Yep there's 2 books "Let's Make It: Mister Maker" and "let's Make More! Mister Maker", says from 4+ but i guess younger kids could use them as well.:
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Yep there's 2 books "Let's Make It: Mister Maker" and "let's Make More! Mister Maker", says from 4+ but i guess younger kids could use them as well.:
Our new and improved playdough was a huge hit! I used the recipe from the back of the cream of tartar. It's pretty much the same as ZV's, but only had 1/4 cup salt plus the cream of tartar. And I used way more food colouring ;)
Ok ladies i have some salt dough ornaments in the oven, used the recipe i posted a couple of pages back and am hoping that 2 1/2hrs in the oven is all they need as the kids will WANT these things, so will cook them, let them cool and hope they are rock hard and do go brown ;) then paint them, glitter them and then spray them, throw some ribbon on and see how they look.
We have 2 x x-mas trees, a bell, a stocking, a candy cane, some round 'tags', some loveheart tags, a dinosaur (for nephew), a butterfly (for niece), a snowman, 2011 made out of numbers, 2 x A's (nephew and DD1), Z & E.
So hopefully they turn out well, then i can also make some for my KK people this year and for the kids to go with the x-mas playdough i am making, can do a tag with their letter, how cute will it look :)
We're about to paint some terracotta pots to give to the kids grandad as a birthday present. Using acrylics so better get a painting smock on them!
ZF - love the idea of the saltdough ornaments. Haven't done it since my nanny-ing days, so might have to give it a go with DD.
how did it go ZF? I've been wanting too but haven't had a chance. Hopefully this coming weekend I will be able to with DD.
Turned out great, DD2 painted 1 for her manna tomorrow, would look fantastic if an adult made them with time & effort :) we will be making more :)
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excellent! so 2.5 hours in the oven? What temp did you have the oven on?
I had it at 120 fan forced, and prob went just a tiny bit over the 2.5hrs but they hardened a lot on taking them out.
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Thanks ZF!
Oh my!
I just rediscovered CLAY!!!!
Lil Miss H and I just spent an hour making *stuff*!
H made a *dog-hopper* (a cross between a dog and a grasshopper!), a butterfly and a ..erm, I have no flippin idea what it was! but it is interesting hehe
As for me, I stuck with a snail to start with, and then progressed onto an Elephant! Rather proud of myself hehe
Hope you other crafty ladies are going well! xx