Play with Clay is an interactive drop-in pottery studio where guests of all ages can indulge in pottery painting, clay hand-building & wheel throwing.
As well as drop-in pottery projects we also offer more structured Adult-Workshops, Kids Camps and 8wk Pottery Classes.
Our instructors have years of experience teaching many different hand-building, wheel throwing & glazing techniques to make your pottery project a success. We host different clay parties in our studio such as pottery painting, clay building & wheel throwing.
- Hundreds of different unique pieces to choose from...
- Unlimited time to work on your pottery, can't finish in one visit....return as many times needed to complete your masterpiece at no extra cost.
- Choose as many colours needed to create your masterpiece...
- We have hundreds of ez-to-use Silk-Screen Stencils to add some awesome flare to your pottery project, along with Fun-Writers, etching tools, sponges, different style art brushes, cool idea binders and more...
- Need a little inspirational push, our art instructors can definitely put in the right direction with tons of tips and tricks.
- Pottery prices are found underneath each piece and that price covers all your paint, tools, time and firing (no studio fees)..
Pottery Painting Party
$22 per person
- Start with making personal Pin-Back button
- Choose your pottery from the b-day wall
- Dozens of pieces to select from (coin banks, mugs trinket- boxes, figurines and many more)
- Choose your own paint colours
- Complimentary B-day / handprint, signing plate
- You can bring snacks, cake, juicebox & presents
- No min. or max. / Pay for who shows up / No deposit required
Clay Building Parties
$25 per. person
- Start with making personal Pin-Back button
- Build: Mugs, Creature Coin-Banks, Trinket-Boxes & more !
- Choose paint colours and glaze away
- Complimentary Clay-Handprint impression
- No min or max / pay for who shows up / No deposit required
- Recommended age 7yrs and up
Clay-Building projects need two studio visits
- first visit: build & create
- second visit: glaze your clay project
(can be shortened to 1 visit with building & glazing / limits you too only 1 type of glazing)
- No experience necessary, all ages & skill levels
- We provide all of the necessary tools for the job
- Pottery instructors will guide thru the whole process
individual personal instruction - work at your own pace - Take as long as you need to finish your project
- Learn different hand-building techniques (pinch potting, coiling, slab, molding, clay puzzling & more
- After two weeks you are able to glaze your pottery with either a high-temp earth tone glaze look or use colourful under glazes
- Here are just a few ideas you can create: Mugs, Bowls, Coasters, Animal Banks, Masks, Teapots, Trinket Boxes, Vases, Spoon Rests (ultimately clay ideas are endless)
- Each clay project is priced individually based on amount of clay, the average cost of clay building ranges from $20 to $35
2 wk Pottery Wheel Session
One-time throwing session allows you to throw up to 4 balls of clay and transform them into bowls, mugs, vases or whatever you desire for $50 per person.
- First visit you'll receive a full lesson on wheel throwing and have fun executing this
- Second visit you'll be trimming and glazing your masterpieces !
3 wk Pottery Wheel Session
2 throwing sessions allows you to throw up to 10x balls of clay and transform them into bowls, mugs, vases or whatever you desire for $100 per person.
- First visit you'll receive a full lesson on wheel throwing and throw your first 5 balls clay
- Second visit you'll be throwing your second round of 5 balls of clay
- Third visit you'll be trimming and glazing your work !
8 Week Pottery Classes
- No experience necessary (worked with clay? we'll more than accommodate exp. potters)
- We provide all of the necessary tools for the job
- Pottery instructors will guide thru the whole process with individual instruction - work at your own pace
- 8 week course, 3 hour sessions
- Learn different hand-building techniques (pinch potting, coiling, slab-building, molding, clay puzzling & more
- High temp custom glazing tips, tricks & techniques
- Build 20 to 30 pottery pieces
- $250 per.- incl. tools, clay, glazing, firing, & instruction
Because of the current business operating restrictions due to COVID we will be setting new dates and projects as soon as we are permitted to operate during our regular business hours, Thank you for your patience
upcoming 8-week pottery classes
Kids Pottery Camps - PA-Days, March-Break & Summer
- Kids will learn build with clay and create a fresh clay master pieces
- Our instructors have years of experience working with kids of all ages
- Build and Create from scratch then glazing their masterpieces
- Suitable age for these morning camps are 5 to 16yr
- Pottery project will be ready for pick up two weeks after the camp
Clay Building WorkShop Walk-Thru
Clay workshops need two studio visits
- first visit: build & create
- second visit: glaze your clay project
- (can be shortened to 1 visit with building & glazing / limits you too only 1 type of glazing)
- No experience necessary, we teach all ages & skill levels
- We provide all of the necessary tools for the job
- Pottery instructors will guide thru the whole process
- Learn different hand-building techniques (pinch potting, coiling, slab-building, molding, clay puzzling & more
- After two weeks you are able to glaze your pottery with either a high-temp earth tone glaze look or use colourful under glazes
Because of the current business operating restrictions due to COVID we will be setting new dates and projects as soon as we are permitted to operate during our regular business hours, Thank you for your patience.
Workshop Projects & Dates
(workshops are held on Fridays from 7-9pm)
Play with Clay is your hand and foot print destination
Drop in our studio anytime and one of our trained staff will assist from start to finish on creating an amazing long lasting clay memory.
Baby & Toddler Clay Prints..
- $25 one print impression with glaze colour choice.
- $35 two prin impression with glaze colour choice on same plaque.
Paint Stamping Impressions..
Select from a wide selection of ready made ceramics & our staff will assist you with stamping your little ones hand and feet prints as well as personalized writing.
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Dogos' & Kitties Impressions..
$25 for two Paws prints
Clay impression keepsake with your choice in Glaze Colour.
Play with Clay's casual atmosphere is the perfect venue to host your next gathering...
- Get away from the office and spend time in our pottery studio with either pottery painting or building with clay.
- Studio seats up to 80 guests (no minimum amount of guests needed)
- Choose pottery painting or building a mug (clay mug requires 2 visits)
- Feel free to bring food, snacks, and beverages
- We have a Steeped-Tea Bar for all guests to enjoy
- Laugh with your friends and co-workers or at them all in good fun !
Clay-Building Team Event..
- Full instruction and guidance throughout
- Cannot promise the exact results but we are certain everyone will leave with a useable/drinkable finished
- Ceramic Mug..... But we can promise a really fun and unique experience with a Clay Mug personally hand crafted by you and your guests !
- This costs $25 per person
Pottery Painting Team Event..
- Pottery Painting group get-togethers are simple and tons of fun
- You and your Guests can select from 100's of ready made ceramic pieces from our shelves, and the cost for this averages from $20 to $30 for most pottery pieces
- Another cost option would be a group-price of $25 per person which helps to keep everyone in a budget, with fun functional choices like Travel-Mugs, Jumbo Coffee-Mugs, Bowls, Dishes, and more !
School off-site or in-Studio visits
Play with Clay can visit your classrooms or you can make a special trip out to our studio, both visits can experience painting pottery or building with fresh clay.
Our experienced will walk you through the full process and guide you along the way.
- School visits require 2 or more classes to participate
- in-Studio visit no min. or max required
- please see pricing in the school flyer pic
Special Bookings
Any Questions ?
(Please call or email, Thank you..)
