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Polymer Clay Monsters

Make Polymer Clay Monsters with Kids | Fun and Creative Crafting

How cute are these Polymer Clay Monsters? Polymer clay is a fantastic crafting material and one that both of my boys enjoy using at 10 and 11 and as a Mum I love that I can bake the clay in my oven at home and then we have a lasting creation.

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Tea light holders made with microwave drying clay

heart cutout tea light holders made with microwave drying clay

These heart-cutout tea-light holders are a beginner-friendly clay craft, perfect for kids or adults. By using special microwave-drying clay, you can make and finish a glowing candle holder in under an hour — a handmade gift that looks beautiful on a mantle, table, or windowsill. I really need to share with you what a game-changer

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white clay Christmas fingerprint ornament

Make an adorable white clay Christmas fingerprint ornament

One of my favorite things about the festive season is trimming the tree.  I love going through all of the ornaments and decorations, especially the homemade homes and hanging them as I reminisce about when we made them.  This adorable white clay christmas fingerprint ornament is a take on our valentine fingerprint heart ornaments.

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Making Salt Dough Jewelry with Kids | Fun and Easy DIY Craft

We love salt dough.  It is a brilliant art and craft material and we love creating with it.  It is not just a kids craft material and to demonstrate that we wanted to share with you our heart-shaped salt dough jewellery which is the perfect craft for preschoolers through to teens. We used our go

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Cornflour dough tealight holders for Solstice

We live in Northern England and during this time of year it is dark and we love to light up our home with candles and decided to make some cornflour dough tealight holders for Solstice.  Maxi decided to make them in the shape of the sun to celebrate the shortest day and welcome the lengthening

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White clay dough. Corn Flour dough, a fab alternative to salt dough

We have made corn flour dough before, but using salt, however, I was keen to find a different recipe with more of a smooth texture that was a bit more malleable for the boys to use. We have tried Nurturestore’s 2 ingredients white dough and love it, but we also tried the following white clay

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