Painting the Clay

Two days ago I gave my kids a bunch of Crayola Clay and said, "Have fun!" Two days later their creations were ready to paint. The tub said water colors would work for painting the dry clay. I was a little doubtful but this morning I let the kids have at it. The water color worked perfectly and there was minimal mess. We have a total of 10 paper plates of clay creations and now they are all painted. My son made an airplane and sword. My daughter made a "jewelry pot." I would say worth the $10 in supplies and the 2 hours of activity keeping my kids busy.