Do you remember the first time you touched clay when your were kid. Yes the feeling of freedom to make anything and give your best to create something new. It gives wings to your imagination and calms you.
Pottery is one of the most creative activity your kid would love to experience. Kids are full of imagination and energy, pottery gives them the platform for using it in right direction.
Adya love to play with clay and the first time she experience pottery in Tugbug play center, she was so excited. She loved the messy play and enjoy every bit of it. We noticed how this activity is really good and helpful for kids development.
So why to choose Pottery?
Benefits of pottery for kids-
Imagination & Self esteem
Kids are full of imagination, they can imagine what you have never thought of. Pottery is way by which they can express and give shape to their imagination. When they can create something with their hands it gives them confidence and open more doors to their imagination and creativity.
Sensory and motor skills development
Pottery class can help in sensory and motor skills development in many ways. They use their arms and hand muscles for molding the clay and making different shapes. In a way they are learning the usefulness of their hands. They are working on fine motor skills development by using hand eye co-ordination and trying to balance with the moving wheel.
This whole development will help them in their school and home also. They will learn to write properly and concentrate.
Calming effect
Pottery involves playing with clay and it gives the most calming effect. You can notice how kids engage themselves in clay molding. Even the hyperactive kids enjoy clay and focus on building something new with their imagination. The soothing qualities of clay keeps them engage for long time.
Problem Solving & Challenging themselves
Pottery involves creating three dimensional art work, so it requires child understand spatial awareness. They need to understand their surrounding and objects, their shape and forms.
This helps in creating art and to understand their surrounding. They learn to question themselves and finding answer. How to shape the doll? It should be round ? How big it should be? How much clay and water I need to add? How to make her stand?
They keep on questioning themselves and try to figure out. It helps in solving problems, challenging themselves and learning from their mistakes.
Pottery is one of the best activities for kids,let them enjoy the messy play. They will suprise you with their imagination and creativity.
Amazing Post…
I tried pottery when I had a hobby class in my school and i totally loved the experience. It is relaxing and enjoyable
I have never tried pottery myself and so never thought for kid. But your post is inspiring me to try once.
This is so informative post on pottery, never knew these benefits of pottery, thanks for sharing.
I love pottery and plan to start Karma too once she’s a little older. I did pottery and clay modelling in school and really feel it helped my physical, mental and emotional skills.
You have completely sold me on trying pottery with my 3-year-old son now! Wonderful post.
I remember doing some pottery as a kid when I visited my village. It was just for fun! You are right it has claming effect on kids too. 🙂
Oh this is so fun to do ..even I love pottery sessions and so my kids …I feel best way to make them learn so many things from being patience to creating their own imagination
Pottery is so therapeutic for both kids a d adults. its important to introduce arts to kids at early age.
Pottery is loved by kids and adults alike. For me, it’s a rejuvenating activity and I never leave a chance to try my hands on clay art. Even Nemit did pottery at Tugbug for the first time and he totally enjoyed getting all messy crafting masterpieces 😀
This is one of the unique posts which I ever read. Kudos for your imagination and of course for execution also. I loved the concept of pottery in kids. My daughter loves to play with clay and make different funny shapes.
Belonging to a village and growing up playing clay, I have a flair to love pottery. As Penguin is just 2.5 am waiting for a few months before introducing the potter’s wheel. Till then we are making vessels and animals miniatures at farm and village.
I loved this post Neha.
Pottery is fascinating, be it for kids or adults alike.
I have taken daughter for a small pottery activity and she truly loved it. Still preserving the ‘vase’ she made in that session.
I have never thought of pottery as a.kids activity but you blew my mind with how it assists with spatial awareness and calming kida too. Love it