Cubby The Polymer Clay Cupcake Bear

Deborah Liu | Mommy School

This is a really cute project. In fact, he is so cute, you want to eat him right up!  

Supplies: 

• Polymer clay - pink, light brown, dark brown, and black 
• Pin tool
• 1" eye pin
• Blush and Q-Tip 

Face: 

• Make a half sphere for the face out of the brown clay.  Make two small spheres for ears and one small sphere for the tail.  
• Poke two holes in the face for eyes.  Put a small bit of clay in the hole to make the eyes.  Put an oval piece of clay onto the face for the nose.  
• Press ears onto the top of the face. 

Cupcake bottom: 

• Take the pink clay and shape the bottom.  
• Press to make cupcake shape (or alternatively use a cupcake mold). 
• Press the edge of a pin tool on the side to make the indents. 

Assembly:

• Press the face down firmly on the cupcake bottom.
• Add the eye pin to the top and push all of the way down.  

Baking / Finishing:  

• Bake at 275 degrees F for 15 minutes.  Remove and allow to cool. 
• Take a q-tip and some blush and add a bit of color onto the cheeks and ears of the bear. 

And there is your cupcake bear!

Categories: Clay, Kids Crafts

Tags: clay, kids-crafts, polymer-clay