Grade 1 had lots of fun trying out rolling the clay, cutting and gluing ears, noses, mouth, ears, eyes and hair. We learned funny vocabulary like Schlika and Kiln. We painted it, fired it and voila!
3D clay sculpturing
Clay self-portraits in grade 4
This was a lovely clay project that brought along lots of learning and joy. All our sculptures were hollowed, painted and fired and not a single one broke. Well done!
Make me a dragon
Dragons. The mythological creatures. The shivers of imagination, paintings, folk sculptures and literature. Dragons. Who doesn’t like them!
The class was full of joy and enthusiasm and the rewards left children speechless. They were so proud of their work and it was so great to see them seeing the work they almost forgot about (it took me 4 weeks to get them fired). In addition the dragons looked so much better than on the day they left them at the studio. Hooray!
Class on communication in kindergarten
This project was made with children aged 3 and 4. I do not have any photos of the process alone but it was pretty straight forward.
The theme at the class was communication about which children spoke already on few occasions with their class teachers.
I prepared a table full of wooden blocks of all sorts of forms, shapes and sizes. Each child got a partner so they were divided into groups of two, usually together with a good friend.
They were asked to make ONE animal out of wood with their partner together. They need to communicate which animal will they make or simply start making one by discussing which blocks are appropriate and which not, who will glue which part, which colour will they use, what will be their animals name etc.
After all went fine and great they had to decide who will take their animal home and when will s/he bring it back so the other child could keep it for a while.
Oh? Was the reaction. And Oh! And then the discussions went really funny:
I will have it for three days and then I will bring it to you, ok?
Ok.
And then you will have it for one night and bring it to me, ok?
Ok.
So it all went fine and fair. As long as I know. And I am pretty sure this was such a good, and also a bit tough, lesson.
Mother’s day with Maxis
And here I present the third and oldest group being busy with mother’s day presents. Children were making beautiful mobiles. Leaves and feathers made of clay hanged on beautiful branches shaped and formed by unflagging three: see, salt and sun! They came all the way from Cantabria in our suitcases instead of shoes and other useless stuff. Of course!
Forest fairies in globes
Years later we landed back at fairies. Well what can you do, they are too cute! They offer such variety of imagination. They are forest creatures. They sleep in most beautiful, soft, green moos. Nuts all around them, they have hats made out of various forest fruits and live surrounded by dog roses. We love them!!
It’s time to fly away!
These beautities were made at Minis, parent-child classes. There was some work and a lot of inventiveness on the mothers’ sides. Children did the deco, all the important buttons and helmets too of course.
I know they will have A LOT of good time inside of them.
Everyone needs a rocket once in a while.
Me too. Like my own one. In the kitchen. Doooh.
Getting familiar with clay
Mini classes had a chance to play around with clay. I find children always skeptic about it at first, not knowing what to do and not wanting to damage anything they’ve made but as they get familiar with it, realizing they can fix just about anything that seems they’ve messed up, it becomes such fun. It’s why I always think the classes should be repeated few times. Maybe not the projects but the materials and techniques.
Anyways, we’ve read a book at this class, The tiger who came to tea and children and their mums were invited to make tigers, saucepan and dishes, tiger food and also whatever children could think of. They are small, they should be able to just have an open clay play factory.
It was fun and lately they’ve been eager to get their sculptures back from that long firing. Sorry guys, here they come!
