Clay for preschoolers

These clay monsters are SO CUTE and so easy to make! Sculpt an air dry clay monster using only your hands and a toothpick - no special tools required. This is such a fun monster craft for Halloween, monster themed birthday parties, or any time you want to get creative with clay!

My daughter and I are always trying to come up with new arts & crafts ideas. My 4 year old has quite the creative mind & brings a lot of amazing ideas to the table. We like to think of new projects, but there are still some favorites that we can do over & over […]

I'm getting ready to post about my new clay projects and thought I would share a project I picked up last fall at a workshop offered at KSDE called Adapting the Visual Arts for Special Needs Students. The process is very simple: 1. Roll clay into balls 2. Line bowl* with plastic, line plastic with clay balls (one layer that fills in all the gaps) 3. Smooth seams between the balls 4. When smooth, let dry 5. Paint! I used this lesson with several of my primary students this year. I have a lot…

These air dry clay projects for kids are easy, creative, and make the perfect homemade gifts and keepsakes for family and friends!

Work on important skills like fine motor skills and hand strength development with this fun and simple preschool bug craft.

Wonderful Air Drying Clay Art projects for kids. These are easy step by step clay projects for kids to do at home or in the classroom

This clay mosaic process art is the perfect boredom buster for kids! The air dry clay last a long time, and is not sticky, perfect for making a mosaic over and over again!

Dinosaur fossils with air dry clay is a super simple activity for toddlers and preschoolers that will occupy your kiddos for a while!

Easy Leaf Pinch Pots for kids of all ages. Clay Leaf Bowls make great Fall/ Autumn Crafts, as well as Thanksgiving decorations. Finger strengthening.

Colourful clay or play dough is an attraction for children and adults alike. These fun clay modelling ideas will get you started. Give your child a piece of clay and it will be difficult for you too to resist the temptation of creating your own masterpiece with it while your child experiments with his creation. […]