We love finding new things to make using our Homemade Modeling Clay Recipe – when I found these Owls over at 4 Crazy Kings… I knew they would make a great Homemade Christmas Tree ornament.
They’re so simple to make using just a few common supplies and our Homemade Clay!
What you’ll need –
- A batch of Homemade Modeling Clay (or store bought modeling clay)
- Rolling Pin and circle cookie cutter (we used one roughly 10cm in diameter)
- A Pen Lid (we used one off a medium sized sharpie)
- A plastic drinking straw
- Toothpick
- Oven – for drying the clay
- Spray paint or acrylic paints to decorate.
- String for hanging them
Method –
Simply roll and cut your clay using the circle cutter. Mark some feathers using the inside of the pen lid on an angle, fold both ‘wings’ in and then fold down the top to make a face. Stamp eyes using the inside of the pen lid and a drinking straw. Then using the toothpick or straw carefully make a hole in the center top (this will be what you thread the string through to hang on your tree).
Place the Owls in a warm oven 100c for 1 hour or until they are hard and fully dried. Once they’ve cooled you can spray them with spray paint or hand paint them using acrylics.
We hope you enjoy this craft as much as my 5yo daughter and I did!
You might also like these Christmas Craft ideas – Thumbprint Reindeer Bauble, Adorable ‘Snowman’ & ‘Penguin’ Thumbprint Baubles or these cool Santa Hands.
These are so cute! I want to make them and use as gift tags on presents 🙂 They look so easy to make too!
Hi Clarissa, They would make great gift tags. They are very easy to make…and FUN :).
Louise x
i love how you sprayed these all one color! we blogged about them (also got the idea from 4 crazy kings) four years ago, but my daughter painted them all multicolored: http://paintcutpaste.com/abracadabra/ — we just might revisit them this year! thanks!
Hi Jen, They also look fantastic! Thanks for sharing your link – it’s such a cool craft.
Louise x
This is a great craft! Will have ro try out recipe & give the kiddos (10&8..and maybe mom too) lots of space for creating!! Super excited to get a head start and maybe give out at ornaments exchanges!
We made some of these at the weekend with saltdough. I love how each one has its own personality 🙂
I’ll be trying out your homemade clay recipe next 🙂
That’s great! Thanks for taking the time to let us know : ) We’d love to hear how you go with our Homemade Clay Recipe too : ) Jenni x
great! Thanks for a good idea 🙂
This is super cute I will have to try this.. Going to share your post!!
These are fantastic! can’t wait to give them a go
100c equals 212 Fahrenheit
Thanks for the heads up. Was going to have to look it up.
This is a neat project that even the children may help with.
I love all these I like crafts.
DEs trucs amusants et faciles a réaliser, j’adore.
Merci Claudette
Neat craft project for a group.
We did these and love them….thanks! We used our boys’finger prints for the eyes for a little added personalization.
like your owls
I really like your owls. I made a pin
What is the ” bi carb ” ?
Hi Gloria, it’s bi-carb soda which can be found in the same aisle as flour in the grocery store 🙂
Is bi carb soda the same as baking soda mixed with water?
love this idea! I’m going to make them with my students. How many ornaments did one batch of the dough make? Just want to figure out how much to make. Thanks 🙂
Hi Megan,
I would guess that one batch could make at least 30 :). Have fun! Louise x
Really great idea! They look really nice hung on the tree.
After spray painting or painting them do you have to use some kind of sealer on them?
Do you have to use a sealer after you paint or spray paint?
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