This post brought to you by ACTIVA Products!Did I ever tell you I was an art education major at Purdue? I was. From time to time, I post projects that reflect that part of my history and love: teaching kids to make things with their hands! That’s how I got to know ACTIVA Products. They make all sorts of amazing air dry clays and super colorful sand. These days, I design projects for them like this Message in a Bottle.Here’s a link to the project in case you want to make a couple. And then this is the kinda thing I design for ACTIVA and teach at my art camps that I teach in the summer here in town at the Honeywell Center. The kids love making pottery pieces. No, they can’t eat out of them, but they can put other goodies inside. For this project, we learned about terra cotta clay and looked at pottery from Mexico for inspiration. The best thing about Hearty clay is that the clay sticks to itself really well and doesn’t fall apart once the clay is dry. Nothing is more discouraging to a kid then when they put a lot of time and effort into something and it crumbles. Want to make your own bowl? Here’s a link to the tutorial.
Now for something extra fun!
That’s right! We are giving away an ACTIVA sampler pack! Sand, CelluClay, Rigid Wrap and Hearty Clay. You get a little bit of everything so you can get crafty this fall! Experiment and play until your heart is content, on us! Not into clay? Give it to your local art teacher–you’ll be their new BFF!
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