Easy Irish Setter or Labrador Retriever in Clay

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I was teaching Kindergartners how to do clay sculptures, and I didn't realize their limitations on arranging shapes and sizes. I had to come up with a super-super easy dog that looked real.


This gives the students practice in arranging shapes, almost the same brain function as Tangrams.  So, build a Fimo Clay dog and call it Math!  A variety of colors could be used to make either an Irish Setter, a Black Lab, a Chocolate Lab, etc.Older kids, even high-schoolers,  will love this, too, and theirs will probably turn out even better!  Great first project in polymer clay.