Susiej

You want one of these?  I thought so.  As usual, you start with a cute foot, and follow the recipe below. A great Easter Craft, these Easter Chicks preserve the memory  of your child’s footprint.

Note: If your feet are “cracking” you’re probably cooking your dough too long.

• a cute foot
• 1 cup Corn Starch
• 1 pound (2 cups) baking soda
• 1-1/4 cups cold water
• 1 tablespoon light colored vegetable Oil
• yellow feathers
• buttons for eyes and feet
• yellow construction paper for beak
• waxed paper
• cookie sheet
• glue gun

1. In medium saucepan stir corn starch and baking soda. Add water and oil all at once and stir until smooth.
2. Stirring constantly, cook over medium heat until mixture reaches the consistency of SLIGHTLY dry mashed potatoes. (Mixture will come to a boil, then start to thicken, first in lumps and then in a thick mass; it should hold its shape). If clay is overcooked, chicks may crack.
3. Turn out onto waxed paper, on top of cookie sheet, cover with damp cloth; cool.
4. When cool enough to handle, dust surface with corn starch; knead until smooth and pliable. If not using immediately, store completely cooled clay in tightly closed plastic bag or container.
5. Roll into a flat disc, about 1/2 to 1/4 inch thick on the waxed paper. Carefully, have your child place his foot into the disc — not too hard — just right. You don’t want a hole where the footprint is supposed to be.
6. Once you have your finished footprint, carefully, use a butter knife to cleanly cut away the edges. You want nothing but the footprint.
7. Move cookie sheet to a high place — safe from the children — to dry for a couple of days.
8. Label the backs of your chicks with the year and child. You’ll forget who’s who next year without this.
9. Using a glue gun, glue on your feet, eyes and beak.
10. Add feathers.

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