DIY salt dough crafts, 10 ideas, master classes

Play Dough: UGC Modeling is fun activity that little love . Children are ready to spend hours doing needlework, creating a variety of intricate figures. Material for developing children's imagination is easy to create from familiar ingredients. How to make salt dough, read the article.

How to make salt dough?

You will need: a glass of wheat flour, a glass of extra salt, half a glass of cold water, a bowl.

Recipe

Take a bowl.
Pour in a glass of flour.
Add a glass of extra salt.
Fill with cold water.
Knead the dough.

The finished salted dough should not stick to your hands or crumble. It should be cool and easy to sculpt. I recommend watching the video master class!

SALT DOUGH | How to make your own salted play dough | A simple salt dough recipe.

How to make salt dough for crafts at home

Homemade salt dough will remain elastic for two to three days if it is made according to the rules.

Products:

Wheat flour and finely ground salt (not iodized) - one glass each
Cold water - half a glass

Cooking:

Mix flour and salt in a bowl. Add water in portions and knead the dough, then roll it into a log. Place the workpiece in a plastic bag, put it in the refrigerator, and use it after a couple of hours.

Painting the dough

The finished dough product can simply be varnished, but the thing will look brighter if painted with food coloring or gouache.

Paint the dough in the desired color by adding 2 tsp. gouache into flour and cook as in the first point.

Or form the dough into a cake, put paint on it (on the tip of a modeling spatula), then fold it in half three times, pushing the gouache inside the dough. Knead the workpiece until uniform.

Alternative salt dough recipe for crafts

The nuances of drying finished crafts

It is better to dry the item in a gas oven, since outdoors this process will take ten days.

Place the products on a baking sheet covered with baking paper or sprinkled with flour and place in the oven (t = 75º). Dry the workpieces for one hour at each stage: with the door open, half closed, completely closed.

How to dry salt dough?

There are two most common ways to dry salt dough. The first method: the finished craft will dry on its own. The main thing is that it should not be exposed to direct sunlight, otherwise it will crack. The craft can be placed on a flat surface and wait a few days. Second method: dry the finished craft in the oven for 3 to 6 hours (depending on the size of the craft). Drying occurs in batches with breaks. One approach is 1-2 hours. For quick drying in one go, set the oven to 75-100 degrees, and then the craft will dry in an hour. At a temperature of 120 degrees, the craft will dry in 30 minutes, but it is better to dry it naturally.

How to dry dough crafts

Each finished craft needs to be dried. How long it takes depends on the drying method. There are several drying options, choose the one that is convenient based on the size of the product or the availability of time.

Choosing a method for drying products:

Air dry on a flat surface. It will take a long time to wait for the result; it takes a day for 1 mm of the thickness of the craft. Indentations may appear where the dough comes into contact with the surface, and sometimes you cannot turn the craft over. This option is suitable for small flat products.
Drying on a radiator. This method is only possible during the heating season. Drying on a radiator takes less time than drying in air. The process takes from 1 to 2 days, depending on the thickness of the product.
Baking in the oven is a relatively quick method, suitable for large products. You need to dry the craft on a baking sheet.

If there are sudden changes in temperature in the oven, the product may crack, so you need to start drying with the door open, gradually increasing the temperature:

at 50 degrees - 1 hour with the door open;
then at 75 degrees - 1 hour, the door is closed until drying is complete;
then at 100-120 degrees - 1 hour;
complete drying at 150 degrees – 30 minutes;
open the door and leave the product to cool.

Combined drying is also possible. First, the craft is dried in the open air or in a radiator, and then in the oven. Suitable for large products.

The time and temperature for baking the craft in the oven depends on the color of the baking sheet and the thickness of the product. The article indicates the temperature for a light baking sheet; on a black one, make an adjustment - 20 degrees lower. The drying time is indicated for products up to 2 cm thick; if the craft is thicker, the time increases by about 1.5 times.

After drying, you need to lightly tap the product: if the sound is loud, the craft has dried. A dull sound indicates that the dough inside is wet, it needs to be dried, otherwise the craft will begin to collapse.

