How to make clay dumplings

Zongzi is a food that everyone must eat during the Dragon Boat Festival. Because this is the custom of the Dragon Boat Festival, people nowadays have very high requirements on food, so they choose to make rice dumplings by themselves. But usually it is the older people who can make their own rice dumplings. Clay rice dumplings are made of clay in the same way as rice dumplings. After research, there are many production methods. So what are the methods of making clay rice dumplings?

Method 1

Step 1:

First, we use tools to make a long green clay strip similar to a rice dumpling leaf, and also draw the veins of the rice dumpling leaf.

Step 2:

Next, we will start to use clay to wrap the rice dumplings. Pinch the two ends with your hands to form a triangle.

Step 3:

Cover the triangle gently.

Step 4:

Gently cover the other side, and then pinch the clay around the triangle.

Step 5:

Cut off the excess part and the zongzi is wrapped.

Step 6:

Next, let’s make the string to tie the rice dumplings.

Step 7:

Make two strips of yellow clay and tie a bow

Step 8:

Tie the bow around the outside of the zongzi, cut off the excess, and the clay zongzi is ready.

Method 2

1. Use white clay to make a pyramid-shaped rice dumpling, and then brush the surface with a used toothbrush.

2. Take out the green clay and make it into a flat shape that is wide at one end and narrow at the other end, and use a pen knife to press out indentations.

3.Wrap the white rice dumplings with green rice leaves.

4. Finally, use black clay to make eyes and pink clay to make a face, stick them on the rice dumpling and you are done.

Method 3

Main materials: Ultra-light clay in multiple colors Required tools: 1 set of tools

1. Make a triangle out of the white clay and arrange it

2. Use green clay to make long leaves, and make sure to see the proportions clearly.

3. Wrap the prepared green clay leaves

4. Wrap one leaf at a time, and leave one leaf unwrapped

5. Use a pill stick to make a small mouth

6. Glue on the black eyes and add a little white clay in the middle to create a highlight effect.

7. Apply red face paint

Method 4

1. First take out the green clay, make a flat triangular rice dumpling, and then use tools to press out the patterns on the rice dumpling leaves.

2. Use flesh-colored clay to make the doll’s head and ears, and stick them to the rice dumpling, paying attention to the sticking position.

3. Stick black hair on the forehead, then use black clay to make eyes and flesh-colored clay to make a small round nose.

4. Dip the brush in red paint and lightly color the doll's face and ears. Then press out the mouth and glue on the tongue made of red clay.

5. Use another green clay to make a rope to tie the rice dumplings, and stick it to the rice dumplings as shown in the picture.

6. Take out the flesh-colored and red clay, make the doll's body and bellyband respectively, and stick the bellyband to the body. Make two arms and glue them on both sides of the body. Then insert a toothpick into the neck.

7. Insert the doll's head through the toothpick, and you've made a cute zongzi Fuwa!