October 11, 2008
Build mud castle
Next time when your kid puts its hand in the mud to build mud castle, you won't shout at him. That's because building mud castle is more like a sport these days. Children merely love to play with mud and build castle out of them. Building mud castle is not very easy job, as it seems to be. It requires lot of creativity, perseverance and most importantly the concentration with proper ideology. Makes it essential to nurture this unusual art. All you have to do is to just get the clay and various equipments like mini shovel and cutter. It is out and out an indoor activity.
Making mud castle
Making a mud castle with the help of mud set is very easy. Castle can be done better than those from wheel or without anything. It is one of the easiest and least required accessory activities. It can be done well without any equipment as well. Initially ample amount of clay power is soaked in the water over a night. This forms nice soft clay that is kneaded properly. Draw spongy balls with applying pressure by one hand to the other. This helps to retain the water the required water. They are then flattened on the floor with the help of shovel or any flattening material. They are then pilled on one over the other in one corner with proper lid on them so that they do not dry up. This will also enable it to retain the water, which makes it easy to draw the desired shapes.
After few hours these ball loose some amount of water so that they are thick than before. Then the sets, casts or molds made out of tin, steel, plastic rubber, aluminum are used o have desired form of mud castle. The flattened clay, which you had pilled up, should roll back to ball. Take the metal castle set. Open it towards you. Put the clay ball in the set. Closed the set tightly or simply press it. Keep it in that position till it is dries up. When you think that the outer coating of the clay inside the set is dried up, open it steadily. You would notice beautiful shape of a mud castle. Now keep the article in the sun for drying. You can decorate it with leaves, twigs, colors or any other decorative material.
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