To a Kindergartner what shape means more than a heart? What a simple shape that stands for so much! It just so happens to be the week of Valentine's Day and we are celebrating by making our loved ones a Heart Of Clay.
Today we started out by practicing rolling coils from play dough so we could get the hang of rolling "snakes", small size balls, and coiled spirals before using real clay. When everyone was ready I handed out an outline of a heart and then showed them how to start by placing one long coil around the outline of the heart. Next they filled inside the heard with lots of coils, spirals and balls.
When the heart was all filled in we added pebble sized balls of clay into any holes where you could see the white paper.
After this step we completely blended all the coils together on just the one side. Using a pointed stick we added our name along the edge and then poked a hole in the top so eventually we can hang the hearts. When you peel the heart from the paper and turn it over you will see all the beautiful coils and designs you made.
Now all we have to do is wait for the hearts to dry so they can be fired and then we will glaze them!
Just curious: How long are your art classes? Was this completed in one class? I don't have room for storage, so my kids have to complete their creations in one class! Makes for a challenge sometimes! I love this idea!
ReplyDeleteThis is the perfect project if you don't have a lot of storage space, because they are flat you can stack them until the following week. You can also practice the whole project with play dough first to see how far they get.
DeleteDid these with my first graders. They came out fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
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