Here’s how to make a clay Eye of Horus with easy to follow, child friendly, step by step instructions. Suitable for children aged 7 and upwards including SEN children. Great for topics about Ancient Egypt. This also works well for after school clubs, as a golden time activity and can be completed in the space of a lesson (up to an hour and a half). This project works best as a one to one activity or in small groups. What you need: clay pencils pots of water. What you get: Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make an Eye of Horus’ (for children who are right handed) Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make an Eye of Horus’ (for children who are left handed) Printable step by step instructions for ‘I can make an Eye of Horus’ (both left and right handed versions). Video animation showing how to make an Eye of Horus Video showing how to make four basic shapes (you only need to watch a ball and a sausage) Video showing how to press your clay flat Information for teachers: How the projects work Things you will need Lesson plan Preparing for your workshop (including tips for decorating) Health and Safety Looking after your clay How to recycle your clay Looking after your clay Handling clay Certificate of Achievement There is also information regarding painting the Eye of Horus when it is dry. These projects help children learn and practice basic skills which can then be used to create their own projects and enhance their own creativity. Although your children are making the same project, they will all look different.

Here’s how to make a clay spider on a web with easy to follow, child friendly, step by step instructions. Suitable for children aged 7 and upwards including SEN children. Great for topics about nature and mini beasts. This also works well for after school clubs, as a golden time activity and can be completed in the space of a lesson (up to an hour and a half). Differentiation suggestions are shown plus tips for painting the finished model. This project works best as a one to one activity or in small groups. What you need: clay pencils lolly sticks pots of water. What you get: Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a spider on a web’. Printable step by step instructions for ‘I can make a spider on a web’ Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘Different types of web and a small spider’ left handed version (differentiation) Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘Different types of web and a small spider’ right handed version (differentiation) Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘How to paint your spider on a web’ Video animation showing how to make a spider on a web Video animation showing how to make different types of web and a small spider Video animation showing how to paint your spider on a web Video showing how to make four basic shapes (you need to watch a ball, a bean and a sausage) Video showing how to press your clay flat Information for teachers: How the projects work Things you will need Lesson plan Preparing for your workshop (including tips for decorating) Health and Safety How to recycle your clay Looking after your clay Handling clay Certificate of Achievement These projects help children learn and practice basic skills which can then be used to create their own projects and enhance their own creativity. Although your children are making the same project, they will all look different.

There are many different types of clay available. If you and your children are happy with the clay you are using then stick with it! If, however, you are not sure what sort to use, here’s a quick overview of some different types of clay that are suitable for children.

Here’s how to make and decorate a flat clay snowman with easy to follow, child friendly, step by step instructions. A fun project to make for Christmas! Suitable for children aged 6 and upwards including SEN children. This also works well for after school clubs or as a golden time activity and can be completed in the space of a lesson (up to an hour and a half). Differentiation suggestions are shown plus step by step instructions for decorating the finished model after it has dried. This project works best as a one to one activity or in small groups. Step by step instructions are available in both Powerpoint and Keynote formats. What you need: clay pencils lolly sticks pots of slip or water paintbrushes acrylic paints PVA glue silver glitter What you get: Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a snowman’ (includes instructions for decorating the finished model) Keynote step by step instructions - ‘I can make a snowman’ (includes instructions for decorating the finished model) Printable step by step instructions for ‘I can make a snowman’ Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a snowman with a hat on (differentiation version, includes instructions for decorating the finished model) Keynote step by step instructions - ‘I can make a snowman with a hat on (differentiation version, includes instructions for decorating the finished model) Video animation showing how to make a snowman Video animation showing how to make a snowman with a hat on Video showing how to make four basic shapes (you need to watch a ball, a bean and a sausage) Video showing how to press your clay flat Information for teachers: How the projects work Things you will need Lesson plan Preparing for your workshop (including tips for decorating) Health and Safety How to recycle your clay Handling clay Looking after your clay Certificate of Achievement These projects help children learn and practice basic skills which can then be used to create their own projects and enhance their own creativity. Although your children are making the same project, they will all look different.

