What is a good home-made clay recipe?

Question

I want to make a craft sculpture for my friend but don't have the money to buy clay. Preferably I'd like to be able to control its drying, but if not that is ok too. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

These websites should get you started. I am not sure what of clay you are looking for. Most of these recipes are made out of flour. If you looking for artists style clay, then I cannot help you. The last two on this list have several different recipes, maybe one of those could help.

http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/claytyperecipes/l/blovclay1.htm
http://fun.familyeducation.com/sculpting/recipes/37041.html
http://recipestoday.com/recipes/crafts/clay.htm
http://www.homestead.com/opossumsal/clay.html
http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/buildmodel/feature/famf88clay/famf88clay.html

Answer 2

Jarred food is not 'bad for babies.' It's just food in a jar. It's convenient, though more costly than home-made. For a toddler though, I'm not quite clear how a jar of Cow and Gate is more convenient than a carton of yogurt or a toasted cheese sandwich or some other simple food if the family meal isn't appropriate. (Or just give her part of the taco she CAN eat -- the meat and beans and cheese and stuff -- just omit the shell.) I used jars while my daughter was a baby. By 12-14 months though the only jars she still got was meat -- she got teeth late and didn't like the meat I shredded up for her. EDIT: As long as you keeping spooning in the jars, your son will have no motivation to learn to self-feed. By 14 months he SHOULD be able to manage most table foods. So give him a chance to practice and learn.