gelatin plastic

Gelatin Plastic

Ingredients:
3 Packages Unflavored Gelatin
9 Tablespoons or 75 ml. Water
3-5 Drops of Food Coloring

Materials:
plastic lids from coffee cans, ice cream buckets, etc.
cookie cutters
straw for punching holes
ice cream buckets and kitchen wipes

Directions:
In a small cooking pan mix the water and food coloring over low heat.
Add 3 packages of unflavored gelatin
Stir continuously and cook for 30 seconds until thickened.
Pour the mixture into a plastic lid or flat mold, push the bubbles to the edge and let it set for 45 minutes. The gelatin will be soft.
Use cookie cutters to cut shapes, a scissors to cut spirals, and a straw to cut holes.
Keep scraps, because you can use them all after they dry.
Dry the shapes. They'll be hard as plastic in 2-3 days.

To prevent curling:

Take an ice cream bucket, put a kitchen wipe or clean cloth over the top and put your cut-out on the cloth.
Cut the center out of a lid that fits the bucket, put another wipe over the top of the gelatin shape, then press the lid tightly over the top.