Salt Dough Map

I confess, I really don't like making salt dough maps.  They seem like a great idea, it sounds like the kids will really have a wonderful learning experience.  It's all hands on, tactile, kinesthetic.  All the things that make for great learning.  But I still can't stand it.

That said, I have made the gooey mess, the children have made what appears to be Isreal and it is in the process of being painted.  We were supposed to have painted it 3 weeks ago.  We should be labeling the Judges on it.  I'm just hoping to get finished with labeling the tribes of Isreal.  I post this picture with trepidation -- please don't judge our lack of artistic ability! 

Next week we will add outlines of the tribes and hopefully label the judges.