Craft Alert! Air Dry Clay Kindness Dish How-To
AUGUST 16TH, 2022
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Trinket dishes are popular items to make with air dry clay, and rightfully so. They’re simple to create, and it’s fun to feel the clay between your fingers. Here’s a heads-up, though: this is not your average trinket dish. Kindness is the theme of this craft! You’ll be using your trinket dish as a place to keep ideas for random acts of kindness you can do to help lift other girls up.
Supplies for the Dish
- Air dry clay
- Small bowl
- Acrylic paint
- Water
- Craft knife or butter knife
- Rolling pin (round bottle or jar works too)
- Parchment paper
- Pencil
- Glitter
- Scissors
Supplies for Hearts
- Colored paper
- Pencil
- Scissors
How to Make Your Trinket Dish
Step 1: Put a large chunk of clay on parchment paper.
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Step 2: Add several drops of paint to the clay and knead the clay to spread the paint throughout. Repeat this until the clay has your desired color.
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Step 3: Place parchment paper over the clay, and use a rolling pin to flatten the clay to about ¼ of an inch. We used a water bottle instead of a rolling pin.
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Step 4: Press a small bowl into the clay, and use a craft knife or butter knife to cut around the bowl. Use scissors to trim away any remaining excess.
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Step 5: Knead the excess clay, and then flatten it. Add more paint (if you’d like). Put parchment paper over the clay and smooth it out with a rolling pin.
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Step 6: Add glitter to the clay. Then roll the clay into a thin worm-like shape. Put this long shape around the edge of your clay circle.
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Step 7: Add more glitter to the rim of the trinket dish.
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Step 8: Use water to smooth the edges, and ensure the two separate parts are well connected.
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Step 9: Use a pencil to make small dots that spell a message about kindness, like “be kind.” Allow the dish to dry for 2-3 days.
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Step 10: Use paper and scissors to make 4 small hearts. On each heart, write a different way that you can lift up another girl you know by showing kindness. Here are a few ideas:
- Draw a picture for a friend
- Play with someone who’s alone
- Pick a flower for a friend
- Bring an extra snack for a friend
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Put your kindness trinket dish in a place where you’ll see it every day. Then place your hearts in your kindness dish, and choose a heart once a week for a reminder of how you can spread kindness in your community.
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We think this is a great way to start a new school year, but can be a lot of fun at any time. We hope you have a blast doing this project!