Make paste at home when you run out of regular paper glue. This particular recipe is ideal for people of all ages, as it does not require the use of a stove or any hot water. Because this is a heat-free recipe, small children will feel independent and self-sufficient when they are allowed to make this paste without much adult intervention. Another advantage to making this arts-and-crafts material is that the ingredients can be found in your kitchen cabinet.
Instructions
1. Measure 1/2 cup of white flour into a bowl. The flour does not need to be sifted or stirred. Use a cheap all-purpose white flour, or a white flour that has become too stale for baking purposes.
2. Poke a hole in the center of the flour in the bowl using a finger or the handle of a spoon. Drizzle a couple drops of water into the center of the flour.
3. Mix the water into the flour using a spoon or with your hands. Using your hands can help you determine when the mixture is the right texture for paste.
4. Add water in droplet amounts, and mix with the flour until the substance resembles paste. The mixture should be thick like muffin batter, with the occasional small lump. Press out the lumps with the spoon or pinch them between your fingers.
5. Drop in a dash of salt, and mix it thoroughly into the paste. Apply the homemade paste to paper to make stickers you can use immediately. Discard any unused paste, as it will grow mold over time.
Tags: white flour, center flour, water into, your hands
