A play-dough lion and deer
The basic play-dough shapes are the ball, the roll, the drop and the flat disc. A lion has a mane, which we make from many small flat pieces. Lions live in groups in Africa, and only male lions have a mane. A deer eats plants, and its antlers branch like a tree. To join pieces, we first press them firmly together with our fingers.
You need: yellow, orange, brown and black play-dough, board, card. Steps: 1) For the lion roll a yellow body, a ball head and four short legs. 2) Press the head onto the body and place orange flat pieces round it as a mane. 3) For the deer make a brown body, a long neck, a head and thin legs. 4) Add two branching rolls as antlers and tiny black balls as eyes. Safety: even a blunt modelling stick must never be pointed at anyone.