Are you looking for something fun to do with your kids today? Why not get crafty?
In the following tutorial, Eleanor from Just Ella Bella explains how to make white clay from ingredients you have in the kitchen. Once you and your child have made the clay, you can make ornaments from it. Here’s everything you need to know:
What you need
- One cup bicarbonate of soda (baking soda, not to be confused with baking powder)
- Half a cup corn starch (corn flour)
- Three-quarters cup warm water
- Cookie cutters and objects to emboss with
- Twine
How to make clay ornaments
Step 1: Mix dry ingredients in a pan and stir through warm water.
Step 2: Place on the stove and mix over medium heat, stirring as it starts to bubble.
Step 3: Continue to stir till it thickens and starts to resemble a soft play-dough consistency, take it off the heat, and leave it to cool for a few minutes.
Step 4: Turn it out onto the counter and knead it for a couple of minutes to make it pliable.
Step 5: It should look and feel like bright white playdough!
Step 6: Let your child use cookie cutters to cut out shapes and a straw to cut out holes to string twine through.
Step 7: Your child can decorate with whatever they like (we used a large patterned pendant to give a lacy effect on the hearts).
Step 8: The stars were decorated with letter stamps.
Top tip: Adding glitter will give a snowflake effect.
