Finished pinch pot acorn made with paper clay. |
Shape a few small acorns for fall this year. Bring in some real examples for your little students to examine before beginning the craft.
Supply List:
- newspaper
- acrylic or watercolor paints
- small soft brush
- shallow dish of water
- air dry clay or paper clay
- scoring tool - plastic fork
- acrylic varnish
- nail or screw for making marks into the acorn cap
- Shape the nut part of the acorn first by rolling a ball between the palms of your hands.
- Now insert your thumb and position your five other fingers outside the surface of the ball.
- Pinch and turn the ball clockwise. Soon the clay will open up to shape a small pot.
- Pinch the solid, outside end of the pot into a tiny peak.
- Next, shape the acorn's cap be the same process.
- Use the nail or screw to press a printed surface into the cap.
- Score the outside edges of both the nut and the cap.
- Trickle a little water into the score lines.
- Press the cap and nut scored edges together gently.
- Students may wish to dip their fingers into water and smooth the surface of their acorns a bit before finishing.
- Let the acorn dry completely before applying paint. This will most likely take a day at the very least.
- Choose several browns and greens to alternate in thin washes of color over the surface of your pinch pot acorn.
- Varnish and let dry.
Shape the pinch pot into an acorn by adding a pinched end. |
Make sure you shape the cap to a smaller size and add a little stem too. |
Print the acorns cap with a nail or screw. |
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