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Clay for Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers:  How and Why
Clay for Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers: How and Why

Most toddlers, when given a piece of ordinary soft pottery clay, are instinctively motivated to explore its inviting soft sensory qualities.  They poke it, squeeze it, hit it, pick it up and pound it down, and the clay adjusts and responds.  These changes mean very little to us as adults, but for a toddler these changes in the clay are magical.  Marvin Bartel explains how children are naturally fascinated, motivated, and empowered to keep experimenting.

Clay with Toddlers
Clay with Toddlers

Early childhood educator, Seyon Verdtzabella, explores how his children become more motivated and engaged in learning by investigating clay.

Early Years Ideas - Sensory and Malleable
Early Years Ideas - Sensory and Malleable

Various ideas from Nadine Howard on the sensory benefits of malleable materials.

Modelling with Air Dry Clay
Modelling with Air Dry Clay

Hints and Tips from The Artful Parent on modelling with air dry clay

Mud, Imagination and Clay in the Early Years
Mud, Imagination and Clay in the Early Years

Early years artist, Ammie Flexen, shares lots of ideas on the use of clay in creative learning play

Play Dough - with tools or without?
Play Dough - with tools or without?

Exploring the different ways (and benefits) of working with playdough or clay in its natural form and introducing materials later.

Playdough Ideas
Playdough Ideas

What's not to love about play dough? A super sensory material that's fun, versatile and offers so many learning opportunities.  Lots of ideas on using Playdough on Pinterest.

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