Materials:

• Tools: Toothpick
• Clay Colors Used: Dark Green, Light Green, White, and Black

Instructions:

Condition clay by kneading in your hands until warm and pliable.

Step 1: Body

Roll a 1 ¼” ball of dark green clay into a pear shape.

Step 2: Legs

Roll two ¾” balls of green to about 2” long. Bend and pinch the ends together. Press to the sides of the body.

Step 3: Feet

Shape two ½” balls of green into plump triangle shapes for the back feet and two ¼” balls of green into smaller plump triangles for the front feet. Press the to base of the body.

Step Four – Eyes and Mouth.

Press two ¼” balls of white to top of body. Add two tiny black pupils. Roll a ¼” ball of green to about ½” long. Flatten with your fingers and press to the back and top of eyes for the eyelids. With a toothpick draw a smile. For the lower lip, roll a 1/8” ball to about ¼” long and press to the bottom of the smile.