You'll love this two-in-one project: a highly original valentine that moonlights as a usable ball of clay.
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An older child can make the play clay (with adult
supervision) while a younger one makes the tags. Then both
children can roll and cut the clay hearts and bag their own
valentines.
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| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| 3 Cups of white flour
1 1/2 Cups of salt 1 1/2 Tablespoons of cream of tartar 3 1/4 Cups of water 6 Tablespoons of vegetable oil Red food coloring Rolling pin Heart-shaped cookie cutter Small cellophane bags Scissors White paper Markers Hole punch Ribbon | |
| Seasons: Valentine's day | |
| Materials: clay | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Mix the flour, salt, and cream of tartar in a medium saucepan. |
| 2. | In a separate bowl, mix the liquids, adding drops of food coloring until you reach your desired shade. |
| 3. | Pour the liquid over the dry ingredients and stir. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture holds together and gets too stiff to stir (it will stiffen even more as it cools), about 5 to 10 minutes. Let it cool. |
| 4. | Knead the clay briefly, then roll or pat it to a 3/4-inch thickness and cut with the cookie cutter. |
| 5. | For each valentine, place a clay heart in a cellophane bag. Cut a tag out of white paper, decorate it with markers, and punch a hole in one end. Thread a length of ribbon through the tag?s hole and tie the bag shut with a bow. |
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