[cheerful music] - Hi everybody.

My name is Daniel.

So today we're going to work with a new art material.

Now, what is this?

This is clay.

Now what do you notice about the clay?

- It looks hard.

- It looks a little bit hard.

What do you notice about the color of the clay?

- [Child] Hmm, it's- - Gray.

- Gray.

- It is gray.

It is gray.

It looks a little bit hard, a little bit soft, but it also feels squishy.

- It's also clay and we can break it and turn it into whatever we want.

- Clay is a material that we can transform using our hands.

We are going to use our hands as tools to change the clay.

I wonder what I can do with my hands to change the shape of the clay.

Hmm, I wonder what will happen if I roll the clay.

Can you show me rolling?

So I'm gonna roll like this.

We're gonna roll around and around.

Roll, roll, roll.

Let's roll.

Now, what happened when it rolled around?

What happened to the clay?

- It turned into a ball.

- It turned into a ball or a sphere.

Excellent.

Can we pull in a different way?

What about like this?

Go like this.

Roll back and forth everybody.

Rolling back and forth.

Rolling back and forth.

Excellent.

We can also roll on the table.

I'm gonna roll a little bit like this.

Back and forth.

Now what do you notice is happening to the clay?

- [Child] It looks... - Longer.

- [Daniel] It's longer.

It is getting longer.

- And if we get a little piece and turn it into a circle and we roll it, then it'll turn it into a snake.

- We can roll it.

And if it goes very long, it will remind you of a snake.

Now I wonder, what else can it do?

I have an idea.

Do you notice that the clay's a little bit long?

I wonder what will happen if I just go like this.

Everybody show me like this.

Twisting.

Everybody say twist.

- Twist.

- What do you notice happen when I twist the clay?

- It's breaking.

- It's breaking a little bit.

And I like that it has some lines here, almost like a spiral.

Now I'm going to press.

Everybody press.

Press, press.

And I'm gonna press a little bit on the table.

Just a little bit.

Not too much.

Press, press, press, press.

What happened to the clay when we press?

- It gets soft.

- It's also soft and it flattened.

It flattened a little bit, almost like a little pancake.

Now show me your finger.

Show me your finger.

Let's poke.

I'm gonna try to poke.

Can you say poke?

- Poke.

- Poke.

So I'm trying to poke.

Mm, the clay's a little bit harder.

Show me your thumb.

We're gonna go up, up, up, down, down, down.

And poke.

I'm gonna poke.

What do you notice what happened when I poke?

- A hole!

It's like a donut!

- Yes, I made a hole like a donut.

Now, I would like to pinch the clay.

Show me your pinching fingers.

Pinching fingers.

And I'm gonna pinch, pinch, pinch, pinch.

Wow, I'm gonna pinch all around my clay.

What happened when I pinched the clay?

- It turned into a alien spaceship.

- There are different parts that are sticking out.

It's a little bit spiky.

- It's like a flower.

- It's like a flower too.

So let me see, what else can I do using my hands to transform the clay?

Oh, what happened?

- It broke.

- I broke the clay, right?

But I can also put it back together and we can do it all over again.

So artists, it is your turn to use your hands to transform clay.

So how are you going to use your hands to change the clay?

- I'm going to make a donut.

- So let me ask you, how does the clay feel?

- It feels very hard.

- [Daniel] It feels very hard.

What else?

I love that you're using your fingers and you're poking, you're putting your fingers in the clay.

- I'm squishing.

- You're squishing.

I love that you're rolling back and forth.

Excellent.

Mia, I noticed that you took a small piece and you're rolling to make it longer.

- Look what I'm doing.

I'm opening it with my thumbs.

- [Daniel] You are opening it with your thumbs.

Are you poking a little bit or pressing?

- I'm opening it.

- You're opening it.

I like that you're pulling and you're twisting.

And I like that you're using your muscles.

You're really, really, really working hard.

- Look.

- What happened when you twist the clay like that?

What happened?

- It got a little broke.

- It broke a little bit.

Yes, you're right.

It's breaking a little bit.

Would you like to see if you can break it all the way?

Would you like to try that?

- Yes I did.

- Oh wow.

So how many pieces of clay do you have now?

- One, two.

I'm gonna put it back together and see what it turns into.

- [Daniel] What happened when you pressed, Cici?

What happened when you pressed your piece?

- It's getting flatter.

- It got flatter.

Yes.

Hey Mia, how are you?

Tell me, how do you make that piece?

- I was rolling.

- This one is getting really flatter.

If I roll it, it's getting flatter.

- So tell me, what are you doing to the clay?

- Rolling it.

- You're rolling it?

- Yeah.

- And how did you get it to be a little bit more flat?

- I'm rolling it and it's going sideways.

- Wow, you changed your clay in so many different ways.

So let me see.

Mia, what do you do with your hands to change the clay?

- So I made a potato and a tart and I made a rainbow.

- And how did you make those pieces?

- I rolled and did all the shapes.

- So I noticed that you were rolling.

Can everybody show me rolling back and forth like this?

Excellent.

Let's look at Cici's.

Cici, how did you change the clay using your hands?

- I rolled.

- Did you roll back and forth or around?

- Around.

- Can you show us how you rolled around?

Let's do it like this.

Roll.

Excellent.

So we can roll in different ways.

Amond, I noticed that you have a hole in your piece.

How did you make the hole in your clay?

- This part here and then I made my thumb over here and then I broke a little.

- [Daniel] You broke a little bit there and how did you make the hole?

Did you use your fingers to make the hole?

- Yeah, and I made my fingers to make the rock.

- So I noticed that you were poking.

Can everybody show me your fingers?

And let's poke with different fingers.

Everybody go poke, poke.

And let's poke with the thumb too.

We're gonna poke, poke, poke.

Excellent.

Did you enjoy changing the clay?

- Yeah.

- Now it is your turn to transform the clay.

How are you going to use your hands to change the clay?

Have fun artists.