Busy Hands
Calm Minds
Hands-on clay and mindful making practices that help students focus, regulate and thrive.
Where classrooms become calm, focused, and connected.
Welcome to Creating Calm Classrooms™, a hands-on approach to helping kids regulate, focus, and thrive. Our workshops blend clay-based mindfulness and sensory regulation practices to create classrooms that feel safe, grounded, and alive with learning.
through clay, students learn to slow down, express emotions, and find calm in the creative process. These practices build confidence focus and a deep sense of safety in learning.
For Every Student
Our Signature Program: Mud Makers
Mud Makers
Classrooms are full of big emotions, but students aren’t always taught how to work through them. Mud Makers uses clay as a hands-on, mindful making experience that helps children recognize feelings, release stress and practice regulation. The sensory input of working with clay calms the nervous system and helps kids slow down, making focus and learning possible. Every child leaves with their very own Pet Monster creation; a reminder that emotions can be shaped, understood, and expressed.
Clay as a mindfulness + regulation tool
Hands-on sensory input that calms the body
Helps students name, express, and manage emotions
Every child creates their own Pinch Pot Pet Monster
❊ FAQs
You’ve got questions,
we’ve got answers.
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Each Mud Makers session runs approximately 90 minutes and follows a calm, structured rhythm. Students begin with a short ground activity and introduction to clay as a mindfulness tool— learning how touch, texture and breath help the body regulate. From there, I guide them step-by-step through creating their very own Pinch Pot Pet Monster using age appropriate techniques. We end with a short reflection and cleanup, helping students identify how their body and mind feel after working with clay. Every session blends creativity, self-regulation and hands-on learning— and every child leaves with a clay creation they’re proud of.
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Workshops are typically booked per class (up to 25 students), with division and/or school wide discounts available for multi-day bookings. Please contact us with your school’s specific needs— such as number of classes, student count, grade levels— for a personalized quote or multi-class rate. Email me: laura@creatingcalmclassrooms.com
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For now, bookings are done directly by email. Just send us a note at laura@creatingcalmclassrooms.com with your school, preferred dates, and which program you’re interested in. We’ll confirm details and take care of the rest.
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We provide everything — clay, activity cards, and tools. Teachers receive resources for follow-up activities such as painting their Pinch Pot Pet Monsters.
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Our programs are designed for K–6 students and can be adapted for different age groups or mixed classrooms.
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Creating Calm Classrooms programs are designed to strengthen the foundations of learning— focus, regulating and creativity. Through clay-based mindfulness and sensory engagement, students activate both hemispheres of the brain, improve fine motor coordination and develop emotional awareness. These skills directly support academic success by improving attention, working memory and self-regulation— core components of effective learning. Each workshop aligns with curriculum expectations in Visual Arts, SEL and Science, while also reinforcing social-emotional learning outcomes.
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Our approach is inclusive and trauma-informed. We model regulation step-by-step so all students, especially ADHD learners, are given the input they need to succeed.
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Yes! We also offer teacher training so classrooms can integrate these practices year-round, not just during workshops. Please contact me for more information to book a PD session for your staff: laura@creatingcalmclasssrooms.com
