Clay Clover Pins

Green clay is smooshed together and cut into a shamrock shape.  Next, it's baked dry and glued onto a pin to make a fun wearable for St. Patrick's Day with hello wonderful.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/st-patricks-day-shamrock-clay-pins

Clay Snowflakes

Clay is rolled out, cut into a pretty snowflake, sprinkled with glitter and baked to make winter ornaments with dollar store crafts.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2012/11/sparkly-clay-christmas-ornaments/

Clay Maps

Painted clay puts a fun spin on map making with moms and crafters.  First she makes the clay and then cuts out the map, painting only the background.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momsandcrafters.com/diy-clay-maps/

Clay Football Tray

Clay is molded into a football shape, poked with holes and baked to make the base of a football tray.  Once dry it's painted brown and threaded with string to complete the look with crafts for all seasons.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.crafts-for-all-seasons.com/football-coin-holder.html

Clay Coasters

Clay is shaped into flat disks to make a simple coaster that little ones can make too.  Everyday dishes shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://everydaydishes.com/creative-crafts/oven-baked-clay-coasters/

Clay Crab Pendant

Red clay is shaped into an oval to make the tiny crab body with claws added as well as eyes to make  a cute little crab.  Hello wonderful then adds a necklace loop to turn it into a necklace.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/how-to-make-a-cute-clay-crab-necklace

Clay Bead Necklace

Clay is mixed combining colors and baked to make beads with hello wonderful who then strings them onto a necklace.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/make-clay-wooden-bead-necklaces

Clay Vase Pendant

Clay is formed into a cone and dried into a mini base and strung on a string.  Hello wonderful then adds fresh flowers to wear and smell all day.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/diy-flower-clay-vase-necklace

Clay Ladybug Photo Holder

Clay is molded into a ladybug shape with jewelry wire antennae to hold a photo with chica circle.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://club.chicacircle.com/love-bug-ladybugs-picture-holder-diy-with-premo-clay/

Clay Flower Ornament

Flower cookie cutters are used to shape baking clay with childhood wonder.  After it hardens, she paints it with bright pastel colors.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
https://childhoodwonder.wordpress.com/2015/03/26/easter-clay-decorations/

DIY Clay Pot

Salt dough is shaped into a flower pot and decorated with stampers to leave impressions in the clay with emma owl.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.emmaowl.com/mothers-day-vase-pinch-pot/

Clay Egg Containers

White clay is shaped into a cracked open egg shape to make these beautiful egg containers for Easter from hello natural.  She then uses them for little herb planters or fills them with fun Easter candy.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://hellonatural.co/diy-clay-egg-planters/

Clay Snowmen Ornaments

Clay is molded into snowmen circles and given buttons, eyes, a nose and scarf with lines across.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.linesacross.com/2013/11/clay-thumbprint-snowman-ornament.html

Clay Turkey Handprint

A hand is imprinted into clay and then painted to make a turkey with intellidance, combining the traditional hand print turkey and the hand print ornament.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://blog.intellidance.ca/blog/10-05-2011/t-turkey-turkey-hand-crafts-kids

Sand Clay

Summer is captured in the sand with paging fun mums recipe for sand clay.  She captures footprints, bug fossils and other seasonal memories.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://pagingfunmums.com/2014/07/06/homemade-sand-clay-recipe-create-bake-keep/

Colorful Medals

Medals aren't just gold anymore.  Paint clay bright colors and stamp in a star to make your own medals.  Meri cherry adds pretty ribbons and a bead so the kids can wear them.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.mericherry.com/2014/06/05/handmade-awards-medals-friends-family/

Clay Letter Containers

Using alphabet cookie cutters to shape the clay, willow day makes clay alphabet containers.  She leaves hers white but they could be painted as well. These make a super cute gift.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.willowday.com/2012/06/diy-alphabet-containers.html

DAD Clay Key Chain

Make Dad a colorful clay key chain with first palette.  This is also a great sensory experience for learning letters. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.firstpalette.com/Craft_themes/Special_Occassions/fathersday/dadclaykeychain/dadclaykeychain.html