Materials Colored or White Card Stock Pencil Markers Glitter Glue Scissors 6-7” piece of Ribbon Alene’s tacky glue Directions Using the Star template, trace the star on to two different pieces of paper. Cut out the stars and proceed to fold the star along the lines indicated on the template. Make sure to fold the [...]

This project is great for spring and fall, when the leaves and flowers first come out, and then right before they start changing color. It provides a great opportunity to talk about the season change as well. The finished prints can be used as soap dishes, saucers, or turned into wall hooks. Materials Low-fire clay [...]

These are a great hybrid project that are really fun to make and are actually quite useful! Depending on the strength, they make really cute dog leash, umbrella, key of light coat holders. We usually made them with animal heads mounted in the middle, but you really can do any decoration. Materials Low-fire clay Wire [...]

These are also great for children (and adults!) of all levels and ages. It is a great project for them to learn about shapes and 2-D versus 3-D, since they have to cut out an outside and an inside shape and then make the inside shape 3-D. We made quite successful ones by tracing everyone’s [...]

This project is great for students at all levels, since it can be as basic or as intricate as you want. It’s also a good introductory project to learn about the change from wet to fired clay, since the fired clay balls inside the maracas are what make the sound. It’s really important to have [...]