It’s that time of year again when I get out the box of polymer clay, wire and make a completely unplayable toy for our daughter for Christmas. It’s something I’ve done for nieces and nephews over the years (the longest streak was 12 years) but by now they’ve become more complex and BIGGER.
For Cora I choose critters that we’ve been talking about a lot or playing with. Her first was a naked mole rat in honor of her crib buddy and last year was the Christmas Beaver.
This year I figured I’d try a time lapse of me making her sculpti-buddy. Since we’ve been really into dinosaurs this year thanks to a lot of at home preschool, I wanted to tackle a prehistoric creature. We’ve been doing full week lessons on dinos, paleontology, and it’s been helpful to talk through the pandemic … and extinction. A four year old gets that we gotta wear masks to stave off extinction…better than a bunch of American adults.
Her favorite dino is the T-rex. Alli’s is a triceratops, and I’m partial to the parasaurolophus, but also the stego and anklosauruses respectively. So check out the video and let me know in the comments- what’s your favorite dino???
Also this is the first video featuring the new Foto Dojo Music from Joey Jones Music. Be sure to check out his work out on Instagram @joeyjonesmuzic Thanks, Joey!
Started with a wire frame with a thick gauge wire. I wrapped some of the looser parts with a thinner gauge wire to firm it up. 
Ready to hunt, Christmasaurus Rex was on the prowl for reindeer. 
At first her teeth looked creepier- like those human teeth toys that are at now…what are those about? 
To navigate 2020 Santa called on Christmasaurus to guide his sleigh. 
Pre-bake Christmasaurus Rex.