Craft Time: Air Dry Clay Porcupine

Air Dry Clay Porcupine

You will need:

• Air dry clay
• Very small sticks and twigs
• A leaf or leaves (optional for ears)
• Pecan in shell (optional for head)
• Googly eyes (optional)

Directions:

1. Spend some time outside gathering twigs, leaves, nuts, or anything else you can use to construct your animal. Use your imagination and feel free to get creative.
2. Use air dry clay and found objects to sculpt a body, head, and feet. We covered a pecan in brown clay and attached it to a sculpted piece of clay to form the porcupine’s body.
3. Break or cut the twigs to be roughly the same length and push them into the clay body to form porcupine quills or other animal features.
4. Add googly eyes, leaves, or additional clay to make the eyes, ears, and nose.
5. Let the clay harden for 24 hours and enjoy your new sculpture.

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