Modeling Clay with 3 Basic Shapes: Model More than 40 Animals with Teardrops, Balls, and Worms

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Teachers, parents, and kids will adore this funny and instructive book for sculpting clay! Modeling Clay with 3 Basic Shapes is a step-by-step guide that shows children how to create more than 40 adorable clay animals (and helps teachers and parents guide them!)

Modeling Clay with 3 Basic Shapes starts with three basic shapes (ball, worm, and teardrop), and builds on these to help children learn how to create personality-filled clay critters. The book also contains:

Helpful photos and illustrationsNumbered steps and crystal-clear directionsFunny text to keep kids (and adults!) entertainedEndless fun projects, including pandas, owls, rhinos, kittens, puppies, snakes, koala bears, raccoons, snails, turtles, fish, and moreA technique guide to help teachers and parents lead the projects

This beginner’s modeling book is perfect for a rainy day or art class project, and will help foster and encourage creativity in your children or students!

From the Publisher

Here’s just some of the cute projects you can make:

RhinoDuckSnailDinoKoalaLadybugKangarooToucanCrocodileOctopus

MODELING CLAY WITH 3 BASIC SHAPES

Using only three basic shapes (ball, worm, and teardrop), and some common household materials, children can create an assortment of adorable clay animals in the easiest of ways. Thanks to the step-by-step instructions in this book, they’ll be able to make more than 40 amazing animals, each in five steps or less (see below for an example).

And you won’t need any special tools for these simple projects. You’ll probably have everything you’ll need around the house, including:

Straws A rolling pin or pencil toothpicks Paintbrushes Markers Poster board Nylon wire

How to Make a Hedgehog in 5 Easy Steps

Step 1

Mold a piece of pink clay into a teardrop shape, and cut off the round end. This will be the hedgehog’s head. Then, make a brown ball for the body, and cut off a slice so that it is the same size as the flat end of the teardrop shape you just made.

Step 2

Press the two pieces together. Smooth out the joint using your finger then tilt the snout up slightly.

Step 3

Flatten two small pink balls and press them onto each side of the head to make her ears. The feet are two little pink teardrop shapes.

You’re Almost Finished

Step 4

Press two tiny black balls for eyes onto the snout and a brown ball onto the end for her nose.

Step 5

To finish, use a piece of poster board to create her mouth. You can make her quills by marking short lines onto her body with a toothpick.

You’re Finished

Now all you have to do is give her a name.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sourcebooks Explore (September 1, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1438009089
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1438009087
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 – 12 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 2 – 7
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.88 x 0.24 x 10.5 inches