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Ms. O'Neill from Hillsboro, TX is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. O'Neill's classroom raised $228

Clay Sculptures for Kinders

Help me give my students the materials to create snowmen and other sculptures using air dry clay!

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Ms. O'Neill Hillsboro Elementary School
Hillsboro, TX Grades PreK-2

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

I am asking for air hardening clay and aluminum foil to be used to create sculptures with my students. The art program in this school is funded entirely from donations and having air hardening clay, will make a great sculpture project for kindergarten students. They will learn about armatures and how to hand build sculptures. Yesterday, while working on the faux stained glass project, one of my students declared, "We love coming to art!"

With such enthusiasm from my students, I am writing to Donors Choose to ask for colored clay and aluminum foil to give my kids the best materials for sculpture projects.

Last year, third graders worked with colored foam clay to make gourds and it proved to be a hit with the kids. Air hardening clay is also not messy; it doesn't require washing hands, so it fits well in the twenty-eight minute format of the school's art classes. I have gathered a big box of scrap plastic wrap to create an armature which would need to be covered with aluminum foil which is then covered with air hardening clay.

With air hardening clay, and several rolls of aluminum foil, the students can create sculptures of snowmen, fruits, food, or cactus, which are subjects familiar to them. In the art room, we have about fifty books of how to draw various animals and those can also be used for referencing sculptural subjects. If they have their hearts set on another subject, I can pull up photos on the art room's smart board and enable them to make that sculpture also.

Thank you in advance! Most of my students are financially disadvantaged; many of them get access to art materials only at school. Your donation brings learning and joy to them!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

240 students impacted 10 donors
Ms. O'Neill Hillsboro Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Hillsboro, TX View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

240 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pactiv Corp Reynolds Wrap Aluminum Foil, 75 Feet x 12 Inches - Durable • School Specialty $22.49 2 $44.98
ESSENSON Air Dry Clay 125 Colors, Modeling Clay for Kids, DIY Molding Magic Clay, Gift for Kids • Amazon Business $22.49 2 $44.98
12Pack Build a Snowman Kit,Snowman Crafts for Kids, Molding Clay Snowman DIY Kit for Boys & Girls Age 4-12 Years Old • Amazon Business $17.99 2 $35.98
FlyFlag Air Dry Clay - 70 Colors, Ultra Light and Soft, Non-Toxic Modeling Clay for Kids with Tools and Tutorials, for Creative Play and Learning • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
9 Pack Build a Snowman Kit Snowman Crafts for Kids,Modeling Clay Snowman DIY Kit, Christmas Stocking Stuffers for Kids,Christmas Crafts Xmas Gift • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$156.92

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.50

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$193.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.19

Total project goal

$227.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $227.96

6 Donors

-$188.10

Donations toward project cost

-$172.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.59

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.85

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 $0.00

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