To a Kindergartner what shape means more than a heart? What a simple shape that stands for so much! It just so happens to be the week of Valentine's Day and we are celebrating by making our loved ones a Heart Of Clay. Today we started out by practicing rolling coils from play dough so we could get the hang of rolling "snakes", small size balls, and coiled spirals before using real clay. When everyone was ready I handed out an outline of a heart and then showed them how to start by placing…

A simple and brilliant idea to be realized at school with clay slabs: colored tiles imprinted with different shapes of pasta. Farfalle, penne, fusilli or spaghetti become interesting tools to creat…

Kindergarten just completed their clay bead and medallion necklaces! The kindergartners learned all about clay, texture and pattern! They were so excited to wear their necklaces during the school day and show everyone!

Kindergartners really had fun experimenting with clay and we used a variety of hand building techniques to create our gingerbread houses. We added the color using oil pastels and we strung some beads from the hanger and decorated our to go bags. So cute!

Here are some pics of our clay projects that recently went home with my youngest students. I hope they have each found a perfect spot for display at home! Find out more details by searching previous posts on these lessons - just enter the name of the lesson in the space on the right sidebar. Kindergarten: shoe print charms with a focus on surface texture and glazing First grade: Van Gogh-inspired sunflower pinch pots with a focus on form, texture and glazing Second grade: thumb owls with a…

Bring out your child's inner sculptor with one of these 30 easy clay crafts for kids. There are clay activities for kids of all ages including preschoolers, elementary age, teens, and tweens.

Self-Portraits Crayola Model Magic Clay Second grade students loved creating self-portraits out of clay. All the parts of the...