Wake Up Your Weird with Lolly & Leslie - Center for Puppetry Arts

Learning Activities
P-K & K: Make Some Clay and Sculpt Away!
GA Pre-K Bright from the Start Content Standards: Pre-K, Creative Development: CD1a, b, c, d.
Georgia Performance Standards covered: Grade K, Science (Habits of Mind): SKCS4a, SKCS6c; (Life
Science): SKL2a; Fine Arts, Visual Arts (Contextual Understanding):VAKCU.1 a, b, c; Fine Arts, Visual Arts
(Production): VAKPR.1 j.
Objective: Students will create a sculpture of an imaginary creature, animal, or monster to share with
the class.
Materials: Play Clay (baking soda, cornstarch, cold water, food coloring), wooden spoon, stove or hot
plate, waxed paper, paint, brushes, varnish or clear nail polish, chart paper markers.
Procedure:
1. Have students invent an imaginary creature, animal, or monster and draw it.
2. Prepare Arm & Hammer Play Clay* according to recipe. Download the recipe here:
http://www.armhammer.com/myfamily/kids/play_clay.asp
*Note: Play Clay requires cooking, so teachers may want to prepare in advance.
3. Distribute Play Clay to students on sheet of waxed paper.
4. Have each student sculpt their fantasy animal from their drawing. Place finished pieces on a flat
surface overnight to dry.
5. When thoroughly dry, have students paint their animals. Coat with varnish or clear nail polish if
desired.
6. Have students share their imaginary creature, animal or monster with the class. What is each one’s
name? Where does it live? What does it eat? What sound does it make?
7. Finally, display class collection of imaginary creatures in a diorama.
Assessment: Observe students to make sure they complete the activity. Ask each student to describe
her/his imaginary creature.
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