America's Original Oven-bake clay! Sculpey is a soft and pliable polymer clay. It works and feels a lot like ceramic clay, but will not dry out when exposed to air. A finished piece will look like white porcelain ware, but with Sculpey's unique finish. The baked pieces become permanent pieces of art, although like any ceramic, they can break if dropped or crushed.

Shape Sculpey clay, then bake it in a regular oven or toaster oven at 275 degrees (130 degrees C) for 15 - 30 minutes, depending on the size of your piece. If not baked, Sculpey clay can be used again and again, much like traditional non-drying plasticine clay.

Sculpey has a web site with project ideas for both kids and teachers...and lesson plans for using Sculpey in the classroom. Check out the great art education lessons

• Inca Masks
• Inuit Totem Sculptures
• Ancient Pottery
• An innovative project for older students is the Van Gogh Texture Painting

After it's baked and cooled, Sculpey can be sanded, drilled, and carved. Because it is flat white, it can easily be painted with water based paints and finished with acrylic varnish. It is an ideal home and classroom clay for sculpture and children's projects.