Friday, December 13, 2013

Art: Play with Clay Day

The girls were very excited to discover the physical properties and possibilities with clay. It's cold, it's wet, it's gray, it is smooth, it makes my hands dusty... were some of their comments. Then, when we talked about what you can do with it, they said: break, pinch,  poke,  twist, slam, and roll. We named the list: "Things you can do with clay that you can not do on the playground."  After a few minutes of exploration, the girls were given a challenge to address texture and form.  Could they make a smooth place, a bumpy place, a piece that stands up and a place that holds water.  Here are some of the ways they discovered...