Author(s): Mary Ellis

Crafts & hobbies - children

Give a child a ball of clay and hours of creative fun are sure to follow! Turning a lump of clay into something fantastic is fun! You will be amazed at all of the different shapes, colours and textures that a child can make. Help your children or pupils to set up their own "artists' studio" and experience the pleasure of creating fabulous ceramics from scratch. You won't even need a kiln, because there is advice on finding places to fire the clay plus all the basic tools and equipment required. - Introduction - Getting Started - Handbuilding - Pinch and Coil - Simple Slabs - Press Moulding - Slabs and Balloons and Cylinders - Slab Constructions - Glazing and Firing - Kids' Gallery - 26 projects, all shown in a series of how-to full colour photographs and cartoon illustrations. Inspirational gallery of finished projects made by kids aged 5 to 13 years old.