Tea Light House in Clay

This project introduces young learners to the art of working with clay while exploring the theme of celebration. Students will create a small clay house, learning basic clay techniques such as rolling, flattening, cutting, and decorating. By using a cardboard house shape as a guide, they will practice precision and creativity to design their own unique house, developing fine motor skills and artistic expression.

1. Wood board
2. Clay
3. Skewer
4. Two bars for guides
5. Rolling pin
6. Water
7. Cardboard house shape

Take out all the clay from your bag and roll it into a ball.

Use the base of your hand (the part between your thumb and wrist) to flatten the ball.

Put a guide on each side of your flattened ball, then use a rolling pin to roll the clay.

Gently lift and move your clay slab to keep it from sticking to the board.

Place a house mold on the clay. Use a skewer to trace the shape of the house onto the slab.

Press harder with the skewer along the lines to cut out the house shape.

Peel off the extra clay, roll it into a ball, and put it back in your bag.

Use the skewer to draw windows and doors on your house.

Cut out the windows with the skewer and remove the clay pieces from inside them.

Decorate your house by making dots, lines, and other designs with the skewer.

Get a base for your house from the materials table.

Scratch lines on the back of the house and the base where they will stick together. Add a little water to glue them together.