Clay Cat in the Hat Craft

Here’s a fun craft idea, with step-by-step instructions: a clay Cat in the Hat craft just in time for Dr. Seuss Day! At the end of this post, you’ll find some suggestions for other similar crafts and art projects to do with your homeschool class for the occasion.

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List of Supplies for Clay Cat in the Hat Craft:

Air dry clay or foam clay
Clay crafting tools

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Instructions for The Clay Cat in the Hat Craft

Step 1

Select red, black, and white clay for this craft. You’ll need the largest amount of black clay. Take a portion of each color and roll them into smooth spherical shapes. Let’s start with the cat’s body and head (the black parts).

Step 2

Take 1/3 of the black clay ball for the body. Roll it against a flat, even surface to form a teardrop-cylinder shape.

Step 3

Slightly flatten the cylinder shape against an even surface. Pinch out a small part from the top, to make the neck of the clay Cat in the Hat.

Step 4

Use your fingertips to smooth out the neck and body base shape. Take an amount for the head and form an oval.

Step 5

Use the clay tool (with a round shape at one end) to make a small hole at the bottom end of the clay head.

Step 6

Insert the clay head’s bottom end into the neck part of the clay body base.

Step 7

Use a small amount of white clay to make a flat piece to cover the front part of the head (to make the face of the clay Cat in the Hat).

Step 8

Take out 2 even amounts of white clay and 2 even amounts of black clay (half the amount of the white clay). We will make the ears with these. Roll them into smooth ball shapes.

Step 9

Place the black clay in the center of the white clay.

Step 10

Press the clay against a smooth surface and form a triangular shape to make the ears.

Step 11

Attach the clay ears on the head (top side).

Step 12

Use an amount of black clay to make the arms and a small amount of white clay for the hands. Roll the black clay to form a rope shape, to make the arms; roll the white clay to make an oval shape for the hands.

Step 13

Attach the hand parts with the arm parts.

Step 14

Use some white clay to cover the front part of the body base (to make the belly of the clay Cat in the Hat).

Step 15

Attach the top side of the arm with the body base, on both sides.

Step 16

Now, take some black clay to make the legs of the clay cat. First, smoothen out the clay and roll it against an even surface.

Step 17

Then form an upside-down T shape with it.

Step 18

Use a clay tool to make holes at the bottom side of both feet. This will help the clay cat to stand up and stay still.

Step 19

Use a clay knife tool to make a line between both legs.

Step 20

Attach the clay leg at the bottom side of the clay body base.

Step 21

Use some black clay to make a rope shape for the tail.

Step 22

Attach the clay rope shape to the backside of the clay cat. Curl the tail at the bottom and use it as a stand to keep the clay Cat in the Hat straight.

Step 23

Take out a small amount of red clay and make 2 small and even teardrop shapes.

Step 24

Pinch the narrow parts of the teardrop shapes and curve the wide parts. Join the shapes at their narrow sides.

Step 25

Attach a small ball shape in the middle of the joint teardrop shapes to make a bow pattern.

Step 26

Attach 2 clay “tails” at the bottom side of the bow pattern and then attach the clay bow on the clay cat, right below the head.

Step 27

Make a cylinder shape from red clay and a disk shape from white clay for the hat pattern. Attach the disk shape at the bottom side of the cylinder shape to make the hat.

Step 28

Add white clay stripes on the hat of the clay Cat in the Hat.

Step 29

Make a hole at the bottom end of the clay hat.

Step 30

Attach the clay hat to the top side of the clay cat’s head. Use a black Sharpie to draw the face of the clay Cat in the Hat.

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More Dr. Seuss Crafts and Projects

If you enjoyed the clay Cat in the Hat craft you’re in search of other projects that go well with this one, we’ve got you covered! If you’re having a Dr. Seuss reading day or a Cat in the Hat-themed party, here are some more ideas.