Stay Home Series - DIY Air Dry Trinket Dish

May 13

Stay Home Series - DIY Air Dry Trinket Dish

What better way to come together with your child than to create something fun together with your hands! This little DIY craft is perfect to do with your kids.

Many of us are social distancing by staying at home, and with that comes the task of keeping little ones entertained and engaged. Our #StayHome series features homeschooling moms from all over the world who are sharing little crafts and fun tutorials just like this one.

Enjoy!

Materials needed:

White air dry clay
Cutting board or any flat surface
Rolling pin
Round cookie cutter
Bowl small enough to raise edges of the trinket dish
Small flowers or annual bluegrass foraged from outdoors

Steps:

1. Roll your air-dry clay into a ball and roll it out with your rolling pin. It’s important to note that the thicker you roll out the clay, the longer it will take to dry. Roll it out to about a quarter of an inch so that it drys well and is thick enough that it won’t break.

2: Once flat select a few nature items and arrange them onto your clay.

3. Roll your grass into your clay to make an imprint.

4. Carefully peel off your foliage.

5. Using a cookie cutter, place it carefully over your imprint to make sure your imprint is in the middle of your cookie cutter and press down.

6. Pop-out your air-dry ‘cookie’ and place it in a bowl to dry. The bowl helps give it the bowl-like shape. (Take care not to get your fingerprints in your new creation.)

7. Leave your trinket dish in the bowl for 24 hours to dry.

8. Take out your trinket dish and flip it over to dry the underside for a few hours.

9. Fill your trinket dish with precious little things.

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial as we have many more to come. With the whole COVID-19 virus keeping us in our homes we’ve started a series called Stay Home Series where homeschooling Moms from all over the world are sharing little crafts and fun tutorials just like this one. Our hope is that they can help give you a few more ideas on what to do with your little ones during this time as well as encourage you and let you know that we are right here alongside you and you can do it.

This tutorial was sent in by our friend Savanah, Savannah is a wife, stay at home mother to three, soon to be homeschool mom in the Fall of 2020 and a believer. She has a passion for helping her children develop curiosities of the natural world around them and is dedicated to developing in them honorable character. She loves daily walks with her family, a good thrift store, bubbly sourdough starter, and making her own skincare.

Be sure to visit Savannah at @nestingatgreengables on Instagram.

If you have a DIY project or craft you would like to share please email us at social@charlottelaila.com

Sending you lots of love and hoping you and your family are doing well.

Stay Safe Out There,
Charlotte