Air dry clay imaginary houses

On the first day of Fanciful Frolics camp,  the campers also created houses for their imaginary world out of clay.

When they houses dried, they were painted with acrylic paint and adhered with glue stick to sturdy cardboard I saved (the back of the paper tablets I buy) and had cut to size.

They painted the cardboard to match the surroundings of their imaginary land with the leftover acrylic paints from the landscape paintings they created in yesterday's post.

This fairy house is a wood stump with a leaf roof.  The sides were quite adorable with the blue windows.

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This is a house that is camouflaged like rock on a coral reef. Maybe to protect the inhabitants from underwater predators? 

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Here is a very colorful sandcastle home living on the seashore. The artist has even put a lovely shell next to it.

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And here is one of several mermaid homes created.  Reef skyscrapers in a densely populated mermaid city perhaps?

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Another mermaid residence, this time maybe it's a home in the country? Or the suburb? Definitely not as densely populated as the above mermaid adobe.

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And finally this sweet little mermaid home. How would a mermaid ever decide from all these great options where to live?!

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Here's some mushroom-capped homes for woodland fairies.  I'm guessing there would be a bidding war over the pink one.

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Then there's the outer space "rocket" homes. Space is at a premium in space, so skyscrapers are in demand.

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And at one point, I looked over to see a very discouraged eight year old trying to problem solve how to show stalagmite homes in a cave. I suggested starting with a pinch pot to create a cave for the homes to hang down from and here is what she ended up doing, isn't it fantastic? Although hard to see, there are stalagmites deep within the cave, all painted different colors. 

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And one more underwater sea castle to enjoy.  I know, I know. I think it is the unfortunate angle I photographed it from but I'm sure you are getting a small chuckle right now if you are part of the parental set.

It wasn't until after I got home and edited the pictures that I realized sea castle might not be the first thing that comes to mind...

That being said, the artist was quite proud of the high-rise created. It sits on a piece of coral, maybe in the Barrier Reef since the landscape painting has a shark in it. Watching this artist throughout the week detail his concept of a deep sea world was exciting, just wait until you see the Seahorse Sheriff tomorrow!

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And with that, every imaginary world has a home in which the residents can reside. Tomorrow I'll introduce you to the most famous inhabitants of these imaginary worlds.