Crayola 57-5001 Air-Dry Clay, 25 lbs., White

by Crayola

Product Features

• Great for classrooms, art rooms and group activities
• Quick and simple alternative to complex traditional ceramic firing process
• Smoother, finer and less sticky than traditional clay
• Softens easily with water and quickly cleans from hands and surfaces
• Can be painted with tempera, acrylic or watercolors when dry
• Nontoxic, air-dry, self-hardening white clay.
• Easy-to-use, nontoxic white clay.
• The clay makes solid, durable forms without need for baking in an oven or firing in a kiln.
• Smoother, finer and less sticky than traditional clay.
• Softens easily with water.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10.3 x 6.8 inches ; 1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 26 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000J0AZS8
• Item model number: 575001
• Our recommended age: 6 years and up
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,131 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #69 in Toys & Games > Arts & Crafts > Clay & Dough
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Easy to use white clay to help make solid, durable forms without the need for baking in an oven or firing in a kiln. Great for classrooms, art rooms and group activities. Quick and simple alternative to complex traditional ceramic firing process.

Product Description

Easy-to-use, nontoxic white clay. The clay makes solid, durable forms without need for baking in an oven or firing in a kiln. Smoother, finer and less sticky than traditional clay. Softens easily with water. Quickly cleans from hands and surfaces. Paint with tempera, acrylic or watercolors when dry.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Used for College Level Art class, September 17, 2010

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Suzanne O. (NJ) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Crayola 57-5001 Air-Dry Clay, 25 lbs., White (Toy)

I needed a large amount of air dry clay and quickly for my Visual Thinking class. Most air-dry artist's clays are extremely expensive and sold in small amounts. I found this on amazon and threw caution to the wind and ordered it hoping it would be good enough for class. For the sake of this review, I will compare this to the air-dry clay Stonex.

This clay takes a little longer to dry, but dries MUCH harder than Stonex (I made a clay ball with the Crayola brand and when it dried I threw it at the door -which I don't recommend anyone else do- and the door now has a dent, the ball unharmed). It also resists flaking and chipping a lot better. I found this much easier to work with than Stonex. Out-of-box, I didn't have to add as much water to get the clay pliable and ready for use. I have not tried it with anything that requires fine details (small details like stems, arms, etc) but will edit this review when I do.

A 25-lb box of this stuff for 20 dollars is a fantastic deal. If you are a teacher wanting to introduce clay sculpting or non-bake ceramics to a class, or a student who needs clay for a class, or even if you just want to try your hand at playing with a water-based clay, I would highly recommend this.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars crayola air dry clay, March 1, 2009

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R. Allen (massachusetts usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crayola 57-5001 Air-Dry Clay, 25 lbs., White (Toy)

great product, cost is right. works well for kids activities and school projects. fairly neat to work with.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice and easy clay for kids, December 26, 2007

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Lmac "Mommylawyerknitter" (Sequim, WA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Crayola 57-5001 Air-Dry Clay, 25 lbs., White (Toy)

This clay is not for everyone but is really great for kids learning to use the Discovery Pottery Wheel (which I also highly recommend). Air-dry means just that -don't put it in the oven. Vessels should not be used for liquids due to permeability, but the child can make plenty of useful objects with this clay as they learn.