{"product_id":"clay-critter-workshop","title":"Clay Critter Workshop","description":"\u003ch3\u003e🐞\u003cstrong\u003eFour Weeks, Four Clay Creations, A World of Imagination!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGet ready for a wonderfully squishy, creative adventure!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom little turtle trinket dishes and woodland foxes to textured hedgehogs and magical creatures, each week introduces a new clay-modelling technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren will explore shaping, joining, sculpting and decorating while developing fine motor coordination, patience, creative thinking and confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo previous clay-modelling experience is necessary!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🌟 What Children Will Learn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout this course, learners will explore:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparing and handling air-dry clay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRolling, pinching and shaping clay.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating basic three-dimensional forms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoining clay components securely.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExploring texture and surface patterns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsing child-appropriate clay-modelling tools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding simple proportions and balance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating animal features and expressions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlanning original character designs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding drying and basic finishing processes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e✨ Your Four-Week Creative Journey\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWEEK 1 — PINCH-POT PETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProject: My Little Turtle Trinket Dish\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren begin by discovering how a simple ball of clay can become a miniature pinch pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey will shape the pot into a turtle-inspired trinket dish, adding a head, legs, tail and decorative shell details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearners will explore how to create a shallow bowl shape and attach small clay components.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkills:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pinching, shaping, joining and basic construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinished project:\u003c\/strong\u003e Turtle-shaped trinket dish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWEEK 2 — WOODLAND WONDERS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProject: My Miniature Woodland Fox\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis week, children will explore how basic clay shapes can be combined to create an animal sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing balls, cones and flattened shapes, learners will construct a miniature woodland fox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey will add ears, a tail, facial features and decorative details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkills:\u003c\/strong\u003e Form building, proportions, joining and character design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinished project:\u003c\/strong\u003e Miniature woodland fox sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWEEK 3 — TEXTURE \u0026amp; 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Finishing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis course uses child-appropriate air-dry clay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren will complete their clay-modelling activities during each session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinished sculptures require additional drying time, which varies according to the clay product and the thickness of each project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItems may need to remain at the studio until sufficiently dry for safe handling and collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOptional painting or sealing may be completed later where appropriate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClay creations are decorative and are not intended for food or water use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🧰 Supply List — What Learners Need to Bring\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll learners must bring their own materials. 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