An experience gift + art piece to keep
Made by us in NZ
No kilns needed - just air-dry
Mindful, relaxing & stress-free
The perfect gift for yourself or a loved one. With everything you/they need to create a mindful experience and a unique keepsake of handmade art for the home.
What's in the kit
What's in the kit👉 Instruction and inspiration booklet to make two types of vases
👉 Air-dry clay - enough to make two pieces
👉 Sculpting tools
👉 Sponge
👉 Paint brush
👉 White paint
👉 Sealant
👉 A mindful experience 😌
👉 Eco-friendly products +packaging, hand-packed in NZ by my Mum!
And no kilns are required! Simply model your shape at home and let it air dry.
Kiln free, fuss free! Make decorative air-dry pieces
Kiln free, fuss free! Make decorative air-dry piecesNo kilns are required- that’s the fun of our clay. Model your shape at home and let it air-dry and it will be a beaut decorative water resistant piece. Scroll down for examples of things you can make.
Our clay is a special hybrid clay, so if you do want to make something you can eat or drink from you can make your pieces ceramic and get them fired in a kiln. Read the ceramics info in the below for instructions.
Make your pieces ceramic (food & water safe)
Make your pieces ceramic (food & water safe)Want to make your piece food + water safe? Add some glazes to your order here. These must be fired in a kiln, so find your local kiln here. If you live in Christchurch, we can fire them for you! Just email us :) You'll get a glaze card with your order with information but if you want to know more first, check out our frequently asked questions page about firing steps.
Shipping info
Shipping info New Zealand:Â
$8 or FREE over $100 for tracked shipping. Orders are sent on the same day of purchase during the week and usually take 1-3 days to deliver.
Express overnight shipping: $15.50 (delivered next business day)- order before 1pm. Excl rural.
Australian orders:
$35 tracked service for one pottery kit. If you'd like to purchase more than one kit please email us to get a shipping quote.
For all other international shipping: please contact us  and we can look into shipping for you. Â
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AUSTRALIA -Â Friday the 2nd of Dec
NORTH ISLAND - 18th of Dec
SOUTH ISLAND / RURAL - 19th of Dec (CHCH 20th of Dec)
Click and collect 24th of Dec
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Viral videos of what you can make
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Create A mindful experience & an art piece
order a Pottery kit
The best gift! You or your loved one can have hours of fun making then they'll get to display their art piece in their home. Everything you/they need to start a new hobby.
make pottery
No kilns, wheel or anything else required to make art pieces for your/their home. Learn new skills and have a lovely mindful time.
display the art
Have something you/they can be proud of and display in your/their home.
Customer Reviews
I thought I’d do a new review of my experience using the modeletto air dry clay kit. My previous review was a reflection of my first experience with using their products and unfortunately it wasn’t the best experience. Graciously the co-owner Krissy offered to send out a new kit, so that I could hopefully have a more enjoyable experience with the kit. As expected from my initial impressions (prior to the first experience) were met completely. I had a much better experience using the clay, no issues with the paint nor cracking. I finally made what I had tried to the first go around. I’m so happy with how it turned out. I made this cute yarn ball bowl and fried egg incense holder.
We had so much fun! Such a great different activity to do with your family.
It us wonderful my grand daughter and i have had a lot of fun creating objects
Modeletto kits are so fun and easy to use- it’s my all time favourite past time now! Amanda and Krissy are a delight to work with. I cannot recommend their product more!
Beautiful product. Website was easy to use and communicating with the owner was a breeze when I had questions.
I’m based in Hawke’s Bay so when I found somewhere to fire it, it was great to know they had a relationship with Modeletto so they knew how to work with the clay and glazes I had used
This kit is the perfect activity! My boyfriend and I took the Modeletto clay with us on a weekend away, and it was such a fun way to unwind. We each made our own little trinket holders, and it was honestly such a good laugh. It doesn’t have to be perfect it’s all about the fun and the memories. Highly recommend for a chill afternoon!
So easy to work with and very therapeutic.
I have gifted these kits time and time again. Everyone loves them! Kids, teenagers adults - they have all made something they can keep forever. We recently purchased a bunch of the clay kits for a hens party which was the favourite activity from the whole weekend. Love love love Modeletto! Xx
My wee signature plant bowl.
Decorative only.
Fun to make using Modeletto clay kit.
This was so much fun and I'm so proud of what I made! Thank you for introducing me to a new hobby.
Inspiration
At Amanda's (my mum) place! Yep she spends hours making up your kits with so much love including cutting the clay, pouring paints into pottles and more!
Our pottery kits are completely beginner friendly and have easy to follow instructions and video tutorials.
Absolutely! We love solo potting and you will too.
Being an eco-friendly and sustainable brand was non-negotiable for us.
- Our clay is natural, non-toxic and made right here in New Zealand.
- Our packaging is home compostable, recyclable and reusable.
- Stickers are made with PVC free products
- Clay is wrapped in a compostable cling-wrap + compostable kraft pouch
- Paints come in reusable glass jars
- Paint brush handles + sculpting tools are wooden
- Mailer boxes are craft cardboard and can be reused
- Each box is packed with reused wool insulation
- Compostable mailer bags
Drying time is 24 hours to a week depending on thickness (for best results leave for 1 week). Leave it to dry in a cool place.
It looks great in its natural state with 2 coats of sealer, or paint with white acrylic paint (and colours if you wish), let the paint dry and apply 2 coats of sealer.
Don't put your piece in your oven, or apply heat to try to speed this process up, because it will likely cause your shape to crack. If you'd like to work on your piece then take a break, no worries! Just wrap it in an eco-friendly bag i.e bin liner and come back to it when you feel like it. We don't recommend leaving it for too long though.
NB: Our air-dry clay is not food or water safe, so if you want to make a bowl to eat out of, or a mug to drink out of, you must get your creations fired in a kiln after its dried for at least 2 weeks. It must not have our paint or sealer on it.
1kg - enough to make a few things. You can buy more here if you need more.