Handprints in clay....?

[KatieMac]

Or plaster of paris....Or what

I'm a childminder and the most unpractical person you could meet....I want my mindees to do hand prints in something for their parents for Christmas. I tried Clay but it was too hard (could that be 'cos it had fibres in it)

What can I use and where can I buy it??
Before Tuesday please....

Salt dough? Recipe on MN recently.

Try this ?

Thanks Ladies - I bought some air dried clay - but I might take it back and use that recipe Thanks Again KM

can i butt in and ask if anyone has ideas for painting them? what sort of paint can you use without it looking matt and poster paintish! a nice marbley glaze perhaps?

Hi Maybe not as exciting as painting it - we made some with jsut food colouring in the playdough. They came out great and have lasted nicely. And so easy , no mess or mucking around!
We finished them in the oven.

I used Das clay and liquid paint which I then sprayed with a light varnish when dry.

where did you get your clay, paint and varnish from Lizs? Thanks

BUMP!

Well I'm in Switzerland so can't be specific for UK, but the Das clay came from a stationers/craft shop, paints were from an ELC set (the little pots which come with paint by numbers etc), and it was a spray varnish also from a craft/diy store.

thanks lizs. off shopping today .

as you can tell i'm not very arty- but we can but try.!