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| Fossil Prints |
| Materials: Plaster of Paris Tinfoil Small objects to fossilize! |
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| Children love to garden! These crafts and activities help children personalize their gardening space with fun and frugal tips. |
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- On what day did God make the
plants and the tress? - What is "According to it's kind"
mean, and why is that important? - For more ideas about keeping track
of you're garden, check out our
sister site for a free garden lapbook
| Step 1 Soften up your modeling clay, form it into a mound and place it inside some crumpled up tinfoil. |
| Step 2 Press your fossil shape into your clay. You'll need to wiggle it a bit and press firmly. |
| Step 4 You should have an impression in your clay in the shape of your object. |
| Step 5 impression that you don't want to show. (Like this Made in China stamp! Ha Ha) |
| Step 3 use a toothpick to get it out if needed. |
| Step 6 Mix up your Plaster of Paris. (Two parts plaster to One part water) |
| Step 7 Pour the plaster into your clay mold. |
| Making fossils is great fun, and really not as "troublesome" or "messy" as you might think. Learning how fossils are formed and leaves children with a lasting impression! We keep our fossils in our garden. |
| Step 10 Remove the clay mold from the plaster. (You might have to break off a bit of the plaster to get to the |
| Step 8 Pour enough to cover the mold and then some for good measure! Shake gently to get out the bubbles and smooth the surface. |
| Step 9 Wait about an hour for the plaster to dry. Remove the tinfoil. |
| Enjoy your different fossils! If you them and excavate! For extra fun, make a set of these ahead of time and let children them guess what they think they are! |
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