How Do You Build An Igloo With Modeling Clay?
Igloos are domed shelters made from blocks of snow that used to be frequently built by Inuit Native American Indians during the cold winter months. Even if you cannot build a real igloo out of snow, making one using an old bowl and some modeling clay is a relatively simple craft project for a rainy afternoon. Ideal for school projects or just for fun, making a modeling clay igloo does not take long and is sure to impress. Cover your table or other work surface with a vinyl tablecloth in order to protect it from the modeling clay. Leave your white modeling clay in a sunny window for an hour to soften. Put a large ball of softened white modeling clay onto your covered work surface and then roll it out with a rolling pin until you have a 1-inch slab of modeling clay. Place your domed bowl face down onto the white paper plate, securing the bottom with a little bit of modeling clay so that it stays in place. Cut the clay into 1-inch blocks using a pizza cutter to keep your lines neat and st
