The one children ask for
Of all the single colors we carry, pink is the one that gets named out loud. Blossom, pigs, cheeks, ice cream, flamingos, the inside of a shell: it has a surprisingly wide range of honest uses on top of simply being wanted. And because it gets used for the pieces a child cares about most, it disappears from a mixed kit faster than anything except green.
The tone is a soft blossom rather than a hot fuchsia, which means it works as a skin tone for small figures and as a petal at the same time. Mixed with a trace of white it becomes almost a shell pink; with a trace of red it goes toward a deeper rose.
How it behaves
Light, springy and quick to shape. Rolled thin it makes petals that hold their curve, which is the test this color gets put to most. Joins are pressure only, so a flower can be assembled petal by petal with nothing but fingers.
Let rolled petals firm for a few minutes before assembling, or the weight of the upper ones flattens the lower ones. This is the single most useful habit on this whole shelf.
Drying and keeping it
Petals and thin shapes dry overnight and stay light enough to glue to a card or hang on a thread. Push any hanging hole through while the clay is soft; drilling a dry piece splits it. Seal the bag with the air pressed out and the remainder keeps for months.