2 ingredient homemade clay ornaments!

Miss 7 is almost 8 years old!  I can hardly believe how quickly the years have passed.  Each birthday brings back a flood of memories of the day she was born ... at a tiny 2.2 kg.

We decided to make a couple of things to put in the birthday party favour bags this year.  We hope these will last longer than the sweets!  We made these lovely clay ornaments which we thought Miss almost-8's friends could hang on their Christmas tree or just decorate their bedrooms.  I found this great 2 ingredient clay recipe from Paging Fun Mums. There is no baking required as the clay air dries. 

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What do you need?
2 x 118ml Elmers School Glue 
300g Cornflour (or cornstarch)

Elmer's Glue is non-toxic and available in your local supermarket.

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What do you need to do?
1. Simply mix together the glue and cornflour until you form a dough.  {You can do this in a bowl or on a benchtop).

2. Store in plastic wrap until you are ready to use it!

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3. Roll out the clay with a rolling pin and cut out shapes. Use a straw to cut out small circles in each ornament.  Allow time for the clay to dry out before decorating (we left them overnight).

4. Thread a short piece of ribbon in the hole and tie it off.  Add some stick on sparkles to decorate.  (We spelt out the first letter of each of the recipients.)

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Miss almost-8 really enjoyed every step of making these ornaments.  They were simple to make and I think it is nice for the "birthday girl" to give something back to her guests as a small momento of their friendship.  We hope her friends like them!

We are looking forward to making more of these ornaments closer to Christmas!

Do you like making things for your kids party bags?

What are you going to make with this clay?

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