Creative Clay

Kids Pottery Workshops in Gunning, NSW

With Whistle & Page

Let’s get our hands muddy and make something that doesn’t need charging.

Whistle & Page is delighted to collaborate with Creative Gunning to bring Creative Clay to families in Gunning and surrounds — a hands-on pottery project designed to nurture creativity, confidence and connection.

This project includes two connected activities, supporting young people not just to make something once… but to keep making.

Activity 1

Subsidised Hand-Building 2-hour Pottery Workshops (10.30 am to 12.30 pm)

• Sunday April 19th, or

• Sunday April 26th

Location: Gunning, NSW

Designed for youth (aged 7+) and their parent or carer, these half-day workshops invite you to sit side by side and create together.

No experience needed. No perfection required. Just curiosity.

During the Workshop, You Will:

• Learn simple pottery techniques

• Shape and build a piece from scratch

• Add surface texture and personality

• Create something uniquely yours

• Share focused, screen-free time together

Each participant will create a pottery piece that will be professionally glazed and kiln-fired.

Cost: $30 per participant (highly subsidised)

All materials provided. Warm encouragement included.

Spots are limited, and bookings are essential.

Activity 2 - Coming Soon

The Pocket Potter – At-Home Pottery Kits

Because sometimes the best learning happens after the workshop.

The Pocket Potter is an at-home pottery kit designed to help young ones continue creating with confidence.

Each kit includes:

• A portion of quality pottery clay

• A small, child-friendly tool set

• A printed step-by-step instruction card

• QR codes linking to four short (3–6 minute) instructional videos

Each video teaches one focused technique clearly and simply, so kids can build skills at their own pace — and revisit them whenever they like.

Twenty subsidised kits will be available as part of this Creative Clay project.

Whistle & Page also offers a professional firing service for at-home creations at a modest cost.

Why Creative Clay Works

Clay strengthens more than hands.

It builds:

• Fine motor skills

• Problem-solving ability

• Patience and focus

• Emotional regulation

• Creative confidence

It gives children something solid to point to and say,

“I made that.”

And that feeling stays.

Frequently Asked Questions

When will finished pieces be ready?

Pottery is a slow, multi-stage process. Pieces must dry fully, be fired once, glazed, then fired again.

Finished workshop pieces will be ready for collection approximately 6–8 weeks after the workshop.

Firing for Pocket Potter creations follows a similar timeframe.

You will receive an email with collection details once the pieces are ready.

Clay teaches patience — and the wait is part of the magic.

Where do we collect our pieces?

Collection will be arranged locally in Gunning at a designated time and location. If you cannot attend the scheduled collection window, alternative arrangements can be discussed where possible.

What if a piece breaks in the kiln?

Clay is wonderfully forgiving while we shape it — but the kiln is very hot and very honest. Occasionally, hidden air bubbles or fine cracks can cause breakage during firing.

While every care is taken throughout the process, kiln breakages are a natural part of ceramics, and refunds cannot be provided. If it happens, we’ll communicate clearly and help you understand what occurred.

Pottery teaches resilience as much as creativity.