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Modelling- Play dough, Salt dough & PlasticineGooey, Squishy, Squashy Fun!
Play dough / play doh, plasticine and salt dough are all great modelling materials for children. Modelling activities can be used indoors without too much mess and allow children to make their own creations without the need for permanency. We have some easy recipes for you to make your own play dough and salt dough, and if you're brand new to modelling, a quick explanation of the differences between play dough, salt dough and plasticine. 
Play dough / Play doh Play dough is one of my favourite items for my kids to play with. All I have to do is provide an idea or maybe some tools and they are off and running. Younger children will simply like to squeeze, roll and cut the dough. Older kids can use cookie cutters, plastic knives, patty pans, baking trays, and then an assortment of materials for imprinting. Play dough is also a good medium for making three-dimensional dogs, cats, dinosaurs; whatever your child has an interest in. Play Dough Recipe Salt Dough Salt dough is similar to play dough to work with but dries harder and can be baked to make models that will last. It can be painted and varnished to produce art works that will last many years. When making salt dough your kids can help to measure ingredients and then knead the dough. After making their artwork they can use wooden skewers to make holes for threading. Place on a lightly greased cooking tray and cook for 2-3 hrs. Salt Dough Recipe Plasticine Play Plasticine and modelling clays give a different medium to playdoh for modelling and are better for making small three-dimensional models of animals and people. They come in great colours and you can add features using pipe cleaners, beads and buttons. It is better suited to older children as it requires some handling to soften it up before it can be manipulated.
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*TIP- Plasticine can stain clothes and upholstery so make sure your kids are wearing smocks or old clothes.
