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Materials:
Modeling Clay
(we used self hardening
white and brown)
Black Pepper
Carving Tools
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about the key concepts you're teaching!
Learning about the Inuit tribes is exciting for children!  The living
conditions are so extreme that children are amazed at the
differences and similarities in daily life!
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Inuit Crafts
(Eskimo Crafts)
The Inuit tribes often carved
beautiful shapes from soapstone.  
These shapes represented things
they saw and experienced in daily
life.  There are many beautiful
carvings of Arctic creatures as
well as human forms depicting daily
life in the Arctic.
Step 1
Blend different colors of clay.  We
are using white and brown.  
  • First decide which colors of
    soapstone you'll try to make.  Do a
    google images search (Inuit
    Soapstone) with children and let
    them look at the amazing carvings  
    and colors in the soapstome.
  • Discus with children the different
    elements that are in soapstone,
    and how many cultures use natural
    resources that are found nearby to
    use in their artwork.
Step 4
Smoosh, fold and kneed the clay
mixing it in
Step 3
Add in some texture.  We are using
black pepper to get that freckled
look to our clay.
Step 5
Your clay is ready to use!  Have
older children form it into a block,
and use simple tools to carve away
at the clay.  Younger children can
just form the shapes of their clay.
All Done!
Encourage children to make
something that depicits life in the
Arctic.  That could be an animal, a
tool, or even an Inuit family.
Step 2
We want the brown parts to just
streak up the clay a bit, not to
blend into a tan color.