Theses words crossed my mind only about one hundred times a day, while the 2-4 grades worked on their clay projects. It was worth it though! I told the kids if they could be good for 4 weeks they could do a clay sculpture project, and of course they earned it! I'm sure you have seen all the fruits of their labors by now, but here are some highlights!
First week we made the clay, and formed our sculptures. Our theme was Spring/Easter, and they were meant to be a gift for someone. (And if you're wondering about the Titanic, it actually sunk in the Spring, so it counted as a spring thing:)
Second Week we painted our sculptures,
Third week, we learned to draw a bunny and other Easter/Spring themed pictures. And decorated a gift bag.
For those of you who are interested here is the clay recipe.
1 C Flour
1/2 C Salt
1/2 C Warm Water
You can either let it dry for a week like we did, or put it in the oven on 200 degrees for 3 hours. Paint with acrylics, or tempera.
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