Gingerbread house made of air-dry clay

Roll out the air-dry clay to a thickness of approximately 0.5 cm.

Cut the clay into houses of various sizes, or for example, Christmas trees, snowmen, fences, and so on. Let your imagination roam free!

Smooth the edges of your clay figures with a wet finger or sponge to achieve a rounded finish, and to prevent the clay from cracking.

Let the clay figures dry. If you wish to engrave a name or date into the ornament, do so before the clay dries.

When the clay figures are dry, paint them with brown acrylic paint. Remember to also paint the back and the edges.

When the brown paint is dry, it is time to decorate with a pattern in white paint. Pour the white paint into an empty tube of craft glue or a plastic bag with a small hole in it, so it is easier to 'draw' precisely. See examples of the patterns you can draw in the video.

Let the paint dry completely.

Use the dry clay figures as you wish. Here, Anna has attached the figurines to a Christmas decoration with a glue gun, but you may also choose to hang or arrange them individually — or perhaps even attach them to a Christmas present as charming gift tag.