AIR-DRY CLAY JEWISH STARS

If your kiddos know how to make cookies, this craft will be easy peasy! Just roll out some air-dry clay and then use cookie cutters to cut out Jewish Star shapes. After they’re dry, paint them in lots of different colors (if you want a marbleized effect, just swirl in some white paint with each of your main colors). Use them as decorations; sprinkle them all over your house; and trade them with friends! What a fun way to show some Jewish pride!

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:

-Air-Dry Clay (I used Crayola)
-Jewish Star cookie cutters
-Rolling pin
-Wax paper
-Acrylic paint in whatever color(s) you like
-Optional: for a marbleized effect, you will also need white acrylic paint (or a lighter shade of your main color)
-Paintbrush

HERE’S WHAT YOU DO:

(1) Knead the clay in your hands for a minute or so to warm it up. (2) Roll out the clay on your work surface with wax paper on top. (3) Use the cookie cutters to cut out the Jewish Star shapes. (4) Allow the stars to dry overnight (or longer) on top of the wax paper. (5) Once the clay is completely dry, paint the stars. (6) For a marbleized effect, put a drop of your main color directly on a star and then put a drop of white (or a lighter color) paint right next to it. Using light swirling motions, paint the star with both the main color and white. If you swirl it too much, it will just mix together, so try to do as few strokes as possible.