1. HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE POLYMER CLAY
materials
3/4 cup white glue
1 cup cornstarch
2 tablespoons mineral oil (I used
baby oil but reportedly even
vaseline will work)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Non-stick pot
Wooden spoon
2. Method 1 of 2: Mixing the Ingredients
1
Pour ¾ cup of
gl ue and 1 cup
cor nst ar ch i nt o
t he non-st i ck
pot . The pot
shoul d be ei t her
si t t i ng on t he
count er dur i ng
t hi s st ep or i f
i t i s per ched on
t he st ove, m
ake
sur e t he f l am i s
e
not on and/or
com et el y of f .
pl
St i r w l unt i l
el
f ul l y com ned.
bi
3. 2
A 2
dd
t abl espoons of
m ner al oi l
i
and 1
t abl espoon of
l em j ui ce t o
on
t he gl ue and
cor nst ar ch
m xt ur e. St i r
i
w l unt i l
el
com et el y
pl
i nt egr at ed.
4. Method 2 of 2: Creating the Clay
1
Tr ansf er t he pot
t o t he
st ove. Si m er
m
over l ow
heat /f l am As
e.
you heat up t he
st ove, st i r
const ant l y t o
keep t he l i qui d
i ngr edi ent s
m ng. D
ovi
on't l et
t he m xt ur e si t
i
st i l l , as t hi s
w l l com om se
i
pr i
t he i nt egr i t y of
t he cl ay’s
t ext ur e.
5. 2
C i nue st i r r i ng
ont
t he m xt ur e unt i l i t
i
r esem es m
bl
ashed
pot at oes. O
nce i t
t ur ns t o t he m
ashed
pot at o
consi st ency, i t ’s
t i m t o r em f r om
e
ove
t he heat /f l am and
e
pl ace ont o a
cool /f l at sur f ace.
C
onsi der pl aci ng a
hot pad or t ow on
el
t he count er t o
pr ot ect your
count er t ops.
6. 3
A a sm l
dd
al
squi r t of
m ner al oi l
i
t o t he m
ushy
cl ay. The oi l
w l l coat and
i
gr ease your
hands as you
knead i t i nt o
a cl ay dough.
7. 4
Tr ansf er t he
cl ay t o t he
count er t op t o
w k and
or
knead. The
mixture will most
likely be quite
warm and even
hot at this point
so “glove up”
w t h ei t her
i
r ubber or w k
or
gl oves t o
pr ot ect your
hands.
8. 5
K
nead t he
dough unt i l
i t 's
sm h. The
oot
consi st ency
shoul d
appear l i ke
w l -w ked
el
or
pi zza dough.
R l i nt o a
ol
bal l w
hen
f i ni shed.
9. 6
St or e t he f i ni shed
cl ay i n a r e-seal abl e
f r eezer bag t hat can
be kept i n t he
r ef r i ger at or . To keep
cl ay f r esh and avoi d
havi ng i t
har den, r em as
ove
m ai r as possi bl e
uch
bef or e seal i ng bag
and st or i ng i t .
I f t he cl ay i s st i l l
w m pl ace i n t he bag
ar ,
but l eave a sm l
al
am
ount of t he bag
open. O
nce i t has
cool ed
com et el y, t hen you
pl
can seal and st or e i t .
11. C or
ol
H em pol ym cl ay i s
om ade
er
w t e unl ess you add
hi
col or . To add col or t o
your cl ay, you can add
t em a pow
pur
der t o t he
m xt ur e w l e you ar e
i
hi
cooki ng i t . For l i ght or
past el col or s, j ust add a
sm l am
al
ount of t em a
pur
pow . For br i ght , bol d
der
col or s, add m e. You can
or
al w
ays add m e pow
or
der
as you st i r , so st ar t
w t h a sm l am
i
al
ount of
pow
der and add m e as
or
needed.
12. Tips
Make this clay ahead of time to keep on
hand for children’s projects. The nontoxic, easy-to-work-with clay is ideal for
little hands.
Wait at least three days for the clay to dry
before you paint it.
