The boy and his pottery...

Ebi-kun has had his pottery back, he made a wall hanger this time and a small bowl. I'm not sure where the wall hanging is going to live yet, we are running out of wall space!

I think next time we do it, we will ask if the parents can join in too, it is fun to watch the kids but I am always itching to get in there and do it too!

The dish he made last year is a cereal bowl sort of size, this is a small side dish and in Japan, you can never have enough small dishes.

Pottery Class...

Last year our friends invited us to join a pottery class and they ran the same class again this year, so of course we went along.

The kids could choose to do a wall hanging and a small bow or one big bowl. M-chan and K-kun decided to do the big bowl and the rest went for the wall hanging and small bowl...

We also had a A-kun and L-kun's grandparents join the class, it was their last day before heading back to the States. The kids seemed to have a good time, it will be a while before we get the items back because they have to be fired and glazed.

All done, ready to be fired, or maybe dried first - I can't actually remember the process involved! I think next time I will ask if I can join in too :)