How to color salt dough?

There are two most common ways to color salt dough. The first method: after drying, paint the finished craft with acrylic paints or gouache using a brush. Second method: food coloring is diluted in water, then added while preparing the dough. When the craft is completely painted and dried, it must be coated with transparent manicure or furniture varnish in 2-3 layers. Each layer must dry before applying the next. This way the craft will last for a long time.

How can you dry items?

In addition to the process of sculpting a figure from a salty mass, drying the dough is also an important point. You can perform this operation in the following ways:

Drying the product in the oven. To do this, place the products on parchment and place them in an oven preheated to 50–80 °C for an hour. The temperature depends on the size of the craft. Then cool without removing from the oven. If you immediately pull out the craft, there may be cracks on the surface.

Oven drying

Dry at room temperature. This is the simplest but longest process. Thin and delicate crafts are best suited for this. Drying time 1–2 days. After making the item, you need to place it on parchment, away from batteries and electrical appliances. This technique will only harm the product, leaving cracks and uneven drying of the dough.

Salt dough star

You will need: colored salt dough, glass, clear manicure polish, toothpick.

Master Class

Roll into a ball.
Make a flatbread out of it.
Cut out a star using a stack.
Brush the corners of the sprocket with a wet finger to make them smooth.
Make dots with a toothpick.
Make a smile with your eyes.
Attach small flat balls of a different color using water to decorate the star.
Dry the craft.
Apply varnish and wait until completely dry.

The salt dough star is ready!

Why salt dough?

Many people are surprised to hear that the dough must be salted in order to make something out of it. The fact is that you can sculpt something from any dough, because it is always plastic, but not from any dough you can make crafts that will be stored for a very long time without losing their appearance.

The secret material - salt - cements the dough, so the products hold up after drying. The main ingredients of this test:

Flour;
Salt;
Water.

In addition, you can add other components, depending on what you want to get. This can be glue, oil or paint and can be added to any recipe. But the main thing here is salt, which should be finely ground and without impurities (iodine).

Salt dough caterpillar

You will need: colored dough, knife, PVA glue, toothpick, pendant, clear manicure polish.

Master Class

Roll out the sausage.
Cut it into 6 equal parts.
Roll into balls.
Glue 5 balls together.
Glue the head.
Make a nose and eyes, then glue them on.
Poke a toothpick into the hanging area.
Dry the craft.
Apply varnish and wait until completely dry.
Attach the pendant.

The salt dough caterpillar is ready!

Caterpillar

It’s not difficult to make a funny caterpillar from dough. The craft is suitable even for the smallest creators.

Operating procedure:

Roll the sausage out of the salted material.
Cut it into 5 equal parts, and leave one part larger.
All the pieces need to be rolled into balls.
The balls need to be glued together into a chain. The big ball will be the head.
You need to glue eyes and a nose onto your head, which can also be made from dough or other material: poppy seeds or peppercorns.
The caterpillar's face needs to be completed with a toothpick.
All that remains is to dry and paint the craft.

Salt dough apple

You will need: colored salt dough, PVA glue, clear manicure polish.

Master Class

Make half an apple, make the inside flat, pressing it onto a flat surface.
Make a thin flat center and glue it to the main part.
Roll 6 seeds and a stick, then glue to the apple.
Blind the leaves, then glue them.
Dry the craft.
Apply varnish and wait until completely dry.

The salted dough apple is ready!

Salt dough elephant

You will need: colored salt dough, PVA glue, clear manicure polish.

Master Class

Make the elephant's body by rolling an elongated ball.
Make 4 legs in the shape of plump sausages.
Make a proboscis.
Make the elephant's ears in this way: roll out 2 flat cakes, glue flat cakes of the same shape of a smaller size and a different color to them.
Make a small ponytail.
Blind your eyes.
Assemble the elephant in the following sequence: glue the legs to the body, then glue the proboscis, then the ears, eyes and tail.
Dry the craft.
Apply varnish and wait until completely dry.

The salt dough elephant is ready!

