Make your own animal sculptures using the supplies you have in your own pantry!

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Gather Your Supplies:

• 1 cup flour
• ½ cup salt
• ½ cup warm water
• Mixing bowl
• Spoon
• Baking tray
• Cooling rack
• Spatula

Optional supplies:

• Paint
• Paintbrush

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Step 1:

Mix together the dry ingredients.

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Step 2:

Add water to dry ingredients and mix and knead until dough forms.

Pro tip: If the dough is too crumbly, add warm water a little at a time. If the dough sticks to your hands, add more flour.

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Step 3:

Dust your creating surface with flour.

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Step 4:

Sculpt your animals using the dough. Get creative!

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Step 5:

Carefully use a spatula to lift your creations onto a baking sheet. Bake for 1.5 to 3 hours at 200 degrees. (Check your dough creations after 1.5 hours and add on time in 30-minute increments as needed. The clay will harden in the air so it does not need to be completely baked through).

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Step 6:

Let your salt dough creations cool on a cooling rack.

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Step 7:

Once completely cool and hardened, you can paint your creations (if desired).