The Kids 'n' Clay Ceramics Book: Handbuilding and Wheel-Throwing Projects from the Kids 'n' Clay Pottery Studio

by Elaine Arima and Kevin Nierman

Book Overview

With this book, any child can find creative fulfillment - and gloriously messy hands. Readers will learn how to set up a ceramics studio, make cool gifts and family heirlooms from a simple lump of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883672899
• ISBN13: 9781883672898
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Tricycle Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

a great book to help teach

The book is full of great projects for kids on the wheel and handbuilders. Most importantly are the helpful instructions on how to teach the wheel thowing process. I gave copies of this book to several new after-school teacher's assistants so that they could understand the teaching process better. It definitely helped.

A great book for kids!

As a student of Kevin Nierman's for ten years, since the age of eight, I have had the good fortune to be exposed to his wonderful teaching style. Kevin has the natural ability bring each child's inner creativity to the surface. He has challenged teaching conventions by allowing young kids to do whatever they want with clay, including throwing on the wheel -- and he has proved that young children can succeed and have fun working on the wheel. More importantly, he knows how to make working with clay FUN! The Kids 'N' Clay book brings Kevin's experience and natural teaching ability into a format accessible to all. This book is filled with tips and ideas, a wonderful aid for kids who have any kind of artistic inclination. Although it is not necessarily intended to be a beginner's manual, it can be an excellent supplement to any art classes your child may already be taking. It is a helpful and fun guide to the wonderful creative world of clay.

100% of kids are capable of centering clay

My name is Rosalie Waxman and I am fifteen years old. I have been going to Kevin's studio for about 10 years and I have succesfully learned how to center clay. The pictures and diagrams written in the book are on the walls of his studio as a helpful reminder to kids learning how to throw. I learned how to throw within a few weeks of starting classes, as did every other kid in the class who had a desire to learn. I started off centering a few pounds of clay and eventually worked up to about 20 pounds of clay as I got more comfortable throwing. ... This book is extremely helpful, and has some great ideas for ceramic projects.

I disagree...

I am twelve and I have been going to Kids N Clay since I was six. There are two things I would like to say... Firstly, it is not true that 99% of kids cannot center a piece of clay. I will admit that it takes practice but under the instruction... I was able to center a medium piece of clay by the time I was nine... Everyone who comes to Kids N Clay is eventually able to center a piece of clay. It is not as hard as [some people] makes it sound...Sincerely,Abby Falk-Rood

This is an excellent book to inspire childrens' development!

This book replicates the exceptional environment that exists in the Kids 'N' Clay Pottery Studio. The opportunity for kids to explore their creative intelligence, problem solving capacity and social interaction skills is facilitated by the creative process as documented in this book. The book sets up the projects, learning scenarios and technical (easy) aspects of creating the same kind of nurturing child development environment in your home or classroom. HIGHLY recommended!