How to make salt dough diva lamps
You will need:
1 cup of Salt
2 cups of Plain Flour
1 cup of water
Add to a bowl and mix well.
The following day I gave Little N some of the salt dough to play with.
I explained to her what I was doing as I made them and showed her as we did it.
She did a great job copying in her own interpretation, she really enjoyed it so I am glad I included her in this stage.
While she made her ‘diva lamps’ I was sitting at the other end of her table making a selection of diva lamps ready to bake.
As Little N is still so young she hasn’t quite got the control to manipulate materials like dough to create effects like the Diva lamps, but I knew she would really enjoy decorating and watching them all lit for Diwali.
I baked the lamps in the oven at 100 degrees for around an hour and a half.
You can wait for them to air dry but I dread to think how long you would be waiting for.
Once they were cooked I left them to cool down.
The following day we set about painting them.
Little N really enjoyed doing this, and even recalled what the lamps were called as I placed them down on the table ready to paint, in front of her. She swirled her brush around, covering the lamps with colorful paint! I helped a little too to make sure the paint covered the lamps all over.
She loved cleaning the brushes in the jug
“I’m helping Mommy,” she said.
“You’re doing a great job!” I replied.
“All done now, brush all clean” she added.
Here is how they looked as they were waiting to dry:
I left them to dry overnight.
The following day it was time to get lots of different colored glitter and sequins together ready to make the lamps even more attractive.
Little N is like a crow and loves anything that’s pretty and sparkles.
Together we covered the lamps in lots of see-through PVA glue and she began selecting the sequins and glitter as she wished to decorate the diva lamps.
Our Diva lamps were ready in time to light for Diwali!
Learning:
– Fine motor skills
– Being creative
– Colours
– Learning about different cultures and celebrations
– Working together
Extending
We will go on to learn about more cultures and celebrations. As Little N gets older I shall teach her more about what the celebrations mean and why they are celebrated. For now, we plan to keep things fun and simple.
courtesy: learningandexploringthroughplay
