Clay Munchkins

My 7 year old daughter has taken Clay Munchkins as an after school enrichment, every trimester for over a year. She LOVES it. She loves it so much that she asked for a Clay Munchkins birthday party! Best. Party. Ever. Amy Mayfield, whose brainchild is Clay Munchkins, set up the tables with an appropriate cover, and decorations. She brought clay and led a ceramics class, where the kids made figurines. The kids all had fun and were engaged, moms and dads chilled out and relaxed. The party was reasonably priced, and no mess was left behind. Great party. I highly recommend it. 5 stars for sure!

This is a wonderful program that is offered as part of my daughter’s after-​school enrichment. We enrolled in it for the 2^nd time this semester because she enjoyed it so much the first time! I did not expect the quality art she brought home, they were beautiful pieces, very well done. I am impressed and she has a blast. She really looks forward to her creative time with Amy. I highly recommend this program. My daughter loves to draw and create art, so this program was perfect for her.

My daughter LOVES Clay Munchkins! She looks forward to it it every week. The instructors are great with kids. And truly — her creations are amazing! These are the type of art projects you want to display.

I came across Clay Munchkins through my girl’s kindergarden school and I could not be more happy:)! We started last September and currently taking the classes and love it! My daughter is always so excited about the classes and the teachers are just wonderful and very patient with the kids. Amy is extremely helpful and kind and so are her teachers! I highly recommend Clay Munchkins to anyone interested in exposing their kids to ceramics and lots of fun! xx

Carol R.
My two grandchildren Clay Munchkins! From preschool to elementary school, Amy continues to offer her clay classes to so many! My granddaughter has a special shelf for all her amazing pieces! Thank you Amy, you are the best!

All our kids have participated in this family-​run business for years. Starting with mom, Carol, and continuing with daughter Amy, our kids feel like clay class is just a natural part of their education and fun. They’ve been doing it for years since pre-​school. We have treasured pieces that have been endearing gifts for family, friends, and our general home collection. We have watched our kids artistic growth and change through the years as they mold with clay. I keep a very special pink dinosaur in my office, my husband has a blue dragon, and grandparents have various polar bears, dolphins, you name it. I am amazed at the lack of repeat and all the creative design, even though we have 3 kids. This is a no-​brainer for us to enroll our kids year after year (with many more to go). The price is reasonable but the take-​away is priceless.

My daughter LOVES Clay Munchkins! She does this at her school and it is by far her favorite day of the week. Our house is full of her clay projects. :) She’s improved so much since the beginning and is learning all kinds of new techniques. She loves Amy and Emma — we recommend their classes to all of our friends!

My kids love ClayMunchkins.
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My kids loved this class! The teacher was easy to understand for them and the end results were amazing! My kids made some lasting keepsakes! The owner, Amy was easy to work with and very professional! I will definitely have my kids do this class again! Thanks Clay Munchkins!

This is a great program. Amy, for one, is a creative genius who inspires everyone around her to be creative themselves. Second, she picks wonderful instructors who give the kids just enough guidance to create confidently, while still letting their voices come through. The projects the kids bring home are truly nice enough to display. In fact, the snowmen my girls made last year were brought back out of the Christmas box this year as decorations. It is also very reasonably priced and convenient; I love that my kids can just stay after school for this class and I can pick them up after work — no shuttling required!

My two boys from ages 4 – 7 have both done after school classes for several years (off and on) with Amy and Clay Munchkins. Lots of classes. It’s because they keep asking to go back! They love Amy and the projects they make they are so proud of. I am sitting at my kitchen island staring at a loved collection of 8 or so projects right now. Who would have thought a 4 year old would create a porcupine puffer fish, an octopus, and a turtle — at least that’s what he tells me they are. But he loves them, as do we!
Amy teaches them about the process of clay, the molding of a project, painting and firing «turning paint into glass» one of my boys tells me. They show off their masterpieces and can’t wait to make more.
I don’t know how Amy manages to keep a class full of what I would call, «high mess potential» materials so under control with a group of young kids. But they all seem super engaged in creating and having fun. And Amy gracefully guides them thru that creation experience with the patience of a saint. Well, I guess that settles it — she’s a teacher!
I would highly recommend for any creative little soul to give Clay Munchkins a try.

We were lucky enough to meet Amy at La Jolla Methodist Nursery School. She offers a wonderful after school enrichment program there for the littles. My daughter is now in first grade at La Jolla Elementary and is so fortunate to still be able to take a Clay Munchkins class — it’s the highlight of her week! The instructor is kind, guides where necessary but allows the kids to express themselves and drive their own process. It’s fantastic!

We are at Birdrock elementary. My second child in 3^rd grade, is now taking the class after his younger sister did it. Carol so supportive and kind. She lets the children develop at their own pace but with a project to focus on for the day. Both my son and daughter want to have a birthday party with them because the school program has been a great experience.

Do your kids love making creatures?
Do they love to get their hands on fun, sensory materials?
Do you want them to experience authentic art tools and techniques?
Then your kids will love Clay Munchkins! They work independently and creatively with Amy and Carol to craft the clever little critters, with just enough instruction and guidance to feel successful. They finish the pieces with glaze and voila! they have gorgeous sculptures to keep or share.

Both of my kids loved taking clay class with teacher Amy! The class is wonderful for little ones as it is really aimed at each individual child’s level. There is enough structure for kids that need that, and enough time and flexibility for kids to get their own creative juice flowing. Best of all, at the end of the month or two of weekly sessions you get 3 – 4 professionally fired artworks that you can either keep or give as gifts!