The girls wanted to use the last of the clay the other day. I figured why not, and it will be gone and they won't bug me again to use it, because it makes such a mess. At least when they use it, even though I try to keep the mess to a minimum.
Sabrina learned about making clay pots in school, I think, from movies about native americans and the pots they made, so she tried to imitate that idea. I don't think she got the whole coil thing. She just started shaping, but it came out pretty good.
Sabrina was amazed that I knew so much about clay. At the time I happened to be kneading a loaf of bread and said " I like to work with my hands" Her return comment, " well no wonder, you're always making bread." Not sure the correlation went in the right direction, but I guess it works.
And this would be Abby's creation. She used a little too much water, but we got it to work for her in the end. We had the air dry clay and both pots took about 2 days to dry from all the water, and because they were so thick. I'm sure I will have pictures of the painting process next week, when they finish them. By the way, does anyone know of a more inexpensive clay than Crayola? They kill me, but I haven't been able to find anything else. My girls like to dry and then save the stuff they make, so while Play-doh is great, it slowly disapears becuase it decorates the desk and, or dresser of the kids in their room. Any ideas, let me know.
Sabrina learned about making clay pots in school, I think, from movies about native americans and the pots they made, so she tried to imitate that idea. I don't think she got the whole coil thing. She just started shaping, but it came out pretty good. 
And this would be Abby's creation. She used a little too much water, but we got it to work for her in the end. We had the air dry clay and both pots took about 2 days to dry from all the water, and because they were so thick. I'm sure I will have pictures of the painting process next week, when they finish them. By the way, does anyone know of a more inexpensive clay than Crayola? They kill me, but I haven't been able to find anything else. My girls like to dry and then save the stuff they make, so while Play-doh is great, it slowly disapears becuase it decorates the desk and, or dresser of the kids in their room. Any ideas, let me know.
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