Lent & more Service Opportunities!

Lent begins on February 6th with Ash Wednesday.

For our classroom Lenten activities, we would like the following items:
1) shellac (available at craft/hardware stores)
2) acrylic paints (available at craft/hardware stores) various colors
3) an amaryllis bulb
4) 1 bottle of yeast
5) 2 large containers of salt
6) 2 bags of flour
7) 2 bags of sugar
8) 2 bottles cooking oil


BIG SERVICE PROJECT OPPORTUNITY
Create one of these for each student so that they can work on an in-class Religion/Art project.
At home, make a gallon ziplock bag of this sculpting dough mixture.
2 cups of fine salt
2 cups of flour
1 cup of water (may add a bit more if needed)
Wallpaper glue- add a bit...
I know that this sounds strange, but if we add wallpaper glue to this mixture, it will make the sculptures more cohesive, so I am ideally looking for someone who can also add the glue to the mixture. I would think that this would be available at a hardware-type store.

Directions for making the sculpting dough
• In a large bowl, combine the salt and the flour
• Make a well in the salt/flour mixture and add the water
• Knead until smooth and shape into a ball
• Wrap the ball of dough in plastic and put in ziplock baggie.

Additional tips:
To get a softer dough you can add more flour. Adding more salt will lend a more granulous affect. Use wallpaper glue and the dough with be more cohesive.