The book is devoted to the acquaintance of preschool children with folk crafts for the production of decorative dishes and clay toys. The influence of folk art on the formation of mental activity and creative abilities of children is revealed; shows the methodology for teaching children decorative modeling at frontal classes and in their free time in different age groups. The manual presents a large illustrative material that reveals the specifics and methods of decorative modeling with children 3-7 years old.