Nursery Groups

Nursery children simply love to get their hands onto the ceramic surface and start painting. Children are great at getting stuck in and having a go, but there are always a couple of shy ones who need a little help.

For nursery children, we encourage them to try a whole range of techniques to see what suits them. If they aren't ready for fine brush work, then we'll show them how to use some stamps, sponges, stencils and finger work too.

Of course, all of our paints are non-toxic.

Here's what we did at the Cleddens Learning and Childcare Centre in Bishopbriggs. We enjoyed storytime with 'The Tiger Who Came To Tea.' and then painted friendly tiger faces on our 6 inch (15cm) plates. We had lots of fun discussing how we would use our plates...

'mine's for my pet cat'

'I'm going to give mine to my baby sister'

'I'm going to ask my Dad to put mine on my bedroom wall'

Read and Paint Sessions

Here we start by reading a story and then the childsren each create something that links in with the story. It's a simple idea, but it works really well.

Here are some examples, perhaps some of the stories are old favourites:

Dinosaur Roar- and the painting focuses on dinosaurs

Jasper's Surprise- Curly Beanstlaks are painted on plates and tiles

Eat Up Gemma- Lots of fruity colour on plates, just like in the story

The Tiger Who Came to Tea- Don't hold back on those black and orange stripes!

Handa's Surprise- We have a range of animals to tie in with this story, or even cover a plate with tangerines just like Handa's.