Clay Designs



For this activity we used clay to create necklaces. We started with the clay being in chunks and worked the clay with our hands so that it would not be so stiff and be easier to mold and work with. Once we had out clay soft, we rolled it out and used different materials like leaves, seashells, branches and pinecones to create different textures on the clay. Once we had decided what we wanted our design to be we placed that design and cut out around it. I chose to do a seashell in a circle and then paint it with a metallic cooper paint. After this was complete we then had to write a short story of where this necklace could have come from. 

 Extension Activity: There are so many different projects you could do with clay. I would go in a different direction and make something like a pinch pot or hot plate. I would have the students make something a little larger, that they could give as a gift to someone in their family. 

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