Press various utensils into the clay to leave an impression. If you are not going to fire the clay, you can have the children add to their decorations by pressing various objects such as buttons, wool, shell, leaves, stones and twigs into the clay. Don't forget to wrap the unused clay in a damp cloth and store it in an air-tight plastic bag when you have finished. Roll out the the wedged clay into a rectangle or square tile. Make sure it is not too thin.
Pupils plan out the picture they want to draw on to the tile on paper first.
Draw the outlines of the picture on to the tile with a nail. Smooth down the pressed background around the picture. Pupils can then add further decorations by using kitchen utensils by making indentations in the clay. Make the clay into a ball. Pull the features of the figure gently out from the clay ball.