Elephant

The elephant seems to be a more complex craft, but in reality it is very simple to complete.

Master class on creating an elephant:

Form one large ball of dough.
Make 6 small balls and a sausage from the material.
Attach 4 balls to the bottom of the large ball.
Flatten two balls into pancakes, which are pressed down on one side. These will be the elephant's ears. It needs to be glued to the body on one side.
Pull the sausage out from one edge and, on the contrary, press it down on the other. The thick end will be the head, and the thin end will be the trunk.
Glue the head to the body.
Make eyes from the dough and glue to your face.
The craft needs to be dried and painted.

The cute and kind elephant is ready.

Advice. To make crafts last longer, they can be coated with clear nail polish after painting. Then it will be more convenient for children to play with objects, keep them in their classrooms, and even drop them.

Salt dough roses

You will need: salt dough, foil, a candy vase or similar plastic container, gouache, a brush, clear manicure polish, a modeling board, a knife or a stack.

Master Class

Fill the vase with foil.
Roll into balls. For one rose you will need 5 balls, for a leaf - 1 ball.
Make leaves and draw stripes in a stack.
Make cakes from the balls and form a rose. Roll one cake into a tube, then attach it to different sides of the cake, forming petals.
Attach roses and leaves to the foil.
Dry the craft.
Paint the craft and wait until it dries completely.
Cover the craft with varnish and wait until it dries completely.

Salt dough roses are ready! I recommend watching the video master class on how to make a rose!

Master class: Modeling a rose with thin petals from salt dough. Master class for modeling rose.

Star

The asterisk is one of the simplest figures that even a one-year-old child can perform.

Step-by-step instruction:

Form a ball with your hands.
Make a cake out of the ball by pressing it down.
Use your fingers to form or cut out the edges of a star.
Use a toothpick to draw rays, eyes, a smile
Dry and paint.

Hedgehog made from salt dough

You will need: salt dough, nail scissors, PVA glue, acrylic paints or gouache, brush, manicure polish.

Master Class

Make an oval-shaped hedgehog body.
Make an elongated tip.
Make 2 small balls and glue them in place of the eyes.
Roll the ball a little larger and glue it as a nose.
Make needles by cutting the dough. The cuts should be made in rows, the needles should be placed in a checkerboard pattern.
Dry the craft.
Paint and wait until completely dry.
Apply varnish and wait until completely dry.

Salt dough hedgehog is ready!

Owl (eagle owl) made from salt dough

You will need: salt dough, pva glue, nail file, manicure scissors, acrylic paints or gouache, brush, wooden board with a pendant, transparent manicure varnish.

Master Class

Make an oval shaped body of the owl.
Blind the eye in this way: make a round cake and glue it on, then take a piece of dough, form a small strip, wrap it in a tube and glue it as a pupil.
Blind the second eye in the same way.
Using a nail file, make small stripes from the pupil to the outer shell.
Make rays around the eye by pressing the nail file onto the dough.
Take scissors and make cuts to form the owl's feathers. This process is painstaking, the main thing is not to rush.
Place the cuts in rows. The feathers should be staggered.
Glue the craft to the board.
Make the owl's paws and glue them on.
Make the owl's wings, use scissors to make feathers and glue them on.
Using the same principle, attach the “hairstyle”.
Dry the craft.
Paint the owl and wait until it dries completely.
Cover the craft with varnish and wait until it dries completely.

The salt dough owl is ready!

Salted dough fruit basket

You will need: salted dough, a base on which the craft will be attached, such as a board or plate, a glass or a knife, a sheet of paper, a simple pencil, a garlic press, a rolling pin, PVA glue, acrylic paints or gouache, a brush, clear manicure polish, cloves.

