Why You Need to Try Pottery at Home in Lockdown

Why You Need to Try Pottery at Home in Lockdown


By Phoebe Griffiths

Making pottery at home with pottery kits and the guidance of live online classes offers a rare and exciting opportunity to do something you’ve never tried before, in a place you feel comfortable and safe. 

With all the doom and gloom in the UK at the moment, let your home become a haven for creativity and relaxation with pottery. Rather than just being the place where you retreat under the covers with Netflix. Although, we all need a bit of that too sometimes. 

Whether you’re tired of wondering what to do when bored at home and you’ve always fancied the idea of trying some DIY pottery, or you’re simply looking for things to do in self isolation. Let us explain why now is the time to try pottery at home. 

Pottery can reduce stress

Finding indoor activities that reduce stress is going to be a helpful way to look after yourself over the next few months. Whether you’re in London, Manchester or Edinburgh, a live online class in DIY pottery can be done in your comfy clothes, right at home. 

But how does pottery reduce stress?

An online pottery class requires a lot of focus and care as you use your hands to design a beautiful object. With all the focus and love you’re putting into your creation, it can be easy to find yourself switching off from the outside world and its distractions. This means the stresses of your life can melt away whilst you mould and create beautiful ceramics. If there’s ever been a time where we need to switch off and relax, it’s now. 

With the pandemic chaos and lockdown anxiety we’ve all encountered in the last year, we all must find new ways of relaxing and becoming more mindful. From boosted productivity to a happier life in general, the benefits of reducing stress are endless and are worth shouting about!

Learning to make pottery at home could be your key to unwinding, so make sure to browse for some ceramic painting at home or find your perfect online pottery class or a pottery starter kit.

Several finished pottery plates and cups placed on a table

It makes for fun isolation date ideas

Are you quickly running out of at home date night ideas? Fear not, an online pottery class will save you! Whether you’re afraid of the dreaded Zoom-first-date or you need something special to pull out the bag for a big upcoming anniversary, pottery is a great option. 

Whether you’re trying out ceramic painting at home or passionate local makers are guiding you in one of our live online classes you’ll be able to show your date a different kind of evening (despite the restraints of lockdown). You’ll also be able to show off your adventurous and creative side and maybe even impress them with a beautiful new vase.

If you’re looking for a romantic but creative way to woo your partner, add an online pottery class or pottery kit to your list of isolation date ideas. If the film Ghost didn’t persuade you that pottery is romantic, well, what will? 

A person creating a glazed pottery teapot during a pottery class

It’s a chance to get creative

When looking for indoor activities that allow you to get creative, a DIY ceramic class or pottery kits are perfect ways to experiment with art and unlock your creativity. 

You might be a complete beginner looking for a one-off online pottery class to have fun with, or you could be in it for the long-haul and want to discover your new hobby. Either way, taking time out of your busy day to commit to some time for yourself to get creative is a great way to show yourself some self-care. 

Not only that but getting creative offers an outlet for your emotions in a safe yet relaxing environment, as creativity and recovery often go hand in hand. Making pottery at home is also a way to stimulate your mind in a positive way that endlessly scrolling on social media just won’t do. 

So, put down the phone and get creative by immersing your hands into some calming clay. 

Rather spend your time in the kitchen? Try these cooking classes in London!

You can create homemade gifts for your loved ones

It can be easy to feel lost when it comes to gift-giving.  But, with a homemade gift, you are showing the receiver the effort you’ve put in by giving them something they can’t buy at a shop.

That’s why spending the evening creating a beautiful ceramic gift will not only make yourself feel good but allows you to make someone else happy too. If you book a class now, you’ll be prepared for Christmas! 

With a DIY ceramic or pottery class in Birmingham, you can learn a skill that means you will be able to give beautiful homemade gifts in the future too. However, if you’re worried about your pottery skills and that perhaps your creations might not be gift-worthy, why not give the gift of an online craft class where they can make their own pottery or try out ceramic painting at home? Or, you could give the gift of a pottery tool kit so they have all the tools necessary to create.

A person sits at a pottery wheel, adding colour to a handmade pottery bowl

It’s a chance to get social

You’re probably not the only one who has run out of fun things to do in lockdown, your friends and family are probably going a little stir-crazy too. That’s why reaching out to them with a fun evening planned will help beat the boredom and help you stay connected. 

And what’s more fun than a creative evening of pottery at home with your loved ones? You’ll be able to stay safe virtually or get your bubble round so you can all attempt to make pottery at home with pottery kits and live online classes together. 

Not only that, but DIY pottery could become something of a new hobby for you. Which means that once lockdown is over and normality is restored, you’ll feel confident in finding like-minded people through pottery. So, that’s all the more reason to start learning now whilst you’re looking for things to do in self isolation. 

Here are the 5 top pottery kits you need to try in lockdown. 

A person takes part in a DIY pottery zoom class
 




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