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Air-Dry Clay Hearts

Today we had fun squishing, rolling, and cutting hearts made from air-dry clay. We punched holes with straws, so we can give Valentine necklaces to some special friends – and we’ll keep some for ourselves, too! We gently pressed in sparkly sequins – everyone agreed this was the best part! We also made some little [...]

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Rubbing Plates + Clay

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My sister teaches a variety of pottery classes for preschool and school-age kids. One of her classes made these neat tiles using flower and bird rubbing plates. The kids pressed the rubbing plates into a clay tile and then painted them before firing. I think they turned out so beautiful! I would like to also [...]

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