One of my most favorite activities with my family or girl scout troops was making homemade animal Christmas Oranments. Here's the recipe:
DIRECTIONS
Mix 4 cups of unsifted flour
1 cup salt
1 to 1 ½ cups of water
Kneed the clay about 4 or 5 minutes
Do not double the recipe or cut it in half or the clay will not work
Make sure all pieces are the same thickness and flat
Cut out ornaments
Make small holes on the top for hanging after your oranaments are cooled
Create your own animal shapes like wings, beaks and/or other animal parts
Place the animals on a cookie sheet and use various kitchen objects to press in designs.
When adding legs or ears moisten them slightly so they stick together.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for about an hour or longer if they are soft.
NOTE: Cooking temperatures and results will vary between electric and gas stoves.
When done spread them out to cool.
Decorate with glue using glitter, beads, poster paints, felt tip markers, sea shells, tiny stones or gems.
Spray with a clear fixative to preserve and remind children they are not edible.
Each batch should produce about 6 or 7 critters for your tree.
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