Master Class

Draw a basket on a piece of paper or print out a template.
Roll out the dough into a thin layer.
Glue the central part of the layer onto the board.
Attach a paper template.
Cut out the basket with the tip of a knife.
Pass the dough through a garlic press to create stripes, then twist into ribbons.
Lubricate the handle of the basket with glue and place the flagella on it.
Glue the flagella onto the rim.
Using the tip of a knife, draw a mesh on the basket, making it look wicker.
Roll out the layer and cut out 9 leaves with a knife.
Using the tip of a knife, draw stripes on the leaves.
Glue 3 leaves on the sides and top center of the basket.
Make 4 large circles and glue them on as apples.
Make a small indentation with a stack in the center of each apple and glue a clove.
Make 3 small circles and glue them on as plums.
Make about 20 small balls and glue them like a bunch of grapes.
Dry the craft.
Paint and wait until completely dry.
Apply varnish and wait until completely dry.

Salted dough fruit basket is ready! I recommend watching the video master class!

#Salt dough/ Basket with vegetables.

Salt dough modeling for small children 1.5-2 years old

There is a certain set of exercises that even the smallest artists of 1.5-2 years will be able to do. At this age, you can invite the child to poke a piece of dough with his finger, pat it with his whole palm, pass the dough through his fingers, flatten it with his fist or palm, smear it with his fingers on the paper or on the parent’s hand, pinch it off in small pieces, and then attach it again to a common lump.

If the baby’s motor skills are already slightly developed, you can invite the child to roll sausages and koloboks from the dough (you can roll them with one finger or with the whole palm), and cut the resulting kolobok or sausage with a blunt modeling knife. In addition, ready-made koloboks and sausages can be flattened with your finger or your entire palm.

To make it more interesting for the child to complete these simple tasks, the modeling process itself can be played out according to the following scenarios (so the process will take the form of a game, a dramatization of a fairy tale):

Let's play with the sculpting of “koloboks”. Mom can make a little fox and put a little bun made by her child on her nose. Using a toothpick, you can add eyes and a mouth. You can tell a fairy tale in the process. If the baby doesn’t like this fairy tale, make a basket, and let the child roll apples, oranges, tomatoes for it, because all this can be treated to dad or his favorite toy. You can also make snowman balls, balls, make a caterpillar from several balls, and hang the molded New Year's balls on the Christmas tree. By the way, you can either make a Christmas tree out of dough or draw it on paper, and let the baby do the attaching of the balls.

Let's play with the sculpting of “sausages”. The sausage can become a string, a sausage for a cat, a curious worm or a snake. And if you connect both ends of the sausage, you get a ring, a donut. With an izbublik you can make a whole bunch of treats for guests. If we roll the sausage into a spiral, we will get a rose or a snail.

We bake “pancakes” from koloboks. By flattening small balls, you can show your child how a pancake is made. Also, koloboks make excellent plates, mushroom caps, and pizza. By placing several pancakes on top of each other, you can make a cake, the decoration for which can be beans, peas, and matches will become holiday candles.

Salt dough cat

You will need: salt dough, a knife, a rolling pin, a simple pencil, a sheet of paper, sandpaper, acrylic paints or gouache, a brush, transparent manicure varnish, a glue gun or pva, a base for crafts, for example: a board with a frame, transparent manicure varnish.

Master Class

Draw a cat or print a template.
Roll out the dough into a thin layer.
Attach the template and cut out the cat.
Dry the craft.
Sand the craft with sandpaper, removing any unevenness.
Using a simple pencil, transfer the desired design onto the cat’s body.
Paint with paints and wait until completely dry.
Cover the craft with varnish and wait until it dries completely.
Glue the cat onto the base with the frame.

The salt dough cat is ready! I recommend watching the video master class!

Cat souvenir (Laskutok) | Salt dough modeling part 1

Salt dough pencil

You will need: water, flour, extra salt, a cardboard jar for the frame, PVA glue, scissors, a piece of decorative rope or corrugated paper, gouache, a brush, a button, stacks, acrylic varnish for crafts, a toothbrush.

