The tutorial on making rice dumplings with clay is as follows:

In the traditional festival of Dragon Boat Festival, we often eat delicious rice dumplings. What I want to share with you today is how to use clay to make a cute rice dumpling model. Let’s take a look!

Materials:

Yellow clamshell clay, green clamshell clay, red and yellow reed leaf-shaped plasticine, scoring tools, scissors

Steps:

1. First, we need to prepare yellow and green flip clay. Roll the two colors of clay into small balls, then flatten them into an oval shape with the palm of your hand.

2. Then, we need to butt the two ovals together in the middle to make them stick together. This creates a herringbone-like structure. Next, fold the corners on both sides toward the center to create a triangle shape.

3. Now, we need to flatten the triangle again so that it becomes a thin sheet. Then fold it back into a long shape.

4. Next, we need to choose red and yellow reed leaf-shaped plasticine to imitate the ropes on the rice dumplings. Round the plasticine into a long and thin thread and wrap it around the clay strip from both ends to make it look like a rice dumpling tied with a tie.

5. Finally, we need to use a carving tool to carve the reed leaf shape of the rice dumpling, as well as the texture of the rice and meat on the clay. Such a cute rice dumpling model is finished!

Summary:

After reading the above tutorial, I believe you have mastered the method of making rice dumplings with clay. The production process is relatively simple and does not require too many materials. Whether you make it yourself or teach the children to do it, it can give us a deeper understanding of the traditional Dragon Boat Festival and also add to the fun of this festival. I hope you all can try this fun handmade project!

Expand knowledge

Zongzi, a steamed food made from glutinous rice wrapped in rice dumpling leaves, is one of the traditional Chinese festival foods. Zongzi, as one of the traditional foods with the deepest cultural heritage in China, has spread far and wide. The custom of eating rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival has been popular in China for thousands of years and has even spread to East Asian countries.

Zongzi, also known as Zongzi, is mainly made of glutinous rice and stuffings, and is wrapped with Ruo leaves (or leaves, cotyledons, etc.) in various shapes, including sharp corners, four corners, etc. . Zongzi has a long history. It was originally used as a tribute to ancestors and gods. The names are different in the north and the south. The north produces millet and uses millet to make rice dumplings, which are shaped like horns. In ancient times, they were called "corner millet" in the north.