Mother’s
Day Clay Crafts for Toddlers
Day Clay Crafts for Toddlers
Finger
Print Key Chains:
? Sculpey
III Oven Bake Clay
III Oven Bake Clay
? Roller/flat
drinking glass
drinking glass
? Pearl
X (only if you want to be fancy)
X (only if you want to be fancy)
? Cookie
cutters (heart and circle)
cutters (heart and circle)
? Alphabet
Stamp Set
Stamp Set
? Thin
paint brush
paint brush
I love making handmade crafts with my kids. The first project I made with them for
Mother’s Day was Fingerprint Key Chains.
My youngest is three years old and had no trouble making hers all by
herself.
Mother’s Day was Fingerprint Key Chains.
My youngest is three years old and had no trouble making hers all by
herself.
Directions:
1. You
need to wash your hands and your work surface.
need to wash your hands and your work surface.
2. Knead
clay until it is soft and smooth.
clay until it is soft and smooth.
3. Shape
your clay into a ball by either rolling it in your hands or on your work
surface.
your clay into a ball by either rolling it in your hands or on your work
surface.
4. Then
you will flatten your ball with a roller/flat drinking glass evenly.
you will flatten your ball with a roller/flat drinking glass evenly.
5. Next,
you will use your cookie cutter of choice (if all else fails I used an empty
tea light candle container) and press it into the clay.
you will use your cookie cutter of choice (if all else fails I used an empty
tea light candle container) and press it into the clay.
6. Make
sure you remove the extra clay before you remove the cookie cutter.
sure you remove the extra clay before you remove the cookie cutter.
7. Finally,
you are ready to make your finger/thumbprint into the shape (be careful not to
press too hard).
you are ready to make your finger/thumbprint into the shape (be careful not to
press too hard).
8. I
added the hole for the key chain with a clay tool at first then swapped to the
end of a paint brush.
added the hole for the key chain with a clay tool at first then swapped to the
end of a paint brush.
9. Last,
I added my girl’s initials with a mini alphabet stamp set and brushed Pearl X
powder into the letters and prints.
I added my girl’s initials with a mini alphabet stamp set and brushed Pearl X
powder into the letters and prints.
If
you are not familiar with Pearl X, it just adds a shimmer to your clay
pieces. Don?t worry if you have never
worked with oven baked clay it is very easy to use and non toxic. Just remember the more you play with the clay
the stickier it becomes.
you are not familiar with Pearl X, it just adds a shimmer to your clay
pieces. Don?t worry if you have never
worked with oven baked clay it is very easy to use and non toxic. Just remember the more you play with the clay
the stickier it becomes.
Baking
Directions:
Directions:
? Preheat
your oven to 275?
your oven to 275?
? Bake
for 15 minutes per 6mm (??) of thickness.
for 15 minutes per 6mm (??) of thickness.
? Remove from oven and let cool.
? Once
cool, baked pieces can be polished and key chains can be added.
cool, baked pieces can be polished and key chains can be added.
For those of you that
prefer not to purchase supplies for your crafts, I have an incredible salt dough
recipe you can try instead.
Salt Dough Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cups all-purpose
flour
? ? cup salt
? ? cup cold water
? Mix flour and salt
with a fork in a large mixing bowl.
with a fork in a large mixing bowl.
? Gradually add ? cup of
water and mix to desired consistency. Add a few drops of water as needed, but
not making it too moist. Dough should
not be sticky.
water and mix to desired consistency. Add a few drops of water as needed, but
not making it too moist. Dough should
not be sticky.
? Knead the dough on a
flat surface (working on wax paper) until it is smooth and pliable, about five
minutes.
flat surface (working on wax paper) until it is smooth and pliable, about five
minutes.
? Getting
dough the right consistency is important.
The best way to describe the dough is that it cannot be sticky nor can
it crumble in your hands.
dough the right consistency is important.
The best way to describe the dough is that it cannot be sticky nor can
it crumble in your hands.
? Once the dough is
made, you can flatten it into an
made, you can flatten it into an
8? X 8? cake pan and roll it into 1/4″ thickness
with a rolling pin/flat drinking glass that will fit in your cake pan.
with a rolling pin/flat drinking glass that will fit in your cake pan.
? Using a plastic
spatula you can shape your square tile by cutting the access clay off.
spatula you can shape your square tile by cutting the access clay off.
? While
the dough is still wet you can begin making your handprints. If you have more than one child make sure you
start with the largest hand. Then go
down in size/age to the smallest/youngest (just because they are younger does
not mean they are the smallest).
the dough is still wet you can begin making your handprints. If you have more than one child make sure you
start with the largest hand. Then go
down in size/age to the smallest/youngest (just because they are younger does
not mean they are the smallest).
? With my extra clay I
used cookie cutters to cut out a variety of shapes, and placed the shapes on
pan liner to bake. If you want to make hanging ornaments/key chains, pierce the
dough through with an end of a paint brush while it’s wet.
used cookie cutters to cut out a variety of shapes, and placed the shapes on
pan liner to bake. If you want to make hanging ornaments/key chains, pierce the
dough through with an end of a paint brush while it’s wet.
Baking Instructions:
? Preheat
oven to 300?
F and cover with aluminum foil (this will keep it from browning).
oven to 300?
F and cover with aluminum foil (this will keep it from browning).
? Bake
for at least an hour to start with.
for at least an hour to start with.
? They must be
thoroughly baked and hard.
thoroughly baked and hard.
I
chose to experiment with Peal X (this is a powder that you can spread with an
eye shadow brush) while the dough is still wet to add color
to the hands. However, I did paint my plaque with white acrylic paint, and added some
glitter to jazz it up. Remember to varnish your pieces so they will last for a
lifetime.
chose to experiment with Peal X (this is a powder that you can spread with an
eye shadow brush) while the dough is still wet to add color
to the hands. However, I did paint my plaque with white acrylic paint, and added some
glitter to jazz it up. Remember to varnish your pieces so they will last for a
lifetime.
HAPPY MOTHER?S DAY!!