Master Class

Knead the salted dough in this way: add a glass of flour, a glass of salt, add water, then knead until the desired consistency of the dough. Separate part of the dough, add beige gouache, then knead.
Roll out the cake to a thickness of 10-15 mm.
Apply PVA glue to the outer rim of the jar and wrap it with dough. Cut off the excess with a stack and smooth the joints with a damp brush.
Create a small dotted texture with a toothbrush on the surface of the dough.
Knead the brown dough, roll it into a flat cake 10-15mm thick.
Cut a 5cm wide strip of brown pastry and glue it to the bottom of the jar.
Make 2 large owl eye bases from white dough, then glue them on.
Make a beak out of brown dough and glue it on.
Make eyes from turquoise dough and glue them on.
Roll out 8 strips of pink dough, twist them into 4 flagella and make a bow, then leave it to dry for 2 hours.
Make droplet-shaped owl wings using brown dough, then glue them on.
Weave ropes of beige dough and glue them onto the neck of the jar.
Roll out a sausage from white dough, draw the texture of the lace with a stack and glue it as a collar under the beak.
Place the craft in a warm place for a day.
Paint the bottom and wings with brown gouache and decorate with white dots.
Draw the pupils and eyelashes with black gouache, wait until the paint dries, then paint white highlights on the eyes.
Glue a pink bow above the wing.
Glue a button with a bow from a corrugated strip onto the lace.
Cover the craft with varnish and wait until it dries completely.

The salt dough pencil is ready!

Salt dough animals

Such crafts are easy to make and dry faster.

Owl. Roll the molded ball of white dough into a pancake. Draw semicircles on the bottom of the body, depicting feathers on the abdomen. Fold the circle towards the center - the wings will come out, lower the upper triangle downwards and form a head with ears from it. Decorate the eyes by pressing circles on the scoop's face with a felt-tip pen. Dry the craft, then paint it with gouache, focusing on the picture from the book.

Pony . Roll out the dough, cut out an elongated oval from it, to which glue a small bun-head. Roll two tiny balls for the eyes, about six large ones for the mane, draw out the ears into petals, and the legs into narrow flat cakes. Make the tail look like a home broom. Use a toothpick to mark the nostrils on the face, draw a smile bracket and assemble the horse. Paint the craft (after drying) in rich colors and varnish.

Cheese fish. Make a fish from a thick pancake. Cut round holes on the figurine with a glass so that the workpiece begins to resemble a piece of Swiss cheese, where the mouth and tail are supposed to be - draw crescents. Attach the eyes, then make a hole for the ribbon. Paint the craft with food paint, and if you want, place a mouse made from dough in the center of the cheese fish.

Bear. Make two balls from white dough for the body and head of the animal, six small ones for the paws, ears, and nose. Glue the parts together with water, bake in the oven, and let cool. Apply a brown tone with gouache, draw in black the eyes, mouth, claws on the paws and fur on the ears and tummy.

Salt dough dachshund

You will need: salt dough, a simple pencil, scissors, cardboard, paints, a brush, rope, toothpick, foam sponge, clear varnish, PVA glue.

Master Class

Draw a dachshund on the cardboard as shown in the image.
Cut out the template.
Roll out the dough to a thickness of 5 mm and cut out the dachshund according to the template.
Roll out the oblong eyes, then glue them on.
Blind the eyelids and glue them onto the eyes.
Use a toothpick to outline the paws, nose, mouth, ear and body contours.
Roll out an oval, then glue it onto the ear and smooth the seam with a wet finger. Use the same method to add volume to the dachshund's back and tail.
Mark stripes in different directions around the entire perimeter of the dachshund, so that the stripes resemble wool.
Dry the figurine.
Paint the figurine, then leave to dry.
Glue a piece of rope to the back of the craft for further hanging.
Cover the craft with varnish and wait until it dries.

The salt dough dachshund is ready!

Boletus mushroom made from salt dough

You will need: salt dough, light bulb, paints, brush, foil, cardboard, masking tape, superglue, PVA glue, paper napkins, clear varnish, stack.

Master Class

Cover the light bulb with tape, then cover it with dough and dry the workpiece.
Cut a ring out of cardboard and place it on the light bulb as a base for the hat.
Form a hat from crumpled napkins, then secure with tape.
Wrap the hat with foil.
Roll out the dough to a thickness of 5 mm and stick around the cap.
Remove the cap from the stem, cover the bottom with dough and make stripes in a stack.
Glue the hat onto the leg.
Mold the mushroom's arms, legs and nose, then glue them on PVA.
Make a caterpillar and glue it to the hat.
Dry the figurine.
Paint the figurine, then leave to dry.
Cover the craft with varnish and wait until it dries.

