Fairy Garden Design and Decor: Polymer Clay
Teacher Amanda Bestor
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(44)
In this five-week class, students will learn how to make small characters and decorations out of polymer clay to add to a fairy garden or house plant. Students will also learn some tools used with polymer clay.
Class experience
US Grade 4 - 7
Beginner - Intermediate Level
In this polymer clay art class, students will learn how to use clay techniques to make character figurines and decorations for fairy gardens. Students will learn how to use tools and how to shape clay. We will discuss ideas for tiny versions of things we can add to our fairy garden collection and what each overall garden theme might be. We will learn how to shape eyes and connect limbs, hair, and clothing to our characters. I will build and add to a potted fairy garden in each lesson. At the...
10 lessons//5 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Garden with sketches & MushroomsWeek 1: (2 Lessons) - Design ideas, plan your garden with sketches, and set up the garden with dirt in the pot. - Start with tiny mushrooms and a water bath. Skills: Familiarize with polymer tools, choosing baking times, and rolling techniques to attach pieces.Lesson 2Making a garden gnome.- Making a garden gnome. Skills: Familiarize with polymer tools, choosing baking times, and rolling techniques to attach pieces.Week 2Lesson 3Snails and birdsWeek 2: (2 Lessons) - Snails and birds Skills: Attaching small limbs as well as glazing with polyurethane.Lesson 4Hedgehog with a mushroom houseHedgehog with a mushroom house Skills: Attaching small limbs as well as glazing with polyurethane.Week 3Lesson 5Pumpkins and carrotsWeek 3: (2 Lessons) - Pumpkins and carrots Skills: Discuss garden design, look at ideas, and use flattening tools to layer clay.Lesson 6Vegetable garden gate and sign- Vegetable garden gate and sign. Skills: Discuss garden design, look at ideas, and use flattening tools to layer clay.Week 4Lesson 7Building an acorn birdhouseWeek 4: (2 Lessons) - Building an acorn birdhouse. -Tables, fences, and benches from natural things. Skills: Storing clay and removing dust or fingerprints from polymer.Lesson 8Tables, fences, and benches from natural things- Tables, fences, and benches from natural things. Skills: Storing clay and removing dust or fingerprints from polymer.Week 5Lesson 9Creating a secret door and stepping stonesWeek 5: (2 lessons) - Creating a secret door and stepping stones. Skills: Etching markings and attaching handles or petals in polymer clay.Lesson 10Flowers, a lantern, and assembling the garden- Flowers, a lantern, and assembling the garden. Skills: Etching markings and attaching handles or petals in polymer clay.
Students will learn the following: -Different techniques related to making things out of clay. -How fun and relaxing it is to design, brainstorm, and create out of polymer clay. -How to be patient and positive with yourself while learning new skills. -With the help of an adult, how to bake the clay to keep it intact.
This class is designed to give ideas of how a student could modify a class to add their own creativity and showcase their own interest and direction.
1 file available upon enrollmentPolymer clay in different colors. (Please get polymer clay and not Playdough, cloud dough, or plastalina.) Tools: paint brush rolling pin or acrylic roller toothpick plastic knife or butter knife parchment paper to build and bake on Masking tape to tape down a piece of parchment paper to work on. (A silicone mat works as well.) This kit from Amazon includes tools and clay: https://www.amazon.com/POZEAN-Modeling-Sculpting-Accessories-Beginners/dp/B07XXWXBDP/ref=asc_df_B07XXWXBDP/?tag=&=undefined&linkCode=df0&hvadid=385286500556&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14717096924917179729&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9021381&hvtargid=pla-842312931008&ref=&adgrpid=81184155729&th=1 You can also get clay at Michaels or JoAnn's. Polymer clay will not dry out if exposed to air. Flower pot or tray of your choice, dirt, ground plants or succulents. Scrap fabric, popsicle sticks, and hot glue if you feel comfortable with that. (My lessons will not need hot glue, but I will show things I made with hot glue as ideas.)
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Polymer clay will need to be baked for the clay to stay intact. The instructions for baking are always listed on the package or kit of clay you purchase. I usually go with 275 degrees for 30 minutes (Covered with a foil tent, depending on the thickness of the clay.) Students will have access to a class Padlet where they can see images of and like the work of others. All posts need to be approved by me, so only appropriate posts will go up. The Padlet works like a giant bulletin board where students can see their peer's work and get more ideas about what to try independently. They can also ask questions in the classroom and share techniques that work. In their posts. When parents enroll in the class, they will get a QR code and a video on how to post on Padlet. Padlet is free to join. I just logged in with my Google account.
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Ages: 8-13
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