This project started by a history lesson about lace, the different types of lace and how it is made. The instructors then moved in to showing how to draw a design for the lace and how to get the clay in shape. We started by being given a baggy with water and clay mixed. We had to work the clay in the bag to work the excess water in. After we had our outline drawn on white paper we taped wax paper over that. We then cut a tiny whole in one of the ends of the baggy of clay and squeezed it out like a piping bag for cooking. We tried to follow our outline as best as possible. You go over the outline a couple times to ensure that the clay will be thick enough. An extension activity would be to have a class Christmas tree and have the children decorate the tree with their ornaments.
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