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.

 

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Lark Books, U. S. .

Mary Ellis was a primary school teacher for many years and the inspiration for her stories often come from work with children. Mary is married to the illustrator, Andy Ellis. They live in Barnes with their daughter Matilda.