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Yesterday I bought a bag (yes, bag) of holiday cookie
cutters. I have no intentions of baking holiday cookies. I did want to use them
for a few crafty creations though. Recently, I unearthed an old tub of air dry
clay from my basement art materials archives (it’s really more like a bunch or
completely disorganized baskets and bags that house all things crafty). Luckily,
I had sealed the lid – so, the clay inside was still soft. I figured that we
might as well use it.
This is an easy-to-make art activity that kids of
almost any age can enjoy. As a bonus you can personalize it and add a picture
of your child.
Here’s What You’ll Need:
·
Air dry clay – We used Crayola’s Air DryClay
·
Gingerbread man shaped cookie cutter
·
Clear-drying school glue
·
A pipe cleaner
·
Scissors
·
Tempera paint
·
A photo of your child’s face – Choose one
that is the size of the gingerbread man’s head (or slightly smaller).
Here’s What to Do:
1. Roll
a chunk of clay into a ball and flatten it like pizza dough.
2. Push
the cookie cutter through the flattened clay.
3. Peel
off the excess clay. Save it for another project.
4. Pull
the cookie cutter out.
5. Make
a hole at the top of the holiday ornament with a pipe cleaner. Your child needs to do
this before the clay dries.
6. Let
the clay dry. This typically takes between one and two days.
7. Paint
the ornament. Have your child finger paint (or she can use a paintbrush if she
wants) the clay.
8. Cut
the photo of your child’s face into a head-shaped circle.
9. Glue
the picture onto the gingerbread man’s head.
10. Lace a pipe cleaner through the hole at
the top to make a hanger (your child can do this now or earlier, before she paints). Twist it at the ends to close the pipe cleaner.
Are you looking for more winter art activities? Follow
my Pinterest board for plenty of holiday ideas!
Follow Mini Monets and Mommies's board Winter Activities for Kids on Pinterest.
Love this idea, especially since the kiddies can help make it and decorate it!
ReplyDeleteThanks! And, it's so easy for the kids to make these.
DeleteThese look great! My parents still have lots of Christmas decorations like this that I made with them when I was a child.
ReplyDeleteJonathan
Thanks. I always save my son's homemade ornaments.
DeleteVery cute. I should try this since it appears I have no intention of making actually holiday cookies with our cookie cutters! Thanks for sharing with #SmallVictoriesSundayLinkup! Pinned to our linky board.
ReplyDeleteMe either- the cookie cutters have all been used for art activities instead! Thanks
DeleteWhat a great idea to put a photo on the gingerbread man's face! Thanks for sharing in the parenting pin it party. xx
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