AMACO AMA48653D Mexican Pottery Self-Hardening Clay, 25 lbs.

This clay works like classic sculpting clay and hardens to a durable state, which can be sanded smooth if one likes, and which can be painted with acrylics.

I bought this instead of excavator clay by zoomed. It handles much better, makes dramatically less mess, and has the same aesthetic when either rubbed or mixed with play sand. I won't be buying excavator clay again--this stuff is far too easy to use for it to be worth it. A+, highly recommend.

Works as described

Didn't really expect the first piece I made to shatter into about six pieces when I gave it an experimental squeeze with one hand to test its strength. Wasn't that hard of a squeeze, either. Also, I didn't quite interpret "not waterproof" to mean if you touch a dried piece with a wet finger your finger will come away with clay on it, so that was a bit of a surprise. On the bright side, if you don't like a piece after it's dried, you can just throw it in a bowl of water and start over once it's dissolved.That being said, I'm having a lot of fun working with it. Also it's really making me want to save up for a kiln.

We used this for my Girl Scouts to earn their pottery patch! It was great! We made pinch pots and holiday ornaments!

It's a lot. I had a party and had a lot left over with 8 people. It's good!

This clay ruined our sculptures from our studio sculpture party.

Great clay to do pottery or quick pieces in. It dries very quickly which makes detailing hard. I’ve enjoyed using it to get back in the habit of working with clay. It is rather crumbly in places though.