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Craft Recipes
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COFFEE DOUGH RECIPE
(resembles cinnamon dough)

                                                   4 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
                                                   1 cup salt
                                                   1/4 cup instant coffee
                                                   1 1/2 cups warm water

Dissolve the coffee in the warm water. In another bowl, mix the flour and salt. Make a hole in the flour mixture and add 1 cup of the coffee water mixture into it. Mix with a fork or hands until smooth. Add more coffee water if needed; dough should be smooth and satiny, not sticky or crumbly. Store in a plastic bag. Bake finished designs in a 300 degree oven for 1 hour or more, until hard. Add 2 coats of shellac to preserve the finished project.

FACE PAINT :o)

Regular Recipe:
1 tsp corn starch
1/2 tsp water
1/2 tsp cold cream
2 drops food coloring

Half Recipe:
1/2 tsp corn starch (1 tsp -- 2 = 1/2 tsp)
1/4 tsp water (1/2 -- 2 = 1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4)
1/4 tsp cold cream (1/2 -- 2 = 1/2 x 1/2 = 1/4)
1 drop food coloring (2 -- 2 = 1)

Double Recipe:
2 tsp corn starch (1 tsp x 2 = 2 tsp)
1 tsp water (1/2 x 2/1 = 2/2 = 1 tsp)
1 tsp cold cream ( 1/2 x 2/1 = 2/2 = 1 tsp)
4 drops food coloring (2 x 2 = 4 drops)

The reason the half and double recipes are included here is that this recipe was a sixth-grade math project to teach math values and the practical use of multiplication.

SILLY PUTTY

1 Tablespoon liquid srarch
2 Tablespoons white glue
3 drops frood coloring (optional)
pinch of sodium benzoate to retard mold (optional)

Measure starch into a bowl. Add the glue and let the mixture set 5 minutes. If desired, add the food coloring and the sodium benzoate. Mix thoroughly - the more mixing the better the results. Store in an airtight container. If it gets too hard or dries out, you can dip it ino hot water and then knead.

GAK

Solution A:
1 1/2 cups warm water
2 cups Elmer's white glue
food coloring
Mix together until completely dissolved

Soultion B:
4 teaspoons Borax
1 1/3 cups warm water

Directions:
Pour solution A into solution B but DO NOT MIX !!!
Lift GAK out and knead into shape

Tips: If you are going to half the recipe - use only half the solution A and the whole amount of solution B. Do not double the recipe and do not reuse solution B. Use only ELMERS glue.

PLAYDOUGH

Mix in a medium saucepan:

1 cup white flour
1/4 cup salt
2 Tbsp cream of tartar

Combine and add:
1 cup water
2 teaspoons food coloring
1 Tablespoon oil

Cook and stir over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes. When it forms a ball in the center of the pan, turn out and knead on a lightly floured surface. Store in an airtight container.

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