Ceramics is one of the author's passions, so she is always thinking about things elementary students can do successfully with clay. Clay is a medium that everybody loves. When students can actually use what they make, they really get excited. Plus, parents will treasure the work for years. In this article, the author describes a project with her first-grade students during the second half of the school year. In this project, everyone gets a piece of manila or newsprint paper and a paper or Styrofoam bowl to make a clay piece the size and shape of the bowl.