By: Fran Mcgee


      Title: Handy Hints for Kid's Crafts
 Categories: Kids, Crafts
      Yield: 6 servings

      1 ea Hints

  1.  There are many preservatives for pastes, finger paints, and
  modeling compounds. You can use powdered alum, oil of cloves, oil of
  cinnamon, lemon extract or an antiseptic, such as Listerine or
  Bactine. In most cases, only one or two of these preservatives are
  listed in the recipe, but you can substitute any from the above list.
  The preservatives suggested in this book are those most frequently
  found in the home, at a pharmacy, or in the health-aids section of a
  grocery store. These substances should not be eaten.

  2. For the most part, colouring materials have been limited to poster
  paints, powdered pigments, dyes, food colouring, and zinc oxide
  because they are readily available and inexpensive. Zinc oxide powder
  is a paint pigment that is often used in antiseptic lotions. It can be
  purchased in a pharmacy.

  3. Unless another kind of flour is specifally called for, always use
  plain non-self-rising wheat flour in all recipes calling for flour.

  4. For successful results, all measurements should be followed
  carefully. Since ingredients may vary somewhat from brand to brand,
  you may have to experiement until you have found the correct
  quantities for a particular recipe.

  5. Never pour lefover plaster or plaster mix down the drain. It will
  clog drainpipes.

  6. A plastic coffee-can lid or similar plastic lid is a good base on
  which to make bowls or figures with modeling compounds. A lid can be
  easily turned so that you can work on all parts of the object, and you
  can easily carry it to another place for drying.

  7. You may wish to purchase a palette pan for mixing paint.

  8. Dextrine, which is used in some of these recipes, is easlily
  obtainable in most groceries or drugstores. It is a powdered or
  granulated sugar substitute that usually contains sacharin, but this
  will not affect the recipe.

  9. In several recipes, commercial white household glue--a casein
  glue--is suggested for expedience. When other glues can be
  substituted, they are mentioned.

  10. All of the other ingredients used in this book can be purchased in
  a grocery store or drugstore except rosin, resin glue, plaster of
  Paris, and the chemicals needed for making colourful flames,
  pinecones, and fireplace logs, these items can be purchased at a
  lumberyard or hardware store.