Elementary Christmas Craft: Dough Bead Jewelry
Use time in your ministry to have children create Christmas gifts for their loved ones using this creative dough bead recipe.
You’ll Need:
- Baking soda,
- cornstarch,
- food coloring,
- access to a stove,
- a pot,
- one shoe string per child,
- and water.
Making the Dough Beads
Before class, mix together:
- 1 cup of baking soda,
- 1/2 cup of cornstarch,
- several drops of food coloring, and
- 3/4 cup water.
You’ll need to mix a batch for each dough bead color. Cook over medium heat and stir constantly until the mixture solidifies. Don’t overcook. When the dough cools, knead it until smooth and pliable. Store in a tightly covered container.
Have children shape the dough into beads of all shapes. Using a toothpick, have them poke a hole through the center of each bead. Help children make the hole large enough for a shoestring to fit through. Then have children string the beads on the shoestring.
Give children a container to hold their beaded jewelry until next week when their dough beads are dry enough to take home.
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