Pinterest rocks my world. Found this idea there and it worked really well!
1. Choose some fun clay colors. Sadly, our bright colors were the generic Michael's brand which was really hard to work with (cracked, didn't take impressions well, really stiff) so mostly used the silver Sculpey brand. Apparenly name brand clay is worth splurging on.
2. Roll out the clay
3. Use cookie cutters (or freehand if you're fancy) to cut out whatever shape you like
4. Let the 6 year old calmy, expertly make thumb imprints on each piece of clay
5. Hold down the shrieking 1 year old and force her to put a finger, any finger on the clay
(Not Pictured...it was kinda ugly)
6. Let Daddy take the 1 year old to bed and continue craftiness with the older one
7. Put the thumbprinted hearts on a tray and bake according to the package instructions
8. After they cool you can paint/spray with a sealant. We decided to make them into key rings so we made holes in one corner before baking and then put a key ring in it.
9. Give them to lots of happy moms, grandmothers and great-grandmothers!
