Easter Crafting with Plasticine

*AD – the items in this review were gifted to our household for this post. All opinions, as always, are our own.

Easter is right around the corner, so obviously the girls are inspired to make all sorts of Easter crafts. Plasticine is the perfect way for Robin and Amelia to make some clay crafts time and time again, as none of the clay dries – so you can reuse it to your hearts content! As spring break is among us, we decided to bust out loads of the Plasticine kits and make some Easter crafts.

We set up our table in the livingroom, so the girls could watch a bit of TV while they crafted, and got to making some Easter related fun! Amelia spent quite some time creating the most adorable little 3D chick and a nest, and I made a baby chick to go with her! As Amelia is a very crafty one, she was very good at using the sculpting tools to ensure that her character was very cute. Many of the different Plasticine kits come with sculpting tools, which really allow you to cut small bits off and shape as you wish. She used the small sculpting tool from the Plasticine Fluro kit to make lines on her leaves and nest. This kit had lots of thin, tiny lines on them, which was great for eyes and small details.

When it comes to Robin playing with Plasticine, she is a bit smaller than Amelia and can’t make such detailed, 3D art. She ended up working with the Plasticine Tool Kit, which feels really great for her age. There is a little rolling pin in this kit, as well as tons of different cookie cutters to use in your clay. Robin really enjoyed rolling out different colors and cutting them up, making lots of star shapes! Together, we decorated a flat Easter egg, creating a pattern. This tool box styled kit is great for storing all of your cookie cutters in, or any of the clay you want to use again and is great when it comes to letting the kids bring the clay and tools from place to place.

The Plasticine Flare Box Tower is another great way to store leftover clay, as it came in a bunch of little containers – along with more cookie cutters, tools, and a mat to use so that they clay doesn’t stick to the table! Robin used some of these bigger clays to make an Easter Basket (inspired by the nest) for her egg. We also worked together to make a little 3D Bunny friend, and all three of us designed some little flowers.

Plasticine is a really interesting crafting toy, as it never hardens, so you can just keep playing with it. The texture is really great for fine details, and feels fun to sculpt with the toys. When it comes to clean up, it’s a bit more challenging as the clay leaves a slight oily residue, which seems to fight water, but it doesn’t take long to clean it all up. The girls had a fantastic time placing their crafts out in the garden to put them into nature too!

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