Salt dough Starfish

Now Nixie has been wanting to learn about the ocean, I really love how home ed allows us to follow her lead and to go wherever her heart desires. A while back a fisherman had given us a starfish he found so we spent a little time learning about them and doing some related arts and crafts. Here's one of them. I've discovered that Nixie really loves themes and to do projects as we go along and I must say I love it too

Salt dough Starfish

What You'll Need:

• 2 cups baking soda
• 1 cup corn-starch
• 1 1/4 cup water
• parchment paper
• paints
• tools for making shapes/patterns in the starfish
• paintbrushes
• canvas
• super glue

What To Do:

1. Add your ingredients in a pan over medium heat. Continue to stir until it looks like mashed potatoes and comes away from the sides. 

2.  Scoop it out onto some parchment paper and let cool covered with a damp cloth until you are able to handle it.

3. Once cool it is time to make your starfish. Use tools to make textures. Then put onto a baking tray and into the oven at 100c for about 45 min. 

4. Now it's time to paint your canvas and then your starfish.

5. Once dry superglue your starfish onto your canvas.