This summer, at the art museum, I had the children make clay birds. The birds turned out so cute! I failed to get photos of the finished birds. I only have this photo – of a bird left behind by one child.
INSTRUCTIONS:
The children will be making five basic shapes: an egg shape for the body, a sphere for the head, a triangle for the beak, and two “drops” for the wings.
Attach the head by scoring the both sides with a plastic fork. Add slip (which is watered down clay – this is like glue that will attach the two pieces.)
Attach the beak in the same manner.
Attach the wings.
Smooth the clay with a wee bit of water on your finger. Let dry.
This is the bird after being fired.
This is the bird glazed!
Making Clay Birds with Children
So cool! Come over and see our Open Studio clay work!
Carolyn
Love this, thanks x
Beautiful! We want our 4s class to work with clay and we have access to a small kiln but do not know what type and brand to get of clay and glaze(s). Can you help? Thank you! Susan S. Brown, Mt. Pleasant Preschool, Sherrills Ford, NC 🙂
Something like this: http://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-stoneware-clay/?clickTracking=true&wmcp=pla&wmcid=items&wmckw=30517-1050&gclid=CM_w0ujdo9ACFQuMaQodyNkLjg