Here’s a fun activity for Halloween! Four different ways to make a spider on a web using plasticine and play-doh with easy to follow, child friendly, step by step instructions. These projects are suitable for after school clubs, golden time, or as a one to one activity with a child with special needs. Main project - ’I can make a spider on a web’ Differentiation options - Extra mild - ‘I can make a play-doh spider on a web’ Spicy/Hot - ‘I can make a spider on a jam jar lid’ Extra Hot - ‘I can make a spider on a white web’ Each project does not have to be finished in one session but the main project, ‘I can make a spider on a web’ and the play-doh version can be if needs be. These projects work best as a one to one activity or in small groups. Suitable for children aged 7 and upwards. Play-doh version suitable for children aged 6 and upwards. What you need: orange plasticine black plasticine white plasticine (for differentiation project) orange and black play-doh (for differentiation project) lolly sticks rolling pin mat to work on pencils tea towel scissors (for differentiation project) Recycled things to collect: jam jar lids (for differentiation project) strong cardboard (for differentiation project) large yoghurt pots (for differentiation project) What you get: Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a spider on a web’ Printable step by step instructions for ‘I can make a spider on a web’ Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a spider on a jam jar lid’ (left and right handed versions) Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a spider on a white web’ (left and right handed versions) Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a play doh spider’ Video animation showing how to make a spider on a web Video animation showing how to make a spider on a jam jar lid Video animation showing how to make a spider on a white web Video showing how to make a ball and a bean shape Video showing how to flatten your plasticine with a rolling pin Video showing how to roll thin sausage shapes Powerpoint showing how to make basic shapes Information for teachers: How the projects work Things you will need Lesson plan Preparing for your workshop Health and Safety Certificate of Achievement These projects help children learn and practice basic skills which can then be used to create their own projects and enhance their own creativity. Although your children are making the same project, they will all look different.

Here’s how to make a plasticine Eye of Horus with easy to follow, child friendly, step by step instructions. Suitable for children aged 7 and upwards including SEN children. Great for topics about Ancient Egypt. This also works well for after school clubs, as a golden time activity and can be completed in the space of a lesson (up to an hour and a half). This project works best as a one to one activity or in small groups. What you need: yellow plasticine blue plasticine rolling pin mat to work on pencils tea towel What you get: Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make an Eye of Horus’ (for children who are right handed) Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make an Eye of Horus’ (for children who are left handed) Printable step by step instructions for ‘I can make an Eye of Horus’ (both left and right handed versions). Video animations showing how to make an Eye of Horus (one for left handed children and one for right handed children) Video showing how to make a ball Video showing how to flatten your plasticine with a rolling pin Video showing how to roll thin sausage shapes Information for teachers: How the projects work Things you will need Lesson plan Preparing for your workshop Health and Safety Certificate of Achievement These projects help children learn and practice basic skills which can then be used to create their own projects and enhance their own creativity. Although your children are making the same project, they will all look different.

Mini-makes are fun projects to make that use very small amounts of air-drying clay. Here’s how to make a Mother’s day card which doubles up as a keepsake decoration. This could also be made for a birthday gift or just to say ‘thank you’ to someone special. Suitable for children aged 7 (Year 2) and upwards including children with special educational needs and those who need help with their mental wellbeing. This also works well for after school clubs or as a golden time activity. This project works best as a one to one activity or in small groups. Please note, due to the fact that the clay needs to dry, this project needs to be completed over a few sessions. (Between two and three depending on how much time you have for each session). Guidelines for this are in the resource. What you need: DAS clay pencil lollipop stick pots of water paintbrush strip of thin cardboard strong cardboard paper scissors single hole punch paper plate PVA glue ribbon or jute string mat to work on metallic gold acrylic paint (optional) What you get: Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a love heart decoration part 1.’ Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a love heart decoration part 2.’ Video showing how to make a love heart decoration part 1. Video showing how to make a love heart decoration part 2. Information for teachers: How the projects work Things you will need Lesson plan Preparing for your workshop (including tips for decorating) Health and Safety Certificate of Achievement These projects help children learn and practice basic skills which can then be used to create their own projects and enhance their own creativity. Although your children are making the same project, they will all look different.

