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Christmas clay decorations are a fun festive craft for children to take home at the end of term.
You will need
1. ModelAiR can be moulded and shaped into a festive decoration of choice. For younger children, a hand can be pressed into a flattened piece of ModelAiR to create a personalised handprint decoration.
Extension idea: Children can experiment with colour mixing by adding water based paint to the ModelAiR for a marbled effect or solid colour.
2. The decoration can be covered with PVA and then glitter for a sparkly Christmas decoration. We use an activity tray to limit the mess made by glitter and allow excess glitter to be reused by tipping it back into the tub.
3. A hole can be made in the top of the decoration with a pencil before leaving it for at least 24 hours to harden.
4. Once finished a piece of ribbon can be used to hang the decoration from a Christmas tree. Children can get creative by choosing their own shapes, colours and glitter options for their christmas clay decorations.
EYFS learning goals supported by this project
ELG01 Communication and language development: listening and attention
ELG03 Communication and language development: speaking
ELG04 Physical Development: Moving and handling co-ordination
ELG06 Personal, social and emotional development: Self-confidence and self awareness
ELG12 Mathmatics development: shape, space and measures
ELG16 Expressive arts and design: exploring and using media and materials
ELG17 Expressive arts and design: being imaginative
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