Boletus mushroom made from salt dough is ready! I recommend watching this video!

Modeling from salt dough: Basket with mushrooms. Master class for adults and children.

A few words about dyes and varnish coating

Food colorings are available in a wide range of colors at the store. But if you wish, you can give the craft a natural color using vegetable juices. Carrot juice will give it an orange color, beet juice will paint the figure dark pink. It will be even easier to paint an already dried product with markers or water-soluble paints.

Dyes

To add shine and additional strength to the product, water-based varnishes are used. It will be more convenient to use aerosols. Spray varnishes are often sold filled with multi-colored sparkles, which will give the products an elegant look.

Modeling from dough with salt is a very exciting activity that allows both children and adults to realize their creative potential. Handmade helps you relax and immerse yourself in the process of creating new images. Painted crafts will bring comfort and good memories of a fun creative process to your home for a long time.

Funny salt dough pigs

You will need: salt dough, paints, brush, foam sponge, stack, thin rope, toothpick, black helium pen, PVA glue.

Master Class

Roll 2 balls for the snout and use a toothpick to make the nostrils.
Make a muzzle, glue a snout and eyes above it.
Make triangular ears, glue them, then mark stripes with a stack at the junction of the ears and head.
Make a heart and glue it to the bottom side.
Make indentations along the edge of the entire circle.
Using a toothpick, make 2 holes on the top for attaching the rope and 2 holes on the bottom for the legs.
Roll up the arms and glue them in such a way that they hold the heart.
Make the hooves and make holes in them for the rope.
Dry the workpieces.
Paint the blanks with black paint and let them dry.
Wash off the paint from the convex parts of the workpiece under running water with a sponge and wait until it dries.
Prime the figures with a sponge and white paint.
Color the piglets.
Draw small details with a black gel pen.
Cover the craft with varnish and wait until it dries.
Glue wool threads as hair.
Make a pendant out of rope.

Funny salt dough pigs are ready! I recommend watching this video!

Salt dough cat

Salt dough fish

You will need: salt dough, baking sheet, rolling pin, knife, sheet of paper, acrylic paints, brush, ribbon, water, shoehorn, pencil, sandpaper, clear manicure polish.

Master Class

Draw a fish or print a template.
Sprinkle a baking sheet with flour.
Roll out a sheet of dough on a baking sheet.
Place the paper fish template on the rolled out dough.
Cut the fish along the contour with a knife, remove the excess dough to the side.
Make a thin strip and attach it with water in a semicircle, separating the face and body.
Make a heart and attach it with water as the lips of the fish.
Blind the eyes and attach with water.
Form the pupils by pressing the back of a pencil into the dough.
Make 2 holes using a suitable round object on the fin of the fish.
Shape the scales of the fish using a shoe spoon.
Make eyelashes and stripes on the fins with the tip of a knife.
Dry the craft.
Smooth out any imperfections in the craft using sandpaper.
Paint the craft and wait until it dries completely (about a day).
Cover the craft with varnish and wait until it dries completely.
Attach ribbon for further hanging.

Salt dough fish is ready! I recommend watching the video master class!

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I recommend viewing a photo gallery of ideas for creating crafts from salt dough!

Crafts made from salt dough are perfect as a gift for any occasion. Think about what your relatives and friends love most, then make it and make a pleasant surprise for your loved ones with your own hands.

Modeling ideas

Salt dough is a very pliable material, perfect for modeling absolutely anything: you can make figures, animals, birds, words, letters, numbers, cars, airplanes, flowers and much more.

You've probably already figured out what kind of figurine you'll create. If not, you can find a lot of new dough craft ideas on the Internet.

And if you need help, you can always find video tutorials or photos of dough crafts, so go ahead and make a lot of interesting crafts.