5th of December

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So it is already the 5th of December! Are you getting excited yet? We have a really giddy toddler every morning when she sees the Christmas decorations and opens her advent bag. What are you up to today?

Where is Our Elf Hiding Today?

Gosh, how did she get up there?! She must really love to climb. Or maybe she had a run in with the cats after yesterday’s shenanigans.

The Advent Bag

The advent bag today contains a heart shaped cookie cutter.

Today we are going to be making decorations out of air-drying clay.

Air-drying Clay Christmas Decorations

You will need

some air drying clay – I used Das
a rolling pin or something to roll it out
a small cookie cutter
a cocktail stick or skewer
a non-stick surface to roll it out
some items to imprint the surface
some paints or nail polish to paint it if you want.

I rolled the clay out onto a greaseproof baking paper. Elizabeth loved it as it really was like using play dough.

We cut out some heart shapes and used various things to imprint the resulting shapes. One of the best things I found were some letter and number shapes to make names with. Make a small hole at the top of each decoration with a cocktail stick or skewer.

You do have to leave the shapes overnight to fully dry before painting. We then used different nail polishes to decorate. You can also use acrylic paints. Finally, thread some ribbon or cord through the little hole and you have a great little decoration.