Kindergarten clay art projects

Ya'll. I got this genius idea about a month and a half ago that all 400+ of my students should be working with clay. At the same time. And while this made for easy set up/clean up (read: We're 5 minutes late, ya'll -- Stop, Drop and Get Out! The next class is using the same thing!), all that clay left my room covered in a lovely layer of dust. Which, if you are an art teacher then you know, means two things: 1. The kids will figure skate across your dust-covered floor much to your pretend…

Ya'll. I got this genius idea about a month and a half ago that all 400+ of my students should be working with clay. At the same time. And while this made for easy set up/clean up (read: We're 5 minut

An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.

I created a seemingly simple pinch pot animals lesson for my 3 Kinder Classes. My goal was to teach a basic clay pinch pot to my Kinders but create three

CLAY FISH SCULPTURES Art lesson. Simple directions give students lots of leeway to make their fish unique. Great STEAM ART LESSON.

Have you tried making mosaics before? We used a unique art material for our clay mosaics- dyed pasta! We loved using the pasta to create all kinds of unique pictures and designs (and they make the perfect gift for Mother’s Day too). This sensory art project is perfect for all ages! Follow Buggy and Buddy...

This is a perfect slab lesson for artists will a little prior clay experience. How to use simple steps to create a clay animal face of your choice while applying slip and score to attach all clay pieces together. Perfect slab clay lesson for artists will a little prior clay experience.

Lake Forest Louvre- Kindergarten Kindergarten just completed their ...

Here is a project that was a complete hit with every child. We made clay pendants by stepping onto balls of clay. The variety of designs on the bottom shoes add fun and interesting textures to the pendants. Start with small blobs of clay and roll them into balls. Place the clay ball onto a piece of paper on the floor and slowly, gently step on the clay while applying even pressure. Any shoe will do. After pressing into the clay, carefully remove the clay from the bottom of the shoe. One of…

These sweet snake pots are a great way to introduce children to using clay. A fun way to learn about the process of joining pieces. Cute air drying clay snake pot craft for children #craftsforkids #animalcraft #claycraftforkids #snake #airdryingclay

Need a fast and fun clay project that teaches kids all about texture? Try these clay texture turtles on for size! Here's a one minute how-to clip: So easy! I did this project with my kindergarten (th

Need a fast and fun clay project that teaches kids all about texture? Try these clay texture turtles on for size! Here's a one minute how-to clip: So easy! I did this project with my kindergarten (this was their second clay project...I'll share the other one soon!) and they loved it. Stepping on their clay and seeing the texture that the sole of their shoe left behind was their most favorite thing. Here are the kiddos in action: Stepping on the clay was def their fave part! I loved using…

Art lessons for kids ages 5-12 - fresh from the art room!

A collection of Model Magic craft project ideas for elementary students. Stop by and check out the gallery of 12 different Model Magic crafts.

Ms. D on Instagram: "New project got started with #kindergarten this week! Students are experimenting with clay and learning how to create a clay, slab #penguin 🐧 Since we don’t have a kiln we are using air dry clay from @crayola and will paint them with acrylics and India ink. I’ll add a clear protective spray to help strengthen the clay when students are finished. Project inspired by @cassie_stephenz clay slab birds. … #artteacher #artteachersofinstagram #artteachersofig #iteachart…

Self-Portraits Crayola Model Magic Clay Second grade students loved creating self-portraits out of clay. All the parts of the...