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In situations like this what I do is tell the kids up front that nothing
will be saved. I don't believe in sending home un-fired organic clay. It
teaches them so little and their parents, too. I don't think it has much
integrity. What I do, is ask the kids to play a game. I take blank index
cards and on one side I write E for easy, M for moderate and C for
challenging. On the other side of the card I draw a picture of an object
that goes along with the difficulty range. In addition to drawing the
picture, I also write its' name. I use a one minute timer. They pick a
card, make sure they know it, and turn the timer over to begin, They start
making the object, if I guess it I get to keep the card. If I don't, they
get to keep the card. You can use a longer timer if needed. I pass out a
jolly rancher afterwards. Lots of hands on fun.
Some kids still whine about not taking their projects home but I tell them
the reason is because they haven't learned the correct way to work with
clay. I explain about air bubbles that can explode and break your piece and
someone else's and that they haven't learned to scratch and slip. They seem
to be pretty understanding after that--and eager to sign up for class.
Good Luck,
Diannabanana

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