Make a Bowl (February 2023) - Clay Workshop 4 Kids

After running a couple of very popular clay workshops for kids in spring, we offer another opportunity to make a bowl, cup, or vase from scratch to children (8 years+).

Pottery is the art or craft of making objects (like dishes and vases, but also sculptures in many forms) out of clay.

There is nothing that feels quite like having your hands in clay. Pottery, and other ancient practices such as mindfulness and yoga, can be therapeutic; ceramicists have long argued the restorative benefits of creating with clay.

The tactile experience of kneading, shaping, and decorating what is essentially a piece of our earth, is grounding and calming... people of all ages are drawn to it. It is a physical-sensual-mental experience that doesn't require words. The physicality and limitless potential for creativity engage our muscles, fine motor skills, vision, and imagination – it is gentle and forgiving. And kids love…