Kids crafts are great fun and they love anything that wiggles or that is in the slightest bit creepy crawly. A great place to start a crafts project for kids then is in the garden.
Your kids will find plenty of wriggly inspiration in between the plants in your garden.
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This is an easy one to start the kids off with, press the view now button for instructions on how to make a paper clay worm or paper clay snail.
Well, I did put the video on this page for you to watch - unfortunately, the sound played as soon as the page loaded, so I have decided to take the video off here. To watch it, please click through the link below and you will be taken to a new page.
http://www.expertvillage.com/video/3839_make-clay-t-rex.htm
Polymer clay is a very popular alternative to using 'normal' clay for making creative art and crafts projects for kids.
However, you can use these similar techniques to build all sorts of imaginative creatures with paper clay. When they are done, just leave them to dry. Then paint them in your favorite colors. For a longer lasting creature, seal with varnish.