Age: 2-5 years
Activity Summary:
This activity includes a recipe for making your own homemade clay.
What You Need:
•Homemade Clay (see recipe at the bottom of the lesson)
•A covered work area
•Craft sticks
•Platic spoons
•Cookie cutters
•Plastic PVC pipe or wooden rolling pins
What You Do:
- First, let the children help to make the homemade clay (it is VERY easy to do).
- Next, work with the homemade clay.
- Let the children show you how they like to work with the clay.
- Tell your kinder artists that they can make whatever they want.
- They can use platic spoons, popsicle sticks or cookie cutters to make shapes and creatures.
- Hand out a few rolling pins or pieces of PVC pipe for the children to roll the clay with.
- You can get small pieces of PVC pipe from the plumbing store - off-cuts are usually free for the asking.
HOMEMADE CLAY RECIPE
What you Need: - 1 cup salt
- 2 cups of flour
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- food coloring
What you Do:- Mix the flour and the salt in a bowl.
- Add water, oil and food coloring.
- Try to make red, yellow and blue clay so the children can mix the colors by mixing the clay.
- If it is too sticky, add more flour. If it is too dry, add more water.
- Store in a plastic container or bag in a cool place (fridge is good).
- This fun dough will last quite a while and is a joy for kids to play with and explore.
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