How To Make Clay Animals

Ingredients

• Modeling clay in different colors
• Heavyweight poster board
• A pencil
• Some crayons or markers
• And scissors

Steps

1. Shape body - You can make any animal you like, of course, but let’s start with a dog. Take a handful of clay and shape it into a ball for the dog’s body. (23 sec. )
2. Make spots - Use a different-colored clay to make spots for the dog’s body. (32 sec. )
3. Draw features - On the poster board, draw and color the dog’s features. (38 sec. )
4. Cut out body parts - Cut out the cardboard body parts. (44 sec. )
5. If you make body parts for several different animals, you can mix and match them to create a brand new species! (49 sec. )
6. Stick pieces into clay - Stick the cardboard pieces into the clay and bark “hello” to your new friend. Ruff, ruff! (57 sec. )
7. The smallest dog ever known to live was a dwarf Yorkshire Terrier who was only 3.75-inches from nose to tail, and 2.8-inches tall. (69 sec. )