Gail Snail
Gail Snail
Whoever said snails were slimy and dull? This project will fit in very nicely with your mini-beast studies. It’s easy to do and the results are so colourful, if not exotic. You’ll want these gorgeous chaps all over your hostas!
Relevant QCA Units
- Citizenship Unit 3 (Animals And Us)
- Art Unit 2B (Mother Nature Designer)
- Science Unit 2B (Plants And Animals In The Local Environment)
Project Time:
Time:45
Approx mins required for making. More than one clock means drying time is needed between sessions.
Materials You Will Need
- Clay
- Cutting wire (Made from 2 buttons and fishing line or nylon string)
- Rolling pin
- Cloth to roll clay on
- Pipe cleaners
- Scissors to cut them
- Pot of water and brush
- Board for assembly
- Cutting tool - nail, pottery tool, pottery pin or cocktail stick.
- Pencil end, paintbrush end, etc. for pattern making.
- Acrylic paint & brushes
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