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HUnlocking The Secret To Santa’s Next Visit
alloween just passed and on Christmas Eve. We don’t have a instructions for him. design make the key look even more Thanksgiving is right fireplace or chimney for him — and You can find many poems online antique. You can also use a real key — around the corner, but now that’s true of almost every home in about this key. I wrote one with Ha- just make sure it doesn’t really unlock
is the time to start thinking about your Hawai‘i, especially condos. wai‘i homes in mind, and I remind any of your doors.
Christmas decorations and customs. This week’s project is a great new tradition your family can start.
1 To make the key, place the print
of the key inside of a Ziploc bag or under
a piece of wax paper and tape it down so
it doesn’t move. You will use this pattern as a guide and place the Hearty Clay on top. Note: You can skip steps 1-6 if you are using a real key.
Have fun writing up your message to Santa, or you can download a copy of my poem along with a project sheet at benfranklinhawaii.com.
At this time of the year, keiki might have a lot of questions. Be prepared when they ask how Santa visits us
It’s hard to find a good old-fash- ioned skeleton key, so I’ll show you how to make one from Hearty Clay. I think the little imperfections of the
Wishing you lots of fun times with your holiday crafting!
So, they’ll just have to believe in the magic of Christmas and leave a special key out for Santa to use to come inside. This project is a simple holder for your magical Santa key, and keiki can even leave a note and
Santa to take off his boots before en- tering.
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SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• 6-by-6-inch wood plaque surface (No. 30197688), or similar • white Hearty Clay (No. 30006454)
• plastic Ziploc bag or wax paper • gold acrylic paint
(Delta Ceramcoat in Kim Gold,
No. 77625673)
• “Santa Key” poem printed
on paper
• X-Acto or clay knife • scissors
• paintbrush
• double-stick tape
(No. 30013284) or thin liquid glue • 8 inches of cord or ribbon for
the key
• low-temp glue gun and glue
sticks
2 Roll out a thin log of Hearty Clay and place onto the key’s tines/teeth pattern at the bottom. Cut off the pieces
with the X-Acto knife.
3 Roll out a thicker log of Hearty Clay for the length of the key. Place onto
the three tines at the bottom. Press together. Shape and trim the key length as needed. Set aside.
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