While the designs and messages may have been different, the ceramic art produced at a Sunday workshop in Bend all had the same point: “For people to be reminded that we only have one Earth,” said Dana Bartus, who leads classes for kids at Cindercone Clay Center, where the event took place.

A handful of adults and kids showed up for the workshop, during which they made coaster-sized creations that will be made into Earth Day magnets.

The makers of the magnets kept some for themselves, and others will be sold at a booth at the 14th annual Earth Day Parade on April 20. Staging for the parade will start at 10:30 a.m. that day on Louisiana Avenue next to McMenamins Old St. Francis School, according to The Environmental Center, lead organizers of the event. Earth Day itself is April 22.

Bartus said all proceeds from the magnet art sales will go to The Environmental Center, a Bend-based nonprofit that runs environmental education programs for everything from schools to businesses.

During the workshop, the adults and kids cut out shapes from flattened clay with cookie cutters. The adults added Earth Day-themed slogans to some of them, such as “Eat Local Dandelions,” “Plant More Trees” and “We Love Air.”

Paint was then added to the creations, which will be fired in a kiln later this week. Once they’ve cooled, Bartus said she plans to glue magnets to them. The magnets will allow people to wear them like a campaign button on shirts or post them on refrigerators or other metal surfaces.

Attending the event cost $15, with the money paying for materials and the firing of the kiln, Bartus said.

Although the point of the art was to make an everyday reminder about the Earth, the kids at the workshop focused on enjoying the day, said Chad Fox, co-founder of Cindercone Clay Center and a ceramics instructor there.

“They are just cutting out and playing with it — having fun with clay,” Fox said.

The eldest two boys in the Parker-Norris family from Bend eagerly tackled the task of making clay into magnet art.

Nico and Ori produced around 100 clay designs. The designs ranged from stars to dinosaurs to a knight.

“I’m ready to paint this one,” Nico proudly announced after finishing his medieval magnet art.

The hands-on work was ideal for the boys, who don’t mind getting messy while playing, said Jacob Norris, 29, father of Nico, 6, Ori, 3, and Jasper, 1.

“This is perfect for their personalities,” he said.

Jasper sat in his mom’s lap during much of the time his brothers were working. Laura Parker, 31, the boys’ mother, wasn’t surprised how they took to the clay.

“They are definitely big Play-Doh guys,” she said.