DLTK's Bible Crafts for Kids
Make a Clay Bowl

Make a bowl for your stone soup!

Option 1:  Pinch Pot method

• Roll the clay into a ball
   
• Stick thumbs into the center of the ball, pinching the sides to make a hollow (you're making a bowl shape, not a donut)
     
• Flatten out the bottom of the ball to make a nice flat surface for the bowl (so it will sit sturdily on a table without risk of it falling)
   
• Let air dry or bake dry depending on the type of clay you are using.
   
• Use acrylic paint to decorate the pot however you like or leave it natural
   
• Let dry
     

pinch hole into the
center to make a bowl

I didn't paint mine,
but you get the idea

Option 2:  Coil Pot method

• Make a flat "pancake" of clay.  This will be the bottom of your bowl.
   
• Roll remaining clay into long snakes
   
• Coil the snakes around the pancake of clay, building up the pot as you go. 
   
• You'll need to squeeze the snakes onto the pancake and onto each other a bit so they stay together when the project dries
  
• Let air dry or bake dry depending on the type of clay you are using.
   
• Use acrylic paint to decorate the bowl however you like or leave it natural
     
• Let dry

I didn't paint mine,
but you get the idea