How to Make a Monkey Out of Clay

Get your supplies shown in the things you'll need section., Roll a piece of brown clay into a big brown ball., Get a yellow or pink piece of clay and flatten it out into the egg shape you flattened on the belly., To make arms and legs, get brown...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Get your supplies shown in the things you'll need section.

    Shape the ball into an egg shape.

    Flatten the middle a little to form another smaller egg shaped belly. , If you'd like, poke a hole at the near bottom of the belly to make a bellybutton. , Roll them into cylinder shapes.

    Bend the end to form a paw/hand.

    Flatten small pieces of yellow clay the same size of the bottom of each paw/hand of the arms and legs.

    Stick the legs at the bottom and the arms near the top. , Flatten the front just a bit.

    This will be the head. , Stick them on the face.

    Add another small flattened piece and stick them under the bigger yellow pieces.

    This will be the muzzle. , Poke two nostrils in for nostrils. , You could also stick white pieces, and for the pupils, add small black pieces in them.

    Stick them on. , Make yellow or pink smaller semi-circles for the inside of the ear.

    Stick them to the side of the head.

    Put the head on top of the body. , Stick it to the bottom back of the body for a swinging tail.
  2. Step 2: Roll a piece of brown clay into a big brown ball.

  3. Step 3: Get a yellow or pink piece of clay and flatten it out into the egg shape you flattened on the belly.

  4. Step 4: To make arms and legs

  5. Step 5: get brown pieces of clay.

  6. Step 6: Roll a smaller piece of brown clay.

  7. Step 7: Get two smaller yellow balls and flatten them.

  8. Step 8: On the top of the muzzle

  9. Step 9: add a small

  10. Step 10: flattened piece of clay for the nose.

  11. Step 11: Add black clay pieces on top for the eyes.

  12. Step 12: Cut flattened pieces of brown clay into semi-circles for ears.

  13. Step 13: For the tail

  14. Step 14: roll a brown piece of clay into a snake shape.

Detailed Guide

Shape the ball into an egg shape.

Flatten the middle a little to form another smaller egg shaped belly. , If you'd like, poke a hole at the near bottom of the belly to make a bellybutton. , Roll them into cylinder shapes.

Bend the end to form a paw/hand.

Flatten small pieces of yellow clay the same size of the bottom of each paw/hand of the arms and legs.

Stick the legs at the bottom and the arms near the top. , Flatten the front just a bit.

This will be the head. , Stick them on the face.

Add another small flattened piece and stick them under the bigger yellow pieces.

This will be the muzzle. , Poke two nostrils in for nostrils. , You could also stick white pieces, and for the pupils, add small black pieces in them.

Stick them on. , Make yellow or pink smaller semi-circles for the inside of the ear.

Stick them to the side of the head.

Put the head on top of the body. , Stick it to the bottom back of the body for a swinging tail.

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