Exploring with Self-Hardening Clay
After Big Snail asked what pottery was, I thought that this was a good opportunity for the Snails to play with some real clay (we make our own play-dough). We explored with it for about an hour and then I showed them how to make a pinch pot. Big Snail made two pinch pots with "Easter Eggs." Little Snail wanted to make some big eggs, so I helped her with that. We are going to paint everything when it drys and add the Easter Eggs to a bowl for our table.
This is what we used:
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6 friends said...:
awesome idea thank you
We bought this same clay a while back! It was so HARD to get soft enough to use though. A friend came over with some clay from a local pottery studio that turned out to be cheaper and easier to use. Regardless, playing with this clay was so fun! Your bowls turned out so well- especially the unique versions!
Neat, thanks! Another thing to start a file on. Can you share one day how you get organized and plan your projects? Some days I think "Oh! We'll do 'this'" but then I don't have it all on hand. I am new at HSing and still trying to find our rhythm. We are going to start lapbooking soon, but I also love your hands on project ideas, especially for Lil Man.
Clay eggs...great idea! I'll have to offer this suggestion to G.
Clay is {obviously} a favorite around our house! I am going to dig around here and find some more of your amazing ideas!
I'm going to bookmark all these wonderful crafts you're sharing so I can pull out some ideas when the kids want to do crafts!
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