Ages 10 – 17
The Toledo Potters’ Guild will offer a clay class for children beginning in January, 2026. Registration for the winter session is available November 1 – November 30.
Class Description: The children’s class presents the basics of creating pottery, including the forming processes of hand-building and throwing on the pottery wheel. Methods of decoration include glazing, underglazing, stamping, and others.
Class Sessions: Classes are offered on a quarterly basis. Important dates for the sessions follow below along with fees. Currently, only one children’s class is offered per quarter. Maximum enrollment is currently limited to 10 students. Minimum enrollment for presentation of a class is 6 students.
As this is a new class offering, the number of potential registrants is unknown. Therefore request to register will be conducted with a lottery process, as is the case for TPG adult pottery classes.
The request to register procedure for all of our classes follows the 2026 class information given below.
2026 Classes
Winter Session 2026 (8 weeks)
Sundays: January 18 – March 8, Noon – 2pm
Registration: November 1 – November 30
Spring Session 2026 (8 weeks)
Sundays: to be determined
Summer Session 2026 (8 weeks)
Sundays: to be determined
Class Instructor:
Amanda Pilewski – duhthepotter@gmail.com
Class Materials and Fees: All necessary ceramic equipment, clay, and other consumable materials needed for participation in the classes, is provided through the class fees. Class fees for the children’s class, including tuition, total $130.
The class instructor will e-mail a information/registration and fee payment form to participants selected through the lottery process.
Request to Register Procedure for the Class:
We use an online system for accepting requests to register for our class. Due to the potential of high demand for the class, and the extended period of availability to request registration, we now incorporate a lottery drawing as part of our system for selecting individuals to register for the class.
Those wishing to register for a class must do so through the online registration request form; the link to the form is provided below. In cases where multiple individuals (siblings, child and child’s friend, etc.) wish to take a class together, only one registration request needs to be submitted for the participants. Be sure to provide all names and contact information as requested on the online form. Upon receipt of all requests submitted during the designated request period, the names of individuals will be randomly selected to fill the available spots in the class.
Selected participants will be contacted by the class instructor shortly after the lottery has been conducted. Those who were not selected will also be contacted to inform them of their status.
Click the link below to request registration for the
Clay Class for Children:
Please do not contact Metroparks for class information: The Metroparks does not coordinate the class. Toledo Potters’ Guild (and the other guilds within the Artist Village at Toledo Botanical Garden) are independent organizations. If you have questions concerning the class, please contact the instructor noted above. Thanks!
The Toledo Potters Guild is located at:
5403 Elmer Dr.
Toledo, OH 43615