Activity For Kids:

Nature imprints with clay

I like this activity because it's like playing with playdough, but instead you play with clay.

This activity combines finding things in nature with art and creativity…and it’s also lots of fun!

This activity is inspired by ideas from Nature imprints with clay.

This activity is great to teach your kids:

Fine motor skills involve movement of the smaller muscle groups in your child's hands, fingers, and wrists.

Developing fine motor skills will help your child to write and prepares her for school. But it will also help your children with everyday tasks like eating, and dressing themselves.

Creative activities help children express themselves and create something from nothing, explore materials and activities and use their imagination.

Colour recognition activities helps children get to know the different colors and color blending and matching.

Sensory play is play that involves all the senses - taste, sound, sight, touch and smell. Sensory play is very beneficial to children. Research shows that sensory play builds nerve connections in the brain’s pathways, which lead to the child’s ability to complete more complex learning tasks. Sensory play is also very relaxing and rejuvenating to children.

Step 1

Go on a nature hunt for objects to imprint

Step 2

Supply the nature objects to your kids with the clay and rolling pin

Step 3

Let your kids roll the clay a bit flat

Step 4

Add the natural objects to the clay

Step 5

Gently roll over the natural objects with the a water bottle and pull it off to reveal an imprint

I popped into the florist shop nearby and asked if they had any flower scraps like a bit of fern that we could use for this craft project. The lovely young lady made a little bouquet of scraps for free!
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