Cracked, smashed, broken. Pieces, scraps, remnants. Something falls with a clatter to the floor and shatters into pieces. Is this a cause for concern? Not necessarily! Pick up all the pieces carefully, because today we’re going to tell you about kintsugi – the Japanese art of pottery repair. It is a ritual for which concentration and focus are necessary. That is why we will suggest you take care of the extra details, you can, in agreement with your parents, light your favourite candle or incense, put on some music. Traditionally the kintsugi technique is based on the use of powdered precious metals, but we will use gold plasticine. We will not limit ourselves to ceramic objects either, there will be room for pieces of wood, bark, sticks…