Sand Dough Art
Combine sand with flour, water and white glue to make a no-cook dough that can be used to make gritty sand-like sculptures.
Supplies Needed
- All-purpose flour
- Sand
- White glue
- Measuring cup
- Small basin or large bowl
- Acrylic paint or poster paint (optional)
STEPS
1 Measure out flour and water. Measure out 2 cups all-purpose flour and ¾ cup water in a large bowl.
2 Knead the dough. Mix and knead to come up with a somewhat soft dough.
3 Mix in the sand. Add 2 cups sand. Fold the sand into the dough—the dough will slowly take in the sand as you continue to fold and knead.
4 Add white glue. Add about 1 tablespoon white glue. The glue will add extra cohesiveness to your dough and allow for more sand to be added.
5 Add more sand as needed. Measure out another cup of sand. Add it bit by bit, kneading in the additional sand into the dough. You don’t need to put in all the sand, stop when you reach the desired consistency of the dough. In case you’ve added too much sand and the dough becomes dry, adjust by adding a bit of water.
6 Add color. The color of your dough will be determined by the sand’s natural color. If you used light-colored sand, you can further color your sand dough by adding a bit of acrylic paint, tempera or poster paint.
7 Knead until color is even. Continue kneading until the dough is evenly colored.
8 Make sand sculptures. Use the dough for various craft projects. Check out some craft ideas below.
