Clay Art Workshop

Clay Art Workshops

CLAY PROMOTES A SENSORY EXPERIENCE, USE OF IMAGINATION, FINE/GROSS MOTOR SKILLS, MANIPULATING SKILLS, EMOTIONAL AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Children who sometimes avoid painting and drawing are drawn to the sculptural possibilities that clay offers. Clay provides stimulating and creative challenges enabling and encouraging young children to explore this element. Clay invites physical manipulation, squeezing, patting, poking, or piling it up produces an immediate and satisfying change to its shape and form. As children work to solve problems with clay they often collaborate, sharing their skills and knowledge with each other. Younger children particularly enjoy using clay and delight in its sensory and tactile qualities. 

Children's understanding of Diwali celebrations began with making clay divas, they were introduced to various clay molding equipment, they used rolling pins etc and decorated with paint, glitter glue and sequins/gems.

Children from as young as 3 made divas for Diwali

Children at this particular children's center have been making divas and clay tiles for a second year running and just check some of the stunning designs made! obviously the sight of glitter and gems encourage amazing designs!! 

Clay divas and tile designs

Childrens centre in Dewsbury held an open day/fun day where adults and children had great fun designing their clay tiles, we then took them away and had them framed so they could display at their centre

They also had an open fun day making clay divas

Hindley Infants and Junior school 

Children  made individual clay tiles by use of templates for Indian Paisley shapes and diamonds shapes, including the lotus flower shape.

This is a fun filled workshop for all ages and very satisfying for all involved.

Amazing designs by Hindley Junior and Infants School - It brightened up one of their meeting rooms!

Year 2 at Astley St Stephens made some amazing clay tile designs which were then mounted on wooden frames and displayed in their school corridors.

St Michaels parents workshop also had a go at making Indian Clay tiles, the parents thoroughly enjoyed this workshop and were very pleased with their designs

Parents also participated in making Mosaic Tiles and Silk Painting Designs.