How to Make Nativity Scene Figures From Play-Doh

You can dress up your dolls or trolls or buy a set - but if you're trying for a home-made holiday, why not make the nativity figures as well?

Instructions

1. Mix enough dough to make your set - 4 cups of flour with a cup of salt and 1 1/2 to 2 cups of water should do it (you can always make more).

2. Shape figures according to your skill. A head and shoulders and then a smooth bowed triangle shape (to signify a human figure, cloaked and looking down) is easiest. You'll need 5 adults of varying sizes (Mary, Joseph, and the Magi) and a baby. If you've got enough dough, try some sheep and cows too.

3. Place the figures on a baking sheet and bake at low heat - 150-200 degrees - for an hour. Then leave overnight in a warm oven (propped open so the light's on with no other heat is perfect).

4. Paint the figures with acrylic paints - blue for Mary, brown for Joseph, regal colors for the Magi.

5. Allow to dry.

6. Place in your nativity scene.