help with some school crafts

Rachel021967 · 19 October 2011 at 8:57AM

My daughter wants to make a model cat out of salt dough. How long will it take to cook?

Rachel

Scoobs · 19 October 2011 at 11:59AM

Have you tried looking on the activity village website or the All free crafts website, lots of ideas there, also the Family fun website, that's run by Disney, lots of ideas there too. Hope this helps.

Tamster150 · 19 October 2011 at 6:56PM

Rachel021967 wrote: »

My daughter wants to make a model cat out of salt dough. How long will it take to cook?

Rachel

I tend to leave them to dry as long as possible before putting them in the oven to finish them off. Do you have an airing cupboard or sunny window-sill?

Flatter shapes obviously dry out much quicker

sillyvixen · 19 October 2011 at 9:48PM

how about stockings to hang on the Christmas tree - 2 x felt stocking shapes and some thick thread and big needles, children sew around stocking shape in running stich (i have done this with a mixed age group including pre-school) use extra thread to create a hanging loop. can have decoration added - i used pre cut holly leaf and red paper cut in a hole punch for berries and stuck on with glue. i also added a wrapped sweet before children took them home.

Rachel021967 · 19 October 2011 at 11:07PM

Thanks Tamster.

lmb4wcb · 20 October 2011 at 10:56AM

Thanks to everyone for the ideas I have made up a list and have shown the headmaster at the school and she is really impressed. Full credit to all of you xx