5/8 inch craft balls, with holes (I found these at Michael's craft store amongst the rest of the wooden stuff).a 1-1/2 inch 3 way PVC (also called aTee) $1.78.1-1/2 inch 45 degreet 'street' elbow (2).I had to go back and get the right pieces a handful of times. I recommend getting the PVC pieces at a local hardware store in person, that way you can easily return the pieces if they don't fit.
If you want to use regular Crayola air-dry clay (which I do not recommend) then here are some additional things you need: These are to attach his legs to the base. I was determined to get it for free, and I found one! Mine is 16 inches wide and 27 inches long and I actually got it from browsing the neighborhoods that were having junk picked up that week.
I don't like shopping in person very much and I wasn't in any hurry, so it worked well for me.
I love amazon because with prime, I can get materials shipped to me in two days for free. If you click on any one of the materials, it'll take you to Amazon to show you prices, and other info.