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Fimo is a great plastic clay to work with because of its durability and also because it can be easily baked at at-home ovens. As such, it is a great clay for people who aren’t always into crafting to use. So what can you do with Fimo? Because of its safety-made materials, Fimo is a great material to use to make playsets for children. In this article, you’ll learn how to make a playset based upon one of the most popular children’s tales—Jack in the beanstalk. Before creating the playset, you need to buy several colors of Fimo. Green is the most obvious—buy lots of green. Also buy some flesh color and color for hair, white and black are good colors as well, and if you have a little more money to spend, perhaps get a few more colors. Dark green is great to add some texture and color to the beanstalk, if you want. Once you have your Fimo, you can get started. Fimo is notoriously hard to work with at first, so once you unwrap your first color, make sure to roll it around to soften it up. You can also buy a Fimo softener made specifically to help you roll it around and shape it. For your first piece, you should try crafting the bean out of green Fimo. Make an oval, about the size of an oval bead and then pinch it slightly to make it look more like a kidney bean. Once you’ve gotten it to where you like it, set it aside. Next, try something a little more difficult—craft the beanstalk. Roll out a long tube of green, and then use a plastic knife to cut out leaf-like shapes. You can add detail to the leaves with your knife, or add the darker green for a bit of color. While the beanstalk could be easiest cut out of a flat sheet of Fimo, to craft the cow, you’ll need a bit of sculpting skills. Make four flat circles of black for hooves, then four long white ovals for legs. Make a fat oval for the body, and a smaller oval for the head. Stick them on top of each other, and make sure they won’t fall over. You can add black splotches to the body for the cow’s spots, and carve the face with the knife. Making Jack is the same principle as the cow. Work from the bottom up. Make the feet, then the legs, then the torso. Attach the arms (attach small flesh-colored circles to the end of the arms for hands) and then the head. You can add a hat too, if you like. You can use the knife to carve details into the face and clothing. Make the giant using the same technique, only larger. Once you have all your pieces, set them on a cookie sheet and place in the oven for about 30 minutes at 110 C. Polymer clay also cooks in a toaster oven at around the same temperature. Once they are done, you can paint or use permanent marker to add finer details, if you wish. Once done, you can use this set during playtime or storytime for your kids, and show off your great crafting skills! For even more ideas using Fimo, visit Cooksongold.com
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