Sunday, February 19, 2012

Homemade Clay


  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup salt
  • 1 tablespoon powdered alum
  • 1 cup cold water
  • Few drops oil of wintergreen or oil of cloves
  • Food coloring (optional)

Mix flour, salt and alum.  Gradually stir in water.  Then add oil and food coloring.  Knead until mixture is well mixed.  Store in a tightly covered container.  Keep in refrigerator until ready to use.

Homemade Paste


  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon powdered alum
  • 1 quart water
  • 3 drops of wintergreen or oil of cloves


Mix flour, sugar and alum.  Add water gradually.  Cook until thickened.  Remove from heat and stir in oil.  Cool.  Store in a covered jar until ready to use.

Not to eat!

A Creation of God

Each child is unique, a special creation of God with talents, abilities, personality, preferences, dislikes, potentials, strengths, weaknesses, and skills that are his or her own. As parents, we must seek to identify these in each of our children and help them become the persons God intended.

~ Dave Veerman ~