How Do You Make And Color Clay Beads?
Clay beads are a great kids craft. You can make necklaces, bracelets, or hanging ornaments. Then, you can color them with markers. Use your imagination! • Purchase or find the items on the Things You’ll Need list. • Cover a flat surface (such as a table) with newspaper, to protect it. • Take the plastic covering off of the clay and lay it out on the table with the plastic wrap underneath. • Use a knife to cut the clay into cubes. For a necklace, they should probably be bigger (about 1/2 in by 1/2 in). If you plan to make a bracelet, they should be smaller. • Using your hands or the table surface, roll the cubes into balls one by one. Try to make them as round as possible. • Pick them up carefully and poke a hole through the middle with a straw. If the straw gets full of clay, get another one. • Leave the beads out on a paper towel until they dry. You may have to wait a few days, or it could be a few weeks. • When the beads are dry, set them in a bin in front of you. • Use markers to dr
• Purchase or find the items on the Things You’ll Need list. • Cover a flat surface (such as a table) with newspaper, to protect it. • Take the plastic covering off of the clay and lay it out on the table with the plastic wrap underneath. • Use a knife to cut the clay into cubes. For a necklace, they should probably be bigger (about 1/2 in by 1/2 in). If you plan to make a bracelet, they should be smaller. • Using your hands or the table surface, roll the cubes into balls one by one. Try to make them as round as possible. • Pick them up carefully and poke a hole through the middle with a straw. If the straw gets full of clay, get another one. • Leave the beads out on a paper towel until they dry. You may have to wait a few days, or it could be a few weeks. • When the beads are dry, set them in a bin in front of you. • Use markers to draw designs on the beads. Be creative! • String the beads on a piece of thin wire. Make sure you leave about an inch on either side of the wire to close i
