After School Pottery Club - Term 4

This term, our young potters will explore the wonderful world of clay through a collection of playful, festive and nature-inspired projects. From puppy vases and botanical incense holders to tiny gingerbread cottages, Christmas ornaments and cheeky little gnomes, each week brings something new to make, shape and discover. We’ll finish the term by glazing our creations. Please not that pottery will not be ready to collect until after Christmas 

What we’ll be creating:

Project 1: Puppy Vases 🐶
We’ll kick off the term by creating adorable puppy-inspired vases designed to hold dried flowers. Children will use clay to build their vase and add playful details to bring their puppy character to life.
Skills explored: Building with clay • 3D form • Character design • Functional pottery

Project 2: Botanical Incense Holders 🌿
Inspired by the shapes of leaves and flowers, children will create their own functional botanical incense holders. We’ll explore organic shapes and natural forms while designing a piece that is both beautiful and useful.
Skills explored: Clay construction • Natural forms • Shape • Functional pottery

Project 3: Mini Gingerbread Cottages 🏠
Inspired by the magic of Christmas, children will build their own tiny gingerbread-style cottages from clay. They’ll experiment with simple shapes, construction and lots of whimsical details.
Skills explored: 3D construction • Shape • Imaginative design • Surface detail

Project 4: Christmas Tree Candle Holders 🎄
Children will transform the familiar silhouette of a Christmas tree into a functional clay candle holder, designed to hold a tea light.
Skills explored: Shape • Form • Functional design • Clay construction

Project 5: Christmas Angel Ornaments ✨
Using lace to create beautiful textured impressions in clay, children will make delicate Christmas angel ornaments to decorate their tree or home.
Skills explored: Texture • Pattern • Clay impressions • Ornament making

Project 6: Festive Gnomes 🍄
We’ll create a little collection of festive clay gnomes, experimenting with simple shapes and playful details to give each gnome its own personality.
Skills explored: Sculpture • 3D form • Character design • Clay construction

Project 7: Botanical Christmas Ornaments 🌿
Children will create a collection of botanical Christmas ornaments, using real plants to press beautiful textures into clay alongside festive shape cutters.
Skills explored: Texture • Pattern • Natural forms • Ornament making

Project 8: Glazing 🎨
A week dedicated to glazing our ceramic creations. Children will choose colours and explore how glaze brings their clay pieces to life.
Skills explored: Colour • Glazing • Surface decoration

Project 9: Glazing & Finishing 🎨
We’ll finish our ceramic collections with glazing and final details, ready for their final firing and collection.
Skills explored: Colour • Glazing • Finishing • Surface decoration

This version should work nicely for a term overview or website, without feeling like parents have to read a mini lesson plan for every project.