We made these quick and easy candle holders with sculpey clay. You could also create flowers by hand or use cookie cutters or molds to make different shapes.

The insert says that the clay is suitable for children six years and up but I think a younger child could do it as long as they were supervised.

For these all we did was knead the clay until soft and then roll different colors out into snakes. Later we blended them all together and cut them into small circles. If you want to see more light, cut it thinner.

Then you simply place the shapes where you want them and press. Cook for 30 minutes at 250 degrees Farenheit.  I love the way the light dances through the holes in the candle holders. It’s a great way to personalize and brighten up a plain glass holder.

Sculpey has this new eraser polymer clay out that we have been having fun with. You just need to bake it for 10 minutes for each 1/4 inch of thickness.

For these fish our children used push out molds. Make sure you spray well with water because it’s extremely sticky. For that reason you need to take them out of the molds immediately. I used cooking oil spray and it worked out.

My kids didn’t feel confined to traditional colors so made a cheerful bright blue dolphin and a pink whale.

There’s enough to make plenty more and we’ll do some more later. If they’re not up to it I think I’ll go ahead and make a couple of these silly heads on my own. You start by shaping a ball of clay onto your pencil. See Meet the Kids! Pencil Toppers for more.

There are tons of other eraser ideas on Sculpey’s website including Halloween projects, flowers, cars, animals and food.

They do actually erase about as well as those pink erasers. There are better out there but I think they’re cute. The fact that they made these ones will also make them less likely to lose them.