[For Elementary School Students] A Fun Collection of Paper Clay Craft Ideas

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[100-Yen Shop DIY] We harvested Pikmin from the garden

Creating papier-mâché clay objects can be a lot of fun.

You’re free to choose any motif you like, so feel free to brainstorm.

Using characters from your favorite anime or games is a great idea—once you finish, you’ll probably feel even more attached to your piece.

You could also go with a summery theme, or try making animals or people.

By the way, when you’re making it, using styrofoam sold at 100-yen shops as a base will make the process go more smoothly.

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paper-clay piggy bank

Paper Clay Piggy Bank: A cute brick house where you can take out money without breaking it. Perfect for summer vacation crafts and independent research! Fun Coin Bank Ideas

This project is about using paper clay, which can be shaped freely, to make a piggy bank that’s fun to look at and display.

First, prepare a bottle with a cap that’s large enough to let the money be taken out; use it as the base.

Make a slot for the coins, then wrap the bottle with paper clay and shape it.

To keep it stable as a piggy bank, something with a wide base—like a house shape—is recommended; beyond that, it’s up to you, so show your originality.

How you shape it and how you paint it—where you choose to focus your attention—are also key points.

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Make and Play! Cake Shop

[Fake Sweets] Make and play with 100-yen clay! Pretend cake shop

Simple to make yet impressive enough to make you say “Wow!” This craft lets you create a realistic-looking blackberry cake and have fun while doing it.

You can easily get the materials at 100-yen shops, and it’s simple to do at home.

Using soft, squishy paper clay, you can make adorable sweets that are fun to touch and pleasing to the eye! Practice your decorating skills with piping cream and coloring, and boost your sense of design.

With a little creativity, you can open your very own one-of-a-kind “cake shop.” After you’re done, play cake shop with friends or display your creation as a perfect room decor piece.

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Animal clay

[Elementary School Craft] Animal Clay 🐘

This craft involves dividing paper clay into parts, then assembling them, painting them, and finishing them in the shape of an animal.

First, check what combination of shapes makes up the animal you want to create, and make parts that match the appropriate sizes and shapes.

After that, attach the parts, refine the overall form, and add colors and patterns to complete it.

If you use a paper plate as a base and attach the pieces onto it, it will look like a three-dimensional picture—highly recommended, too.

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Mini violin made of clay

It was pretty tough when I tried making a mini violin out of clay.

There are many kinds of musical instruments with different shapes, and those differences heighten our expectations about what kinds of sounds they can produce.

Focusing on the shapes of instruments, this activity has you use paper clay to make a violin shape.

A real violin has a unique form made by combining pieces of wood, so let’s carefully reproduce the details, such as the indented areas.

Once the overall shape is refined, paint it and attach separate parts like the strings to finish it as a realistic-looking violin.

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Let’s make a tomato with paper clay

Let's make a tomato out of paper clay for a summer vacation craft (Part 1)

Let’s make one of the classic vegetables—tomatoes—using paper clay.

Knead red paint into the paper clay, shape it into a ball, then stick it onto a stand with a wire post.

Paint it further in red, and layer yellow at the top center to capture a tomato’s coloring.

Knead green paint into another piece of paper clay to make the calyx, attach it to the red fruit, and adjust the size and shape.

Add green coloring, and finally paint the stand to finish.

Mounting the tomato on a stand makes it easier to paint and to submit as a finished piece.

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Tyrannosaurus made of paper clay

[First-Grader’s Independent Project] Making a Dinosaur with Paper Clay: Tyrannosaurus 🦖

When it comes to cool dinosaurs that boys love, the Tyrannosaurus is number one! So this time, let’s make a Tyrannosaurus out of paper clay.

First, create the dinosaur’s base using aluminum wire and cardboard.

Once the base is ready, add volume with paper clay.

After the clay dries, paint it and add patterns and facial details.

When the paint dries, it’s finished! If you want your Tyrannosaurus to stand on its own, be sure to fix the wire in the legs to the base before adding the clay.

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