What you need:· 2 Cups Baking Soda
· 1 Cup Cornstarch
· 1 ½ cups water
· Small pot
· Wooden spoon
· Rolling pin (optional)
· Cookie cutters (optional)
· Paint, crayons, glitter glue, other decorations
This recipe is super easy and so versatile! The final
product air dries overnight so it can be used to make last minute gifts,
Christmas ornaments, or doll house items. It is also great party activity. You
can create shapes beforehand and have party goers decorate them or for a sleep
over party, have the kids make their shapes when they arrive, dry them over
night and decorate them before they leave the next day. 
To make the dough combine the baking soda and cornstarch in
the pot with no heat. Add the water and mix together. Turn the heat on medium
and continually stir the mixture. You will notice after a few minutes that it
will start to clump together and eventually will become a solid mass, the
texture of play dough. At this point take it off the heat and let it sit for a
few minutes until the mixture is cool enough to handle. 
Remove from the pot and knead on a flat surface for about 5 minutes
or until smooth. The mixture will feel slightly sticky but don’t worry, as it
cools that stickiness goes away. 
At this point, as long as the dough is cool to the touch, it
is ready to be used. You can use it right away or put it in an air tight
container to use later.
We like to use a rolling pin to flatten the dough and use
cookie cutters to cut out shapes. My daughter makes gingerbread girls to use
year round in her doll house. If making ornaments be sure to make holes in the tops
to add hangers while the dough is still wet.
Let your creations sit out overnight to dry. We found that
some of them cracked a bit here and there but felt it added to the handmade
feel.
When dry use anything and everything to decorate. My
littlest prefers crayons but we have tried temper paints, glitter glue, and
even food coloring before. Use whatever you have around the house already.
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