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Dryer Lint Clay Recipes
 

Curriculum Areas: Visual arts, sensory experience, science, math

Appropriate Ages: 3 and up

Activity: Dryer lint, typically discarded, can be made into a unique modeling material. The non-cook method can be done by children. The cook method is more lasting but should not be made by young children.

Cook Method

Materials: 1 1/2 c Lint from the dryer, 1 c Water, 1/2 c Regular flour, 2 drops vegetable oil or Wintergreen mint flavoring, Old newspaper, Paint (optional)

Instructions: Tear the lint into small pieces. Place the lint in a saucepan and cover it with the water. When the lint is saturated, add the flour and stir until it is smooth. Add the drops of vegetable oil or wintergreen oil flavoring. Cook the mixture on low heat, stirring constantly, until it forms peaks and holds together. Pour it onto newspaper to cool. Shape and model figures, or cover a form with it, such as a balloon. Allow to dry for 3 to 5 days. You may paint and if desired.

Comments: I like this recipe better than the non-cook method. It acts more like a clay than the non-cook method.

Non-Cook Method

Materials: 2 cups dryer lint, firmly packed; 1/3 c warm water; 6 TBS white glue; 1 TBS clear dishwashing liquid

Instructions: Tear the lint up into little bits. Mix everything in a bowl and knead until workable. Make things. Let them dry for several days.

Comments: This method is one you can allow children to make with you. The cooking method presents bigger challenges. I originally found this recipe at www.artsednet.getty.edu/ArtsEdNet/hm/Jul96/0104.html posted by Bunki Kramer of Danville, California.