Four colors of clay, black, white, orange, and purple, and a Halloween palette that actually looks like Halloween rather than generic craft aisle brights. That palette is most of why this air dry clay kit works: whatever gets made comes out looking deliberate. Air dry clay is the forgiving end of sculpting, soft enough for small hands to roll, pinch, and squash back into a ball when something goes wrong, and it firms up on a shelf instead of in an oven, so nobody has to stand guard over a hot appliance. Among kids craft kits, that matters more than it sounds. This is a project you can start at four in the afternoon and walk away from. Set it out for halloween activities for kids on a gray Saturday, add it to a boo basket, or keep it in the closet for the first sick day. Like the best halloween craft kits, what it leaves behind outlasts the holiday.
How long does air dry clay take to dry?
Air dry clay hardens on contact with air instead of being fired or baked, and most pieces set within roughly 24 to 72 hours. Thicker sculptures and humid rooms take longer, and drying pieces on an open rack helps them cure evenly.
