Clay Critter Workshop

🐞Four Weeks, Four Clay Creations, A World of Imagination!

Get ready for a wonderfully squishy, creative adventure!

Our Clay Critter Workshop is a four-week Afterschool Creative Course where children aged 5–12 discover how to transform simple pieces of clay into adorable animals and imaginative characters.

From little turtle trinket dishes and woodland foxes to textured hedgehogs and magical creatures, each week introduces a new clay-modelling technique.

Children will explore shaping, joining, sculpting and decorating while developing fine motor coordination, patience, creative thinking and confidence.

No previous clay-modelling experience is necessary!

🌟 What Children Will Learn

Throughout this course, learners will explore:

• Preparing and handling air-dry clay.
• Rolling, pinching and shaping clay.
• Creating basic three-dimensional forms.
• Joining clay components securely.
• Exploring texture and surface patterns.
• Using child-appropriate clay-modelling tools.
• Understanding simple proportions and balance.
• Creating animal features and expressions.
• Planning original character designs.
• Understanding drying and basic finishing processes.

✨ Your Four-Week Creative Journey

WEEK 1 — PINCH-POT PETS

Project: My Little Turtle Trinket Dish

Children begin by discovering how a simple ball of clay can become a miniature pinch pot.

They will shape the pot into a turtle-inspired trinket dish, adding a head, legs, tail and decorative shell details.

Learners will explore how to create a shallow bowl shape and attach small clay components.

Skills: Pinching, shaping, joining and basic construction.

Finished project: Turtle-shaped trinket dish.

WEEK 2 — WOODLAND WONDERS

Project: My Miniature Woodland Fox

This week, children will explore how basic clay shapes can be combined to create an animal sculpture.

Using balls, cones and flattened shapes, learners will construct a miniature woodland fox.

They will add ears, a tail, facial features and decorative details.

Skills: Form building, proportions, joining and character design.

Finished project: Miniature woodland fox sculpture.

WEEK 3 — TEXTURE & PATTERN CRITTERS

Project: My Textured Hedgehog

Children will discover how texture can transform a simple clay shape.

Using child-appropriate modelling tools and textured objects, learners will create a hedgehog sculpture with patterned details.

They will explore stamping, pressing, marking and adding surface decoration.

Skills: Texture creation, surface decoration, tool control and observation.

Finished project: Textured hedgehog sculpture.

WEEK 4 — MY MAGICAL CLAY CREATURE

Project: My Fantasy Clay Critter

For their final creative adventure, children will become clay creature designers!

They will plan and sculpt an original imaginary character using techniques learned throughout the course.

Perhaps they'll create a tiny dragon, a friendly monster, a magical woodland creature or something entirely new!

Children will choose their creature's features, textures and personality.

Skills: Creative planning, combining techniques, sculptural construction and personalisation.

Finished project: Original fantasy clay creature.

Activities may be adapted to suit each child's age, abilities and working pace.

🎨 Drying & Finishing

This course uses child-appropriate air-dry clay.

Children will complete their clay-modelling activities during each session.

Finished sculptures require additional drying time, which varies according to the clay product and the thickness of each project.

Items may need to remain at the studio until sufficiently dry for safe handling and collection.

Optional painting or sealing may be completed later where appropriate.

Clay creations are decorative and are not intended for food or water use.

🧰 Supply List — What Learners Need to Bring

All learners must bring their own materials. Supplies are not included in the course fee.

General Supplies

• Child-appropriate air-dry modelling clay.
• Plastic clay-modelling tools.
• Small rolling pin.
• Smooth, reusable work mat.
• Water container.
• Soft sponge.
• Small paintbrush for joining and smoothing.
• Pencil and paper for design sketches.
• Texture tools, such as plastic stamps or textured mats.
• Labelled container or tray for transporting materials.

Week 1 — Pinch-Pot Pets

• Air-dry clay.
• Clay-modelling tools.
• Small sponge.
• Work mat.

Week 2 — Woodland Wonders

• Air-dry clay.
• Clay-modelling tools.
• Small paintbrush.
• Water container.

Week 3 — Texture & Pattern Critters

• Air-dry clay.
• Plastic texture stamps or textured mats.
• Clay-modelling tools.
• Work mat.

Week 4 — My Magical Clay Creature

• Air-dry clay.
• Clay-modelling tools.
• Texture tools.
• Pencil and paper for planning.
• Optional child-appropriate decorative materials.

The same basic tools can be reused throughout the four weeks.

💜 Course Details

Ages: 5–12 years
Duration: Four weeks
Session Length: 90 minutes
Practical Activities: Approximately 75 minutes
Reflection, Discussion & Tidy-Up: 15 minutes
Location: Lyndaz Kreative Klasses, Rooty Hill NSW
Experience: Beginners welcome
Materials: Learners bring their own supplies.

📅 Arrange My Schedule

Our flexible Arrange My Schedule option allows families to organise suitable class times, subject to availability.

There is no fixed commencement date.

Contact us to discuss your preferred schedule.

🌸 Inclusive Creative Learning

At Lyndaz Kreative Klasses, creativity is for everyone!

Our classes are inclusive, patient and supportive, welcoming children of all genders, backgrounds and learning abilities, including NDIS participants.

Activities may be adapted to accommodate different ages, abilities and learning styles, with demonstrations and individual encouragement provided throughout each session.

📝 ENROL ONLINE

Click here to complete your enrolment form and take the next step towards joining us!

🐢 Little Hands, Big Creations!

Four weeks of clay modelling, adorable characters and imaginative discoveries!

Enrol online and let your child's creativity take shape!

💜 Safety & Supervision

At Lyndaz Kreative Klasses, children's safety and wellbeing are a priority.

All activities are conducted under the supervision of the educator, using age-appropriate materials, equipment and techniques. Child-safe tools are used wherever suitable, and activities may be adapted to accommodate different ages, abilities and learning needs.

Some activities may involve scissors, adhesives or other craft equipment. Appropriate safety instructions and supervision are provided throughout each session.

Parents and carers are encouraged to inform me of any relevant allergies, sensitivities or support requirements before attending.