Today I held an after school clay class for grades K-5. I had 11 kids sign up and we made pocket pots. These are so fun! After painting them, we will attach a wire to the top and they can hang on the wall to hold items like keys or money. I took pictures of the kids as they worked. Roll out a slab of clay. Trace an oval template and cut out. Cut a straight line across the oval, … Read more…
Check out this arts map. “Connecting the arts, artists and the community.” How cool!!! Here is one of my clay pots. I made it in college but I have it and still love it.
These are my examples above. I think I’m going to paint them and make an assemblage out of them. grades K-3 figures One child’s elf figure I made this little guy and put him in a bowl to support his back. One of the kids said he looks like he is sitting in a hot tub! cute! We made clay people today in Clay Camp!
Here are some of the things we have been working on during clay camp for kids. The kids are going into kindergarten-6th grade. Week 3 I taught the little ones (entering K-3) how to make pinch pots for birds’ nests and then how to form a bird. All of our projects will be painted next week. This is a good project for learning how to make pinch pots. First make a pinch pot with a couple of eggs in it. … Read more…
We are having a great time at the summer Clay Camp for kids that I taught in DeForest, WI. The second week we made clay monsters. To make a monster, first, start by making a pinch pot. See this website for a demo of pinch pots if you are not sure how. Next, gently squish the pinch pot so it is slightly flattened. Turn the pinch pot on its side and add teeth, eyes, legs, feet, horns, ears, nose, tongue … Read more…
This summer I have also been teaching a clay class for kids through the DeForest parks and recreation dept. It is only 6 sessions, one hour each session. I have 2 groups of kids: K-3, then 4-7 (roughly, there are some overlaps). Some of the weeks I am teaching the same projects and other weeks we are doing different projects. The first week we made leaf dishes. They are very simple and a good way to teach about rolling slabs. … Read more…
