Salt dough

Salt dough: a bit messy, requires anti-ballistic vigilance, but very easy to make and always a crowd pleaser. Here's the basic recipe:

4 cups flour

1 cup salt

warm water

-Combine the flour and salt. Add warm water in small increments, mixing thoroughly all the while, until the dough is the consistency of Playdough. Make sure the dough is completely dry before attempting to paint. For drying purposes, it helps if the dough is rolled thin but larger objects can be dried in the oven at a low temperature)