Clay Animation Ideas?

I have recently been asked to create a clay animation based on a Christmas theme or story. I have just four weeks to create it so it cannot be something really elaborate. One to two minutes long is the optimum amount of time I think. Remember it is for...

I am teaching an animation course for children and I am looking for stop motion animation shorts to show as examples in class. I am trying (without luck!) to find good shorts that are made using things like paper and paint rather than 3D claymation and...

I remember seeing a video of youtube that was quite disturbing and I think it was clay animation from 1980s. It involved body parts entering a room through a door and fusing together to form a man. It started with crawling hands, and then eyes on the...

I don't really want to do clay animation, but I'm interested in stuff like inanimate objects moving etc. I just can't think of any ideas! I know what sort of objects I'd link to use, but I can't think of what they could do? For example, I've done bottle...

I'm going to be making a little character for a clay animation i'm going to be doing. I'd like to have colored clay, but I want to be able to buy it at a store, not online. Anyway, does anybody know what kind of clay to use for this? Is there a specific...

I love animation:) Anyways, I've been trying to come up with a great storyboard for an American anime and I'd love some ideas. Over time I've realized that there are a lot of Americans who are in love with anime&manga and hate when studios ruin in...

Give me ideas for stop-motion animation projects I can do with my young daughter. I would love to do some animation projects with my daughter (4), but need some ideas. These will probably be films under 5 seconds and doable in under 30 minutes, but with...

What kind of clay do i buy to make clay animation also do i buy metal wires to make them stand and move properly? can some one please help me

I want to make figures out of sculpey clay for my boyfriend for Christmas. I have no idea on what should I make out of clay. Also, I wanted to make like a plushie for him too. I need at least two sites: one for clay ideas and one for plushies. List of...