Tracy Shea on mon 12 feb 07
Hi, I just did a workshop for preschoolers- we did handprints,( the =
teachers and I pushed the kids hands, finger by finger, into the clay =
to get a good print) and I gave them letter stamps to put their names =
underneath. Then, I did a demo on my portable wheel and let them destroy =
the pots. They had a ball, and the keepsake handprints went over big =
w/ the parents. I also gave them a copy of a poem about handprints-=20
"Sometimes you get discouraged
Because I am so small
And always leave my fingerprints
On furniture and walls=20
But every day I'm growing --
I'll be grown some day
And all those tiny handprints
Will surely fade away=20
So here's a little handprint
Just so you can recall
Exactly how my fingers looked
When I was very small "
have fun-
Tracy Shea
Garrettsville, OH
www.sheaclay.com
Alistair Gillies on mon 12 feb 07
Hi All,
I have been asked to do some workshops by a friend who is the director of a
charity involved in the provision of play groups.
The age group is about 2 1/2 yrs to 4 yrs which is a little below my
experience. I have got some stuff that would be fine, but I was wondering
what experience others had.
I will be teaching adult leaders who will deliver to the children.
Thanks in advance,
Alistair
Ironbridge Gorge
On a damp island North of Europe.
penni stoddart on tue 13 feb 07
As a former day care teacher - I took clay to the centres where I worked. I
did a couple of classes for toddlers (your age group).
Slabs to leather hard and lots of goodies to make marks in them with
including letters to stamp out their name for them. Then I took them home,
cut out the centre and voila! Picture frames for mummy and daddy!
You will find that some kids want to man-handle the clay until they have
nothing left. Others, won't touch the stuff.
Good luck!
Timothy Joko-Veltman on tue 13 feb 07
Alistair,
My kids are this age, and they frequently ask to play with clay. My
son, who will soon be 5, likes to make "snowmen" and flat, irregular
dish-like shapes; while my daughter, 3 1/2, likes tomake "cakes" and
"snakes" (coils).
As Kathryn said, they both really like to make marks, with cookie
cutters, the end of a short, thick cardboard tube (which also serves
as a rolling pin) ... haven't tried forks, but I'm sure they'd love
it. They also like to play with a small hand extruder to make "hair".
That said, my kids are also exposed to clay on a regular basis, so
maybe take all that with a large grain of salt.
Regards,
Tim
Roy Odom on tue 13 feb 07
There are many fun projects to do with young children that I have found
successful. One is an elbow or knee pot. Using coils make a flat slab of
concentric circles, about 8 to 12, depending on coil size, and rib them to
make one smooth, flat surface. When it is slightly dry, have them place the
textured side against their elbow or knee to form it into a bowl. (Other
body parts could be used but probably not in a mixed setting and certainly
not with children :)) One could then put three cone-shaped "knobs" on the
bottom to act as feet. Use three instead of four so it won't wobble.
Have fun!
Roy B. Odom
Stonecreek Studio Pottery
http://www.stonecreekstudiopottery.biz
>From: sacredclay
>Reply-To: Clayart
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: Re: Projects for young children
>Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:44:56 -0000
>
>Alistair, I don't envy you this project as basically what kids do at
>this age is just make marks on clay, so make a few patties and let
>them mark away. Plastic forks is a fave. You can have a series of
>them making different type of marks and then put it together as a
>archtectural wall plaques. They like to stamp things too. One of my
>fave is for them to step on the patties. the shoes makes some of the
>most interesting patterns and then have them push it into a small
>bowl to dry like that. Good luck! And have fun! Kathryn in NC --- In
>clayart@yahoogroups.com, Alistair Gillies wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have been asked to do some workshops by a friend who is the
>director of a
> > charity involved in the provision of play groups.
> >
> > The age group is about 2 1/2 yrs to 4 yrs which is a little below my
> > experience. I have got some stuff that would be fine, but I was
>wondering
> > what experience others had.
> > I will be teaching adult leaders who will deliver to the children.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Alistair
> > Ironbridge Gorge
> > On a damp island North of Europe.
> >
> >
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sacredclay on tue 13 feb 07
Alistair, I don't envy you this project as basically what kids do at
this age is just make marks on clay, so make a few patties and let
them mark away. Plastic forks is a fave. You can have a series of
them making different type of marks and then put it together as a
archtectural wall plaques. They like to stamp things too. One of my
fave is for them to step on the patties. the shoes makes some of the
most interesting patterns and then have them push it into a small
bowl to dry like that. Good luck! And have fun! Kathryn in NC --- In
clayart@yahoogroups.com, Alistair Gillies wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have been asked to do some workshops by a friend who is the
director of a
> charity involved in the provision of play groups.
>
> The age group is about 2 1/2 yrs to 4 yrs which is a little below my
> experience. I have got some stuff that would be fine, but I was
wondering
> what experience others had.
> I will be teaching adult leaders who will deliver to the children.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Alistair
> Ironbridge Gorge
> On a damp island North of Europe.
>
>
______________________________________________________________________
________
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Alistair Gillies on wed 14 feb 07
Thanks to each responder - any more ideas?
I will be doing a workshop for adults who will deliver to the playgroups,
Alistair
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Odom"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: Projects for young children
> There are many fun projects to do with young children that I have found
> successful. One is an elbow or knee pot. Using coils make a flat slab of
> concentric circles, about 8 to 12, depending on coil size, and rib them to
> make one smooth, flat surface. When it is slightly dry, have them place
> the
> textured side against their elbow or knee to form it into a bowl. (Other
> body parts could be used but probably not in a mixed setting and certainly
> not with children :)) One could then put three cone-shaped "knobs" on the
> bottom to act as feet. Use three instead of four so it won't wobble.
>
> Have fun!
>
> Roy B. Odom
>
> Stonecreek Studio Pottery
>
> http://www.stonecreekstudiopottery.biz
>
>
>
>
>>From: sacredclay
>>Reply-To: Clayart
>>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>>Subject: Re: Projects for young children
>>Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:44:56 -0000
>>
>>Alistair, I don't envy you this project as basically what kids do at
>>this age is just make marks on clay, so make a few patties and let
>>them mark away. Plastic forks is a fave. You can have a series of
>>them making different type of marks and then put it together as a
>>archtectural wall plaques. They like to stamp things too. One of my
>>fave is for them to step on the patties. the shoes makes some of the
>>most interesting patterns and then have them push it into a small
>>bowl to dry like that. Good luck! And have fun! Kathryn in NC --- In
>>clayart@yahoogroups.com, Alistair Gillies wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > I have been asked to do some workshops by a friend who is the
>>director of a
>> > charity involved in the provision of play groups.
>> >
>> > The age group is about 2 1/2 yrs to 4 yrs which is a little below my
>> > experience. I have got some stuff that would be fine, but I was
>>wondering
>> > what experience others had.
>> > I will be teaching adult leaders who will deliver to the children.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> >
>> > Alistair
>> > Ironbridge Gorge
>> > On a damp island North of Europe.
>> >
>> >
>>______________________________________________________________________
>>________
>> > Send postings to clayart@...
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>> >
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>>melpots@...
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>>
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