Clay Skull Place Cards

Jaime here from That’s My Letter today getting ready for a Halloween birthday party with these clay skull place cards. I have two kids with birthdays that straddle Halloween which is reason enough to throw a Halloween themed Sugar Skull birthday party. We looked high and low for skull shaped place cards and finally decided to make our own.

I used oven bake clay which is super easy, fun, and allows you to make any shape you desire. We used white clay to mimic skulls but the color options are endless!

I attached the clay skulls to black goblets which serve as place cards and prevent the kids from mixing up their drinks! When the party is over, simply insert a key chain and the kids can take home the clay skull as a favor.

Materials:
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skull printout
scissors
oven bake clay (Sculpey is my favorite.)
non-stick mat work surface
rolling pin
x-acto knife or similar straight edge for cutting clay
straw
foil
sandpaper
acrylic paints
paint brush
key chains

Instructions:

Step 1: Print out clip art skull (use this one or search google for your favorite) and cut out.

Step 2: Roll out the oven bake clay to approximately 1/8″ thickness and large enough for your skull pattern.

Step 3: Place the skull pattern on top of clay and cut around outside edges using an x-acto knife.

Step 4: Make a hole for ribbon or key chain using a plastic straw. You can also depress the clay where the eye sockets should be using a pinky finger.