Wednesday, March 28, 2007 ;
5:03 AM
Been crafting clay pieces on and off since last week. Did it today again.
I tried some clay that needed to be baked. see below. they would turn out hard and heavy (but solid feel) after baking, then they can be painted.
they don't look that good, but ds1 bascially did it himself. except for the Lightning McQueen car, which I helped to shape a bit. we didn't have enough to finish up the excavator so it's without tracks and levers, haha.
he made the snake thing right? but after it was baked he said it was a scorpion, then now it's a wasp. all because he made it with the pointy sharp tip. the fish somehow was very attractive to ds2 who has taken possession of it.
btw, ds2 was also fiddling with the clay while we were at work, only thing he was pulling it and breaking it up into tiny pieces. i've utterly destroyed my carpet now, got paint, clay and stains all over the place.
right above: shows ds1 painting his gun black. (he insists it must be black, all over)
below: shows the items all painted
ds2 likes the Shrek DVD my sis bought, so i made a Shrek for him too. It didn't turn out to resemble Shrek much. looks more like an alien. haha.
This was made using Crayola non-baking clay. It's soft, light and foam-like. It'll dry out and set after you've shaped it, then you can paint or use markers to decorate. I find it easier for the kids to handle, so I will use more of this in future. Also, then I need not bake the pieces, which take time and use up a lot of electricity. :-)
Below: "Shrek" fully painted, and then ds1 insisted his Shrek must hold the gun. he spent a lot of time balancing the gun on Shrek's hand and wanted me to snap a pic. :-)
Today we completed some weird creatures and weapons, all ds1's idea. And I made a dragon for ds2. Cos I asked him what he would like to make and he said "dar-gonnnn" then roared a loud roar and spat out fire. (In Shrek, that dragon). I'll post pics when they're painted!
When both of them read this in future, I am sure they'll laugh.
rainbows every day, do not worry for the morrow
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