Homade clay recipies?

Have you tried Clay-Pigeon Pie!

If the dough gets dry, revitalize it with a few drops of water. If it's too sticky, knead in more flour. As you work, cover any extra clay with a damp cloth or plastic wrap to keep it from drying out. To join two pieces of clay, dab a drop of water on the surfaces to be joined, then press them together. If the pieces come apart when dry, reattach them with white glue. For extra fun, mix a few spoonfuls of glitter into your dough and make sparkly sculptures. For making patterns in the clay, let your child experiment with a few tools, such as cookie cutters, drinking straws, an old garlic press, forks, combs, coins, shells or buttons. For easier clean-up, have your child work with her clay on taped-down wax paper, a plastic tablecloth or a plastic cutting board.

An art store or hobby shop can sell you clay that is ready to go, or just add water. I am a straw bale builder in Colorado, and use natural clay plasters to finish my homes inside and out. There is clay everywhere, if you know what to look for. Take some dry soil and add just a little water and let it soak in for a few minutes. If you can then rub it in your hands to mix it, and it becomes a ball easily, you have clay! If it doesn't, you still might be able to use your soil by adding some of the dry clay you get at a store until it will make a ball and hold together. If it cracks when dry, too much clay... and sand.