In this post, we explore the creative world of children's clay exploration. Building on that exploration, we invite you to learn more about the benefits of clay play in our latest article: ‘The Benefits of Clay Play: Understanding the Exploration Stage of...
Foam clay has to be the most amazing invention. Ever. It is so cool what you can create. At the museum, I had the children make little nests out of the brown foam clay – adding sticks to give it the “nesty” look. We formed our birds by making; a...
I wanted to share one of my favorite Earth Day projects. The children design and create a clay insect that will air dry. Once dry it is placed in an outdoor garden or plot of land. The insects are observed for the remainder of the year. I like to place a plastic...
Good old fashioned bread dough clay is the best treat for the children during our Little Red Hen unit. Basic Bread Dough Ornament Recipe 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup salt 1 1/2 cups warm water I make my dough in my Kitchen Aid mixer with the dough hook. I mix it...
This is such a sweet clay project designed by Aubree Hayden, who worked with me at Philbrook during summer camp. The children loved it! I am so sad I did not get a final photo of the project. But you can see the easy peasy way to make it in the video...
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