Recipes for clay and paper mâché

Clay Instructions 

Air Hardening Modeling Clay

2 cups baking soda
1 cup cornstarch (cornflour)
1.5 cups cold water
(makes about 2 pounds - the recipe can be halved).

Baking soda and cornstarch make a smooth, pliable play clay that can be colored with everyday food coloring - or left white and painted once it hardens. When you have made your model, leave it to air dry - turning every 12 hours or so.

Place ingredients in a pan and stir until smooth. Set the pan over a medium heat and stir until boiling. Stir out any lumps and cook until it is the consistency of mashed potatoes.

Turn out onto a plate and cover with a damp, well-wrung kitchen towel - let cool. Dust a work surface with cornstarch and knead until pliable.

My own note: As the clay dried, it cracked. I'll have to experiment with adding oil to the mixture, hopefully that will help

Paper Mâché Instructions

Paper Mâché

1/3 cup flour

2 tbsp rice flour

2 tsp salt

1tsp baking soda

2 cups boiling water

1 cup cool water

Mix the dry ingredients

Mix in the cool water with a fork or whisk, adding the water a little at a time to keep it as smooth as possible

Stir the four mixture into the boiling water

Allow it to boil for two or three minutes

After a night in the fridge just stir it up with a fork