Polymer
Clay Crafts for Kids
Dog Key Chain Clay Craft for Kids
 What
you will need: White
Sculpey III clay, rolling pin, knife, straw, acrylic paint, black ink pad, key chain, needle nose pliers, and clear glossy spray paint. I bought my supplies at Jo-Ann Fabrics. .
What
to do:
1. Form your clay into a ball and press it down to flatten
it. Use a rolling pin to roll it out to about 1/4" thick.
2. Stamp the clay with the rubber stamp and let the ink dry. Punch a hole at the top of the picture with a small straw.
3. Bake the clay piece in your oven according to the directions on the clay. When the piece is cool paint it with acrylic paint and then spray clear glossy paint over the surface to protect the picture.
4. To finish attach the key chain. If the loop in the key chain is too small, remove the loop with needle nose pliers and add a bigger loop.
 *Note - To make the dog impression I used the Dog Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Set ( 2X2-3/4 Embossing Folder Sets-Dog) from Jo-Ann Frabrics. I pressed the the indented side into the clay so that the lines of the drawing stood out on the clay. After cooking the clay piece I traced over the lines with a black Sharpy. To make this key chain more personalized print your dogs name on it.
Clay
Love, Peace, Joy Owl Ornaments
 What
you will need: White
Sculpey III clay, rolling pin, knife, red raffia, straw, craft wire, colored pencils, black ink pad, small natural feathers, Owl rubber stamps. Shop for Craft Supplies at S&S Worldwide
What
to do:
1. Form your clay into a ball and press it down to flatten
it. Use a rolling pin to roll it out to about 1/4" thick.
2. Stamp the clay with the rubber stamp and let the ink dry. Punch a hole at the top of the ornament for hanging.
3. Do the same thing to make the words that will hang at the bottom of the ornament. Punch holes at the bottom of the owl ornament and at the top of the word pieces with the end of a straw .
4. Bake the pieces according to the directions for your clay,
let them cool, and then color them with colored pencils.
5. When you are finished coloring, use thin craft wire to attach the two pieces. Place another wire at the top of the ornament to hang it. To finish glue on small feathers and a red bow made from raffia.
*The stamps are from Hero Arts - Clear Design Owl Christmas - #1848
Clay
Star Ornament Craft
 What
you will need: Gold
Sculpey III clay, rolling pin, star cookie cutter, beads, and
pretty buttons. Shop for Craft Supplies at S&S Worldwide
What
to do:
1. Roll out the clay very thin, about 1/4" thick.
2. Use a star cookie cutter to cut out the shapes. I used
a pen cap and hole punch to punch out holes in the stars (This
technique would work really well with a snowflake cookie cutter
also.)
3. Press beads and buttons into the clay to make patterns.
(I cut the backs off of my buttons with some wire cutters)
(You can find inexpensive buttons at used stores on old clothing.
Look for sales where you can fill a bag for a dollar and just
fill the bag with clothes that have pretty buttons.)
4. I cooked the clay according to the directions on the package
with the beads in the clay. The buttons and bead did not
melt. (Be very careful when doing this! Keep an eye on
your ornaments and only cook them in a well ventilated room.)
If you don't want to take the chance of melting the bead or
buttons you can take them out before cooking the stars and then
glue them in when they are cooled.
5. Glue in any beads that don't want to stay in the ornament.
Clay
Gift Tags and Christmas Ornament Craft
 What
you will need: Polymer Clay
(Fimo, Sculpty, etc.), rolling pin, rubber stamp of your choice,
black permanent ink ink pad, oil based colored pencils, waxed
paper, and a hole punch. Shop for Craft Supplies at S&S Worldwide
What
to do:
1. Form your clay into a ball and press it down to fallen
it. Use a rolling pin to roll it out to about a 1/4" thickness.
2. Stamp the clay with the rubber stamp, let the ink dry and
then turn it over (if you are making an ornament) and stamp
the other side. Punch a hole at the top for hanging.
3. Bake the clay according to the directions for your clay,
let cool, and then color it with colored pencils.
Polymer
Clay Mini-Book Craft
 This craft is a little complicated. Children
10 and over will enjoy making these mini-books, younger children
will enjoy writing and coloring in the pages. This book is only
2" x 2 1/2".
What
you will need: Polymer Clay (Fimo), Plaid flexible molds,
rolling pin or pasta machine, wide ribbon or material, glue,
paper, paint (optional), A, B, and C rubber stamp, black
permanent ink pad.Shop for Craft Supplies at S&S Worldwide
What
to do:
1.
Roll out a piece of clay 1/8" thick and large enough to cut
a rectangle 2" x 2 1/2". I first cut a piece of card stock this
size for a pattern. Lay the pattern on top of the rolled out
clay and use a knife to cut around the edges. Make two
rectangles the same size. These are the back and front covers
for your book.
2. I used a push mold with a bee, flower, and a leaf on it.
Before using the molds dust them with cornstarch or spray Armor
All in the molds. To make the flower I used tiny pieces of clay,
yellow for the middle, rolled it into a ball and then pushed
it into the center of the mold. I then used tiny balls
of orange clay and pushed them into the mold around the yellow
clay. Just push on the back to release the flower. I did the
same thing for the bee and the leaves. Gently press the leaves,
flowers and bees onto the clay rectangle.
3. I used rubber stamps to make the A, B, and C.
4. Bake the clay in the oven according to the directions on
the clay.
5. When the clay has cooled use a piece of sand paper to even
up the edges.
6. To connect the front and back covers cut a piece of 2 1/2"
material or ribbon 4 1/4" long. Set the two covers side
by side about 1/4" apart with the wrong sides facing you. Put
glue on the backs of the covers and press the ribbon onto the
glue. Let them dry.
7. To make the pages for the book cut a piece of paper 2 1/4"
wide by 56" long. (This will make 13 pages or 26 pages back
and front, one for each letter of the alphabet) Fan fold
the paper at 2" intervals. Glue one folded edge onto the back
of the front cover. Using paper glue, glue the next fold together
and continue until you come to the last fold. Glue the end piece
to the back cover. For a diagram see the Polymer Clay
House. If you don't have 56" long paper you can glue shorter
lengths together.
8. To finish have write one letter of the alphabet on each page
(or have your child do it) Have your child draw a picture
on each page representing each letter of the alphabet.
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