Air dry clay projects elementary

First grade Van Gogh starry night clay ornaments

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!

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

Looking for an innovative craft project? Learn how to embroider on clay and make beautiful, unique pendants with our easy guide!

Air dry clay or fired clay process art for older kids

Cassie Stephens on Instagram: "We created these clay hearts with kiln fire clay but air dry clay could be used! This is a project from my book Clay Lab for Kids which has 52 clay projects with clay that is air dry, oven backed or homemade! The clay we used to create our beads is Crayola Model Magic in the primary colors. This method of having students ask for certain colors was a way for me to not only assess if they knew the order of the rainbow but how to mix the secondary colors…while…

This “Feeling Sculpture” may be the most relaxing clay project you’ll ever do. My students loved it so much, they asked to do it again the next week! Ages 5-85 can all have fun with this project that could double as therapy. Credit for this awesome project goes to my daughter’s high school Ceramics teacher, Mr....

Pinch pots are simple hand-made pottery that your kids can also make! These ideas for pinch pots will let you and your kids explore so many beautiful and creative pinch pot ideas together! Have a