Plasticine

At the Art Studio, we like to put out different materials as a surprise and invitation to create. One week we had plasticine in different shades of colour. The students created animals, people and imaginary figures. They have been on display in our classroom for the last month. This Thursday we plan to send home these miniature sculptures.

Plasticine is harder to manipulate than playdough. We encouraged the students to work with smaller sections and start by warming it up in the palms of their hands (we used a plastic divider to help separate it).

The benefit of plasticine is that you can re-use it because it doesn't dry out. Also, since it's a firm substance, the children can add small decorative details to their sculptures.

You can find plasticine at Dollarama in the craft section.