Kids love to work with clay – any sort of clay from home-made playdough to a beautiful, giant, muddy block of pottery clay!\u00a0 You can buy special tools for working with clay at an art supply store, and of course, many household items can be used, such as:<\/p>\n

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• A rolling pin is a handy tool to flatten sheets of clay.\u00a0 A piece of wooden dowel works well too.<\/li>\n
• Wire is used by potters to cut clay.\u00a0 Start with a 9 inch length of telephone wire, and twist-tie the ends of the wire around two wooden handles leaving 5 to 6 inches of wire between.<\/li>\n
• Bend paperclips into interesting shapes, then duct tape them onto wooden handles to make clay carving loops.<\/li>\n
• Bits of sponges dipped in water for earth clay<\/li>\n
• A garlic press is great for making squiggly clay hair!<\/li>\n
• Any gizmo that creates an interesting texture when pressed into clay is great fun for kids – silverware, combs, old buttons, scraps of lace and old crochet doilies, baskets, a piece of tree bark, thick rope, a fingernail brush, things from the hardware store.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Do not give small objects to really young kids.\u00a0 Work along with your kids!\u00a0 Adult supervision is always suggested.<\/p>\n

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