Clay blocks can now be crafted from 4 clay balls. Clay can now be smelted into hardened clay.

How do you make clay out of clay blocks?

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a block of clay, place 4 clay in the 3×3 crafting grid. When making a block of clay, it is important that the clay are placed in the exact pattern as the image below.

What can you turn clay into in Minecraft?

Clay can now be crafted into clay blocks. Clay can now be smelted into bricks.