The inspiration for this activity came from a blog called Nurturestore and in particular from a post about
Diwali candleholders. Instead of using acrylic paint to colour the candleholder, I used yellow food colouring to dye the dough first. This activity was a bit of an experiment as I didn't have any sequins to hand for Wugs to decorate, but I did have some star anise and cloves that had been lingering in my kitchen cupboard for a while. I showed Wugs how to push one or two of them into the dough and then pretty much left him to it. I imagined that after 5 minutes, all the star anise would be crammed into one area and the candleholder would have collapsed. To my surprise, Wugs worked in rounds, decorating the candleholder evenly throughout. The candleholder was then placed in the oven on a low heat - just enough to dry out without baking so the star anise and cloves were not too overpowering. At tea-time, I lit Wugs' little creation and we dined by candlelight.
What we used:
Salt dough recipe
Yellow food colouring
Star anise
Cloves
Candle
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