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Making Activities Project Three for Schools without Ceramics Facilities: Wallpaper Patterned Pots Suitable for all Key Stages Overview This is a very simple project designed to get pupils to understand how a pattern can change once it is applied to a three dimensional form, and also how that three dimensional form can appear to be changed once it has a pattern or texture applied to it. This is something people who work in ceramic have to consider. Materials needed Patterned / textured paper / old wallpaper sample books, or large sheets of sugar paper, various colours Scissors Glue - prit stick is ideal A “former” to roll the paper around to make the cylinder - washing up bottle / rolling pin / stiff cardboard roll etc. Pens, pencils, ruler