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AMACO Potters Choice HF Blue Spark 472mlAMACO Potter's Choice PC 11 Blue Spark Blue Spark is a glossy royal blue glaze with dark metallic crystal effects that give it a lapis like depth. This opaque glaze creates a strong, dramatic surface with little break over texture. Apply three even coats for best results, and allow for movement in firing as it may run. AMACO Potter's Choice glazes are a studio favourite for midfire pottery, offering rich colour, movement and surface variation at cone
AMACO Potter's Choice | PC-11 Blue Spark
Blue Spark is a glossy royal blue glaze with dark metallic crystal effects that give it a lapis-like depth. This opaque glaze creates a strong, dramatic surface with little break over texture. Apply three even coats for best results, and allow for movement in firing as it may run.
AMACO Potter's Choice glazes are a studio favourite for midfire pottery, offering rich colour, movement and surface variation at cone 5 - 6. Designed to create reduction-style effects in oxidation, this versatile range performs beautifully on both smooth and textured ware, with endless possibilities for layering and glaze combinations. Most colours will also remain stable at higher temperatures.
Key Features:
- Firing range: Cone 5 - 6.
- Suitable for brushing or spray application.
- Great for layering with other glazes.
- Stunning reduction effects in electric kilns.
- Variable results depending on application / layering techniques.
- Food safe when fired correctly.
Application:
- Mix glaze thoroughly prior to each use.
- Gently wipe your bisque with a damp sponge to remove any dust or oils. This will help the glaze adhere smoothly.
- Apply three even coats with a soft bristled fan or hake brush, allowing each layer to dry before adding the next. Alternate the direction of brush strokes on each layer.
- Glaze may be diluted with water, gum solution or brushing medium if it is thicker than desired or has dried out over time.
- When layering, be mindful that some glaze combinations may become more fluid and run during firing.
Safety Information:
Tableware producers should test all finished ware to confirm food safety, as results may vary due to firing conditions or surface contamination.
Due to variations in raw materials used during manufacturing, we recommend firing glazed test tiles before using each new batch number of glaze.
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★★★★★ 5
Engaging & Effective for toddlers w/Autism!
Format: Paperback, Format: Paperback
My almost 3 year old was recently diagnosed with Autism. He struggles with transitions and also has a speech delay, which often contributes to big meltdowns when he doesn’t get his way. He’s been a “hitter” since about 18M… and it’s so hard! I know he has big emotions and can’t regulate them easily. This book is FANTASTIC! It’s easy to read and has cute and relatable illustrations.
It can be a little repetitive, but that’s what helps get the point across. Let’s face it, my son is also very repetitive, so it seems to resonate with him. It talks about different feelings and emotions, how it’s ok to feel that way, and how to handle them without hitting. For example, you can use your words to ask a grownup for help; you can draw an angry picture; you can squeeze your hands into a ball and release them, etc. There’s different options for different scenarios, and each one is described in a way that toddlers can figure out how to do it themselves. His favorite is to squeeze his hands into a fist, or give his body a big “squeeze hug.” I’ve already caught him doing that a few times instead of slapping me!
It’ll take practice (like the book mentions) but I think he’ll be able to self-regulate better with some of these ideas!! I also have some new phrases to use and picked up some sign language. I love the tips for caregivers in the back!
If you have a hitter (especially one on the spectrum), you need this! I actually like it better than our other book, Hands Are Not for Hitting. Similar story line, but this one is more detailed and better suited for older toddlers. I highly recommend it!!
Hope this helps ☺️
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Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2022
★★★★★ 5
Wonderful Book for Toddlers and Up!
Format: Paperback, Format: Paperback
Great book for toddlers or older! I bought this for my 2.5 y.o. and she would request me to read it every night. She would demonstrate some of the techniques described in the book at her own voilition, which was awesome because it showed that a couple methods were 'sticking.' The next step was trying to help her to perform the technique when needed....like when wanting to hit her brother, which is a bit more challenging!
The illustrations are beautiful, large, and colorful. There's one sentence that I think is confusing for little ones to comprehend, such as the breathing method you'd use when blowing bubbles or a pinwheel. I wish there was an "as if" in there so it's taken less literally. However, the flow of the book is nice. It goes through situations which might occur, how you might feel, and then the techniques. Love the page that summarizes all the techniques and the 6 strategies in the back for parents. The pages are a slightly thicker than most paperbacks for kids - more durable for sure, which I appreciate. It's written by a child psychologist, so you know it's going to be a book of quality!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Well done
Format: Hardcover
Beautiful book. Big, beautiful illustrations. The reading is easy though some of the concepts may be a little difficult for younger ones to grasp. Though this just leaves a great opportunity for further discussion on all the different reasons for crying. Great teaching tool. The illustrations do a wonderful job depicting these deeper concepts. Readers may find themselves lingering a little bit on each page, after the reading is done, absorbing the meaning of the words and pictures. Very well done.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2020
★★★★★ 5
Beautiful book, sweet message
Format: Hardcover
Go ahead and buy it for all the kids you know
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Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2021
★★★★★ 5
Sensitively written and beautifully illustrated
Format: Hardcover
Why Do We Cry? is an sweetly illustrated and sensitively written book for young readers. Originally published in Spanish in 2018, this English translation released 7th April 2020 from Kids Can Press is 34 pages and available in hardcover and ebook formats.
The book takes the form of a dialogue between a mother and son about why people cry and why it's good to examine and experience negative emotions so we can process them and what function tears (and crying) actually serve physiologically and emotionally. The text by Fran Pintadera (weblink in Spanish) is supported and enhanced beautifully by the nuanced illustrations by Ana Sender.
This would make a superlative reading circle, library group, or classroom read for youngsters. There's a short discussion resource at the back of the book which includes some science based information on tears and the physiological functions they perform.
Learning to process strong emotion in a positive and constructive manner is -vital- for development. I appreciated that the dialogue was sensitively handled and that the author chose to make the child male was a nice touch. I think that this could be a very valuable book *especially* given our current pandemic world situation.
Five stars. Beautiful little book with universal relevance.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2020