Make Your Own Pottery Plate

Kids really like clay. So do adults. And, of course, they do! Working with what is essentially the earth we stand upon is a physical, sensory, and mental experience of squeezing, pinching, rolling, and shaping. It always amazes us how a piece of clay quickly turns into something funny, interesting, or beautiful. It is a gentle process that is grounding, calming, stimulating, and inspiring.

This particular workshop is another opportunity for you to spend a couple of hours bonding with one of your favourite young people, exploring a new tactile craft that you may not have had the opportunity to experience.

Tanja will help participants in this beginner-level workshop feel comfortable with clay, roll out some clay, and personalise a plate for each by using natural materials, stencils, and your power of imagination.

Each piece is unique, and the time spent making it as a team with your own hands will leave you with treasured memories.

This session is creative, 100% hands-on, and potentially a bit messy—please dress (yourself and your children) accordingly. Clay stains may not wash out of some fabrics.

We will bisque-fire the plates for participants and then have the option of glazing (at the extra cost of $3 per plate). Please note that this process takes a few weeks. Alternatively, participants can take their unfired work home – it does keep, but cannot get wet and is relatively fragile – so if you take your plates home, please bring a small wooden board or a plate you want to keep your work on.

This workshop will take place in our new Clay Play Club, in the octagonal building opposite our milk vending shed.

Please bring your own rolling pin and some natural materials like leaves, flowers, etc. (This is optional; I will also have some for you to use).

Limited to 8 pairs of one adult and one child each. Bookings are essential. Bookings close Thursday, 8th August at 2pm.

This workshop is proudly sponsored by the Riverside Community Trust. Please contact Tanja (at education@riverside.org.nz) for workshop questions or to ask about sponsorship options.