Initially, I made three from some left over clay we had and decorated them myself without the boys involvement and was really pleased with the way they turned out.  So I decided to have a go with the boys.

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Materials:

Air drying clay
Cookie cutters
Plastic roller
Silicon cooking mat
Straw
Clear sealant or modge podge
Decorations (we used buttons and felt)
Nailfile
Ribbon
Glue (we used a craft glue gun)

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Method:

I would recommend that you make your ornaments a couple of days in advance to decorating them or buy microwave-drying clay, yes it exists.

• Firstly work the air drying clay well in your hands until it becomes more supple and easier toroll.
• Roll out an amount on the silicone mat (4mm) is an idea depth.
• Using a cookie cutter cut out your decoration shapes.
• Remove the decorations from the mat onto a board to dry.
• Using a straw make a hole in the top to thread your ribbon.
• Also, smooth the sides of your ornaments to make for smoother edges.
• Allow to dry (do not dry over a heat source or they will crack.
• Once dry take the nail file and smooth any rough edges.
• Then apply a clear sealant or modge podge (PVA).  I did this with my first set of ornaments.
• Decorate and attach the ribbon.

The second set I did with the boys are a lot more rough and ready, but then they do like to take over and so they should.  They decided to decorate them before we even sealed them.  However, they look great and I am really pleased with them.

The four family films available  to choose from will all premiere on Sky Movies throughout the Christmas period, on the following dates. Each film will also will be available On Demand and on Sky Go:

• Muppets Most Wanted – 19^th December
• The LEGO® Movie – Christmas Eve
• Frozen – Christmas Day
• The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – New Year’s Day

We decided, well the boys decided that they wanted to create bespoke The Amazing Spider-Man 2 cards.  Both of them are huge #Spiderman fans, in fact as a family we all love a bit of Marvel.

So here are their cards……………….

But this isn’t something that is exclusive to bloggers, you can create your own card  from the choice of one of four movies; Frozen, The LEGO® Movie, The Amazing Spider-Man 2  or Disney’s Muppets Most Wanted.

You can even add your own name before sharing the card .

If you make a card then do be sure totweet @SkyMovies  and @Mum_themadhouse using the #MovieMe hashtag so we can see it.  You can also opt to receive a printed postcard version of your #MovieMe card (whilst stocks lass) which would be perfect for our Christmas Memories Book.

It is really easy to do, the mini mads did this all on their own.  To join in with this festive fun activity all you have to do is  visit skymovies.com/ and follow the simple step-by-step instructions.

To go with the fabulous movies on Sky over the festive period, you will need Popcorn and I am sharing our family favorite with you here.

Our favorite festive Popcorn recipe

This recipe was actually inspired by Nurturestores Festive Play dough.  We made this last year for Christmas and the boys loved the smell of the herbs and spices, so we used it to make our own seasoned sugar.  It is like the whole smell and Taste of Christmas in a sugar form.

1. the zest of an orange or two clementines
2. A vanilla pod
3. a good grating of nutmeg
4. three cloves
5. some ground cinnamon
6. a bay leaf

We whizzed this up in our mini herb blender and then add it to caster sugar.  We keep this festive sugar in a kilner jar and add it to allsorts, including pancakes, porridge, ice cream and even tea!

We like to air pop our corn and once it is popped we coat it with some vegetable oil spray before sprinkling our festive sugar spice over it and enjoying.

Free Printable Festive Popcorn Boxes

Also thanks to The Purple Pumpkin Blog I have some fab exclusive free printable festive popcorn boxes.

1.  Popcorn Boxes – Chevron
2. Popcorn Boxes – Candy Cane
3. Popcorn Boxes – Dots
4. Popcorn Boxes – Hearts
5. Popcorn Boxes – Snowflakes
6. Popcorn Boxes – Multi Stripe
7. Popcorn Boxes – Stars

So whilst you are printing your popcorn boxes, why not get in the mood with Sky Movies Christmas advert.  Are you in the mood for Christmas yet?  I know I am.

This post is in collaboration with Sky Movies