At-Home Art Activities: Clay Monsters Inspired by Bill Stewart

This project is perfect for home and the classroom as is great for all skill levels! 

Materials:

• Crayola Model Magic Clay
• Markers

Instructions:

• Start working with the clay that is about fist size, rolling it into a ball, and working it until smooth. Sometimes the clay needs to be handled for a minute before modeling can begin.
• If you want your monsters to be colorful there are two ways to do this. First, you could buy the pre-colored clay or you can make your own with white clay and coloring it with markers. To do this flatten the clay you wish to color and then take a marker (Crayola Washable markers work best and are really easy to clean) and color the clay, then roll and pull the clay until colored, you may need to repeat this step a couple of times until you get your desired color.
• To create the base of your monster, first, roll your clay into a ball, then pressing your thumbs and fingers on the clay in the middle center; this will create the mouth.
• Use excess clay to form eyes, ear, nose, tongue, scales, tails, etc,
• The clay takes about a day to dry completely, so be sure not to touch it until then.