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Holiday Gift Guide: Ceramic and Craft Kits for Every Maker

A craft kit is one of those gifts that keeps giving. It is an afternoon of making something together, and then a finished piece that sticks around for years. Here are our favorite kits for this holiday season, sorted by who you are shopping for.

For families and kids: paint your own ornaments

Bisque ornaments are the classic holiday project. Everyone paints their own, and you hang them on the tree the same night. No kiln needed.

See them all in our paint your own bisque kits.

For anyone with a kiln: glaze your own pottery

If they have access to a kiln at home, a studio or a school, a glaze kit gives them real, glossy, finished ceramics. These are great for making gifts of their own, too.

Browse all of our glaze your own pottery kits.

For the hands on crafter: mosaic kits

Mosaics are relaxing, a little addictive, and do not need a kiln at all. Each kit comes with wood shapes, tiles, glue and grout.

Shop all mosaic kits.

For the potter who has everything: slip casting

Slip casting is the gift for someone who already throws or hand builds and wants to try something new. Each kit comes with a handmade plaster mold and a gallon of slip in low fire, stoneware or porcelain, so they can make the same piece over and over.

Not sure which slip to pick? Read low fire, stoneware or porcelain slip. See every option in our slip casting kits.

For the beginner potter: clay and wheel throwing kits

Know someone who just signed up for a pottery class or got a wheel? Our clay and wheel throwing kits bundle clay with glazes that are matched to fire together, so they can skip the guesswork.

A quick note on timing

Many of our kits are put together and shipped by our partners, and some ship in more than one box. If you are buying for a specific date, order early to give them plenty of time to arrive.

Still deciding?

Browse all kits to see everything in one place.

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