These cute pots were a challenge for my third grade students. I used to make pinch pots with first grade but found that I ended up doing most of the work. Pinch pots have always been challenging for kids in my art classes. The clay either dries out from them overworking it, they have trouble pinching and turning as well as getting all of the clay pinched at the bottom without thinning out the side to much. I love pinch pots and they look so simple but they are definitely not. The extra challenge with these were making them sturdy enough to add animal decorations to. There was a great variety of animals created and they did an excellent job underglazing them. If you would like to see all of our pinch pots visit our online art gallery at: http://www.artsonia.com/museum/gallery.asp?project=1072481
