Chef's Skillet

Be a chef for today. Transform a paper bowl into a skillet and use your imagination to sculpt your menu for the day out of clay or dough.

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Materials Needed

  • Modeling clay/ play dough/ salt dough
  • Shallow paper bowl
  • Metal wire (12-14 gauge)
  • Long-nosed pliers
  • Scissors
  • Glue gun
  • Acrylic paint
  • Paint brushes
  • Palette
  • Craft foam
  • Craft punches


Chef's Skillet

Safety Guidelines

  • This project is not edible.
  • Always let your child use child-safe scissors.
  • Watch out for this sign Ask for an adult's help. It means you need an adult's help for the particular step.

Steps

Step 1 Chef's Skillet Ask for an adult's help1. Find a shallow paper bowl to make into your skillet. Punch a pair of holes about 1 inch apart on one side of the paper bowl. This is where the handle will be attached.
Step 2 Chef's Skillet Ask for an adult's help2. Cut a 14 to 16-inch length of metal wire. Bend it into the skillet's handle.
Step 3 Chef's Skillet Ask for an adult's help3. Insert the bent ends of the wire handle through the pair of holes on the paper bowl. Use glue gun to fix the ends in place.
Step 4 Chef's Skillet 4. Paint the entire bowl with black or any dark colored acrylic paint. Set the skillet aside to dry.
Step 5 Chef's Skillet Ask for an adult's help5. Cut a piece of craft foam to wrap around the skillet's handle. Use hot glue gun or staple the edges together to create a tube shape.
Step 6 Chef's Skillet 6. Insert the skillet handle inside the craft foam tube.
Step 7 Chef's Skillet 7. Round out the tip of the craft foam tube.
Step 8 Chef's Skillet Ask for an adult's help8. Seal the tip of the craft foam tube using a glue gun.
Step 9 Chef's Skillet 9. You may decorate the handle with small craft foam shapes or sequins.
Step 10 Chef's Skillet 10. Think of what food you'd like to put into your skillet. Use any of the following materials for your food sculptures: modeling clay, play dough, homemade salt dough, or self-hardening clay. Sculpt the clay or dough into food shapes and arrange them inside your skillet.
Step 11 Chef's Skillet 11. Be creative and model your favorite food. Just remember, these are just pretend food and they are not edible!

Earth Friendly Tips Earth Friendly Tips

  • Salt dough is a medium of choice for environment-friendly parents and teachers. It is made from natural ingredients, it is biodegradable, and relatively easy to make. For an all-natural ingredient salt dough, use food coloring or other natural pigments (e.g. coffee for brown, curry for yellow) instead of poster paint.