Mini makes are fun projects to make that use very small amounts of air-drying clay. Here’s how to make two types of fish decoration with easy to follow, child friendly, step by step instructions. Suitable for children aged 7 (Year 2) and upwards including children with special educational needs and those who need help with their mental wellbeing. This also works well for after school clubs or as a golden time activity. There are two different fish to choose from. Each fish has a video demonstration and a powerpoint with step by step instructions to follow which includes painting the finished model. This project works best as a one to one activity or in small groups. These would be a fun additional activity to an underwater or seaside project. They can be made as gifts for someone or they can be made just to brighten up a workspace! What you need: DAS clay Pencils Lolly sticks Pots of water Paintbrush Strip of thin cardboard Paperclip Metallic gold acrylic paint Ribbon or string Mat to work on What you get: Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a fish with a cut out mouth’ Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a fish with a stick on mouth’ Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘Decorating your fish’ Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘How to sort out sticking problems’ Video showing how to make a fish with a cut out mouth Video showing how to make a fish with a stick on mouth Video showing how to paint your finished fish Information for teachers: How the projects work Things you will need Lesson plan Preparing for your workshop (including tips for decorating) Health and Safety Certificate of Achievement

Mini-makes are fun projects for your children that use very small amounts of air-drying clay. Here’s how to make an Easter egg decoration. Although the shape is simple to make, the children can create a variety of different ways to decorate their eggs which are demonstrated in this resource. There is also information on how to turn this project into a display to brighten up your classroom for Easter. Suitable for children aged 7 (Year 2) and upwards including children with special educational needs and those who need help with their mental wellbeing. This also works well for after school clubs or as a golden time activity. Also suitable for Forest schools if you wish to make an Easter egg tree. This project works best as a one to one activity or in small groups. Please note, due to the fact that the clay needs to dry, this project needs to be completed over a few sessions. What you need: DAS clay Pot of water Paintbrush Strip of thin recycled cardboard Paperclips Paper plate Palette Acrylic paints Metallic acrylic paint Palette Ribbon or gold thread Mat to work on Tea towel What you get: Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make an Easter egg decoration’. Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘How to decorate your egg’. Video showing how to make an Easter egg decoration. Video showing things to watch out for when making. Information for teachers: How the projects work Things you will need Lesson plan Preparing for your workshop (including tips for decorating) Health and Safety Certificate of Achievement These projects help children learn and practice basic skills which can then be used to create their own projects and enhance their own creativity. Although your children are making the same project, they will all look different.

Here’s how to make a monkey face out of clay with easy to follow, child friendly, step by step instructions. This project could be used alongside rainforest or habitat topics. Suitable for children aged 7 and upwards including SEN children and any child needing additional support. This also works well for after school clubs or as a golden time activity and can be completed in the space of a lesson (up to an hour and a half). Suggestions for variations are shown plus step by step instructions for decorating the finished model after it has dried. This project works best as a one to one activity or in small groups. What you need: clay pencils lolly sticks strips of cardboard pots of slip or water paintbrushes acrylic paints What you get: Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make monkey face’ Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘How to paint your monkey face’ Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘Monkey face variations’ Video showing how to make a monkey face Video showing how to make four basic shapes (you only need to make three of them) Video showing how to press your clay flat Information for teachers: How the projects work Things you will need Lesson plan Preparing for your workshop (including tips for decorating) Health and Safety How to recycle your clay Handling clay Looking after your clay Certificate of Achievement These projects help children learn and practice basic skills which can then be used to create their own projects and enhance their own creativity. Although your children are making the same project, they will all look different.

Here’s how to make a dragon for Chinese New Year with easy to follow, child friendly, step by step instructions. This project works well for after school clubs, golden time, or for children with special needs. The powerpoint instructions are split into twelve steps which can be completed over a series of sessions. If working on a one to one basis, this project can be worked on as and when required. Please note that this project works best as a one to one activity or in small groups and will probably take more than one session to complete. Suitable for children aged 8 and upwards. What you need: orange plasticine red plasticine lolly sticks rolling pin mat to work on pencil tea towel scissors ruler cardboard felt tip pen lid Recycled things to collect: jam jar lids (for variation) strong cardboard What you get: Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a Chinese dragon Printable step by step instructions for ‘I can make a Chinese dragon’ Powerpoint step by step instructions for variation - ‘How to make a jam jar lid base. Video animation showing how to make a Chinese dragon Video showing how to make a ball Video showing how to make the shape for the body Video showing how to make the scales around the neck Video showing how to roll thin sausage shapes for the border Information for teachers: How the projects work Things you will need Lesson plan Preparing for your workshop Health and Safety Certificate of Achievement These projects help children learn and practice basic skills which can then be used to create their own projects and enhance their own creativity. Although your children are making the same project, they will all look different.

Slip is a creamy thick liquid made from clay and water. Potters use slip to join and stick pieces of clay together. Here are simple, school friendly, step by step instructions on how to make it so that your children can use it to stick things together when making things out of clay. All you need is some clay, some water, a paintbrush and a recycled tub with a resealable lid. I have also included a short video showing how to make it.

Here is some information on different methods of joining stoneware or earthenware clay. What you get: Powerpoint showing different methods of joining. Video showing how to join things using the ‘slipping and scoring’ method (also known as cross-hatching). Video showing how to make slip.

Here’s how to make a play-doh fish step by step. This project has been designed to be used as a one to one activity for SEN children, for children who need help with their mental well-being and as a small group activity for children. Great for nature, underwater or seaside themed topics. Suitable for children aged 4 and upwards. What you need: Play-doh lolly sticks pencils or thin paintbrushes What you get: Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a play-doh fish’ Printable step by step worksheet instructions Video animation showing how to make a play-doh fish. Video showing how to make four basic shapes Information for teachers: How the projects work Things you will need Lesson plan Preparing for your workshop Health and Safety Certificate of Achievement

Here’s how to make a clay crown step by step. Suitable for children aged 8 and upwards including SEN children. Great for topics involving fairytales, castles or royalty. This also works well for after school clubs, as a golden time activity and can be completed in the space of a lesson (up to an hour and a half). This project works best as a one to one activity or in small groups. What you need: clay lolly sticks pencils old paintbrushes pots of slip or water. What you get: Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a crown’ Powerpoint step by step instructions showing how to make a star close up Powerpoint step by step instructions showing how to make a cross close up Printable step by step instructions for ‘I can make a crown’. Video animation showing how to make a crown Video showing how to make four basic shapes (you only need to watch the first three shapes) Video showing how to press your clay flat Information for teachers: How the projects work Things you will need Lesson plan Preparing for your workshop (including tips for decorating) Health and Safety Certificate of Achievement

Here’s how to make a clay crown step by step. Suitable for children aged 7 and upwards including SEN children. Great for topics involving fairytales, castles or royalty. This also works well for after school clubs, as a golden time activity and can be completed in the space of a lesson (up to an hour and a half). What you need: clay lolly sticks pencils old paintbrushes pots of slip or water. What you get: Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a crown’ Powerpoint step by step instructions showing how to make a star close up Printable step by step instructions for ‘I can make a crown’. Video animation showing how to make a crown Video showing how to make four basic shapes Video showing how to press your clay flat Information for teachers: How the projects work Things you will need Lesson plan Preparing for your workshop (including tips for decorating) Health and Safety Certificate of Achievement

Here’s how to make a clay fish step by step. Suitable for children aged 4 and upwards including SEN children. Great for nature, underwater or seaside themed topics. This also works well for after school clubs, as a golden time activity and can be completed in the space of a lesson (up to an hour and a half). What you need: clay lolly sticks pencils old paintbrushes pots of slip or water. What you get: Powerpoint step by step instructions - ‘I can make a fish’ and ‘I can make different types of fish’ Printable step by step instructions for ‘I can make a fish’. Video animation showing how to make a fish and how to make a fish with stick on scales. Video showing how to make four basic shapes Video showing how to press your clay flat Information for teachers: How the projects work Things you will need Lesson plan Preparing for your workshop (including tips for decorating) Health and Safety Certificate of Achievement