modeling clay??

[whatwhat]

Hi abers..

Not sure if this is the right topic, but ill give it a go!!

I wanted to make some garden plaques with the kiddies for fathers day.. we have some lovely collected stones etc, but I was planning on using plaster of paris.. but it occured to me that this might not be water proof.. hence not a good garden ornament!! Does any one have any other ideas on what we could use. Thanks a lot xx

[HowardKennitby]

What do you mean by a 'garden plaque'?

[annie0000]

Fimo - you have to bake it gently but I am sure it should be ok for the garden

[erin-x]

I love using Fimo! Very easy to work with... Just make sure you use a baking sheet :-)

[joko]

milliput or sculpey
it air hardens and is rock hard and waterproof

[whatwhat]

well, I was going to pour plaster of paris into a mould and then let the kids plop there stones into it.. (Im a childminder, so wanted to make something for dads that all ages could have a go at!) then it could hang from a tree, or layed into the soil or put on a wall etc?

[joko]

plaster practically drinks water and its also pretty fragile - it would not last long.

[whatwhat]

ah.. great, thanks for that guys!!... Hope it works!!!

[erin-x]

Fimo is just like plasticine. They could make their own shapes from it and stick the stones etc into it.