Clay projects for kids

Here are some Cute Clay Art Tutorials for Kids. most of the kids love to squeeze play dough between their fingers. And they will try to make up various different shapes and things out of that with their own creativity and mind. If you haven’t noticed this thing before, just test it with your kid.

An oldie but goodie. There is an obvious reason why this is such a popular art project in the elementary art world. It is one of those projects that is always really successful and the end...

This clay frog is SO CUTE and simple to make! Use air dry clay to form your sculpture and paint it with acrylic paint. Such a fun craft!

In second grade our students learn about birds. Each student is assigned a particular bird to research and create a board game. I was looking on Pinterest one day and found these really cute clay birds. Here is the link to the Etsy site: http://www.etsy.com/listing/120121796/sale-clay-bird-sculpture-turquoise. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to make them with my students. While making the clay birds we really practiced modeling the clay with our hands. We talked about how we could push…

Art lessons for kids ages 5-12 - fresh from the art room!

This is a perfect slab lesson for artists will a little prior clay experience. How to use simple steps to create a clay animal face of your choice while applying slip and score to attach all clay pieces together. Perfect slab clay lesson for artists will a little prior clay experience.

A hand with a heart (translate) @Pascale Lemay De Groof. This would make a great gift for Mother's Day

In my clay book, Clay Lab for Kids, I created this Fairy Door project. I decided to do it recently with my fourth grade students. We needed a short project (30 minute class, if possible...although most needed 2 classes) and one that would be a hit. We call them Mystery Creature door to allow the kids to really get the wheels turning on just what lies behind their door. I created a video in case you'd like to do this lesson with your students! Stay tuned on how we plan to finish these…

Now that summer has said farewell, we were anxious to try out this fun, sensory craft project that we can actually use to decorate the garden as it slips into autumn mode. For this project we used …

Create a functional dish with a slab of clay using basic clay hand-building techniques of slip and score and modeling tools to add texture and craftsmanship ...

These handmade clay snake pots are a fun way to introduce children to the methods of joining and sculpting with clay. They look great too!

pinch pot ideas for kids …

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.

Animal pinch pots are a fun clay lesson for older kids and middle school students. Build a clay elephant with step-by-step instructions.

Creating air dry clay projects is fun and kids will love using their imaginations to make all sorts of fun things. Air dry clay does not need to be baked!

Sara Huggett- elementary art teacher on Instagram: "High speed tutorial for flower bowls. This project can be as simple or complicated as time and interest allow. Most kids complete it in one class session, but it can be stored in a gallon ziplock if more time is needed. #claytutorial #arttutorial #clayclass #elementaryartteacher #artteachers #clayprojects #artteacherhacks"

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