Preschool Activites with clay can use three main types

Preschool activities have always had some sort of clay or play dough included in their curriculum and for good reason. Clay is a wonderful activity for all early childhood age children and older.
What many early childhood educators don’t know, however, are the options available in the molding and sculpting arena. Many Moms and kindergarten teachers [...]

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Art Therapy from an Art Therapists Perspective

Art therapy is often used for seniors in nursing homes. At least that’s how some people I know think of it.
That may be true but it’s only the tip of the iceberg.
I recently came across an interview done an another blog that has a wonderful interview from an art therapist that has opened up art [...]

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Play dough is not as beneficial as gray clay

Play dough definitely has it’s benefits. It doesn’t make the kids hands dirty and it comes in small containers. But it  certainly does get all over the place, with small pieces sticking to shoes and carpets and hair.
Depending on what the needs of your children are, play dough doesn’t come close to the satisfaction that [...]

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Storing your gray clay

Gray (or grey clay)has to be stored properly if you want to be able to use it over and over again. I explained in another post briefly, why this clay is better than playdough and I showed you how to cut it.
This short post is to teach you how to store it.
First you have the [...]

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