Tuesday After-School Pottery Wheel Experience

After-School Pottery Wheel Experience

Tuesdays 3.45pm -4.45pm

Iris & Dora, Ruette Brayes

Come dressed for mess!

There’s nothing quite like getting your hands on clay and having a go on the pottery wheel!

Let your child try their hand at the potter's wheel in this fun, hands-on after school session! Designed specifically for children aged 8 to 16, this basic taster class is all about the joy of getting messy, learning a new skill, and experiencing the magic of throwing pots.

In this session, young potters will learn the complete process from scratch. We will teach them how to wedge (prepare) the clay to remove air bubbles, get it securely centered on the wheel, and then guide them step-by-step through the core basics of pulling up the walls and shaping their very first pot.

The focus is on having fun, getting creative and enjoying the experience, there’s no pressure to make a perfect pot. Children can experiment, get messy and discover how clay responds to their hands.

Please note: this experience is all about having a go on the wheel. Pots made during the session are not kept or fired.

It’s a relaxed and supportive way for children to try something new, get creative and discover the joy of pottery throwing.

Come back and keep practising!

Pottery throwing is a skill that gets easier and more enjoyable with practice. Children are welcome to come back for additional sessions, giving them the opportunity to become more familiar and confident with the wheel and develop their throwing skills over time.

As they become more comfortable with the process, they may decide they'd like to keep some of the pots they create. They can even use our stamps and tools to embellish their creations. Bisque firing is available for an additional £8.50 per piece.

If they would like to decorate a bisque-fired piece, they can also return to the studio during any of our normal pottery painting sessions. Glazing is available for an additional £8.50 per piece, giving them the chance to add their own colours and personality before we take care of the final firing.

Whether it's a one-off experience or the start of a new creative hobby, each session is a chance to have fun, learn something new and build confidence on the wheel.

Suitable for complete beginners. All clay, materials and tuition are included. Bisque firing and glazing are optional extras.