salt dough? Tell